In light of recent events in this year’s ongoing Olympics,
we have seen a number of protests in favour of equality of women or as they put
it Feminism. It roots from the word
female so people who want to promulgate it (chiefly women) have a clear insight
of their purpose. There have been rebellious demonstrations of people who want
a society with equal dichotomy of male and female with respect to exposure in
all forms of life. In essence, they want females to be as open as they possibly
can so any typical woman would not be indifferent.
What we recently saw in the Olympics was no nut job women
like the psycho who killed innocent people in America during the Dark Knight
Rises premiere. She was a Ukrainian who went half naked with a poster on her bare
chest written “No Shariah”, just to publicize the meaning of Feminism, as well
as bring a setback to the Muslim contenders who are already facing a clash with
the holy month of Ramzan. More to the point she has targeted the Palestinian Muslim
female who covered her full body while running in an event. The news quickly
became rampant and got the viewers in a dilemma. It might have been a publicity
stunt but it has got the people thinking that why Muslims have to be
indifferent to certain standards set for everyone which now of course pertain
to the Olympics. As for the activist I would call for some self-respect and
advocating training if she had any and her actions show otherwise the kind of
Feminism that she wanted people to comprehend.
Feminism is not a hot favourite topic to discuss today but
it has been with those nations who claim to be its godfathers. Contrary to the
popular belief that America is the superior Feminist nation, it is the same
nation who had been strangling its throat for years. It holds good grounds that
women have risen in their society to secure and potent positions. However, as a
result of female suffrage, women were not allowed to cast their vote no earlier
than the beginning of the 20th century. Even black people had those
rights by the year 1858. Although we are missing the point here that never has
a woman from their social order been elected for president. A nation who used
to undermine and detest black people would now rather have a Negro be president
rather than Hillary Clinton who was an obvious candidate. Moreover, the skin
show culture in these countries is a normality. What more is there to hide when
you are oblivious to the fact that you have sold your body and not the product?
I am afraid to say that Feminism is being wrongly perceived and to make matters
worse being secreted for making women easier objects to handle.
It is not sufficient to say that Feminism will be justified
by consolidating fewer coverage of body with liberalism. If people have a
problem with it then first they should remove their double standards. I am
afraid to say that Feminism has been restricted to a nude science of women and
I don’t mean to offend the Olympics or any given place with an attire criteria.
Competition should be based on the dexterity of the athlete in a particular
game and not the weight of their outfit. Respect and equality for women in all
spheres of the community should be appreciated whether it is economic,
political, educational or employment. Islam has from its inception been the
paragon of equality for all of mankind. Stature for mother, daughter and wife
was given. Right to vote was allowed from the start and let’s not forget that
Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and also the
first Muslim women for any Islamic state. I would not argue with the extremist
part of the world who only speak nonsense and no Islam, and who have compelled
women to live a life of despair. Nevertheless we should not mix it up with a culture
where certain clothing is traditional. What I feel is that there is less debate
of Feminism and more targeting of the Muslim world. Food for thought ?
