@D_B , all that has been given to women by God. Why the need to promote something other than what God has already sent down?
Feminism says that all women should be able to play the role of a man. Does this not go against the fitrah? It only disintegrates society, leaving behind more divorced women, wrecked household, shattered family structure, kids growing up with single parent, more abuse towards women, and I can go on… it’s all infront of you, what good has feminism brought? Nothing but problems.
**If you look at the definition, it does not say play the role of a man. It talks about equal access and equal opportunity. Feminism does recognize physiological differences between men and women, but it refuses to be dictated to by patriarchal societal practices and norms. It promotes self-determinsm. **
This is the crux of the issue.
And just like the practitioners of Islam each interpret the faith as individuals and fall somewhere along the spectrum of liberal, fundamental (although in Islam this concept does not exist), similarly, feminism by definition while seeking equality, has individuals who in characterizing themselves as feminists, may be anywhere on the spectrum of radical or moderate feminists.
I’m not generalizing, just saying if you believe Islam is from Allah and feminist “ideas” are in Islam then why bother preaching feminism? Why not learn more about equality, roles and responsibilities of each gender in an Islamic context? Does it hurt because it goes against the western definition of equality? I bet it does. That’s the test from Allah.
As Sahar has noted, the discussion cannot be isolated to Islamic context since the social framework we’ve chosen to live in has framed the discourse in its own terms.