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Another good article indeed...Unfortunatly almost all muslim men and women ignorant of it..

Woman's Role in Contemporary Society

1994 Lecture by the late Shamima Shams highlighting Muslim women's role in warfare, religion, political activities, affairs of state and the private domain.

Rhodes University, Muslim Students Association Islamic Week 1994

I would like to thank the Muslim Students Association for giving me this opportunity to speak with you on the issue of women which is close to my heart and which is, I believe, one of the biggest challenges facing us today as we move towards a better and just society.

The role of woman, her position and status in society, and her nature have been issues of debate and discussion informed by religion, tradition and culture, misogyny, feminism and - many times - downright ignorance and bigotry.

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