Tehreem Afzal & Laraib Fatima

Gender inequality is always the most common allegation on Islam.  Gender inequalities genetically ascribed to religion whereas its causes are purely non-religious. The different education system and opportunities in many Muslim countries is used as the primary example for this accusation. Education is the fundamental key for the pivotal development of the economic, political and social factors if we will keep the 50% of the world  population away from the education we may not be able to give education to next generations as Mothers are the core of education. Right now this is the biggest crisis countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan are facing as we are not following Islam the right way. The fact that the first word of the first revelation of Islam was “read “which shows how much importance Islam gives to education regardless of the gender. The misconception also comes when the term “Parda” comes but the thing which should be keep in mind that the parda was introduced for both genders not only for women. The women in Islam also enjoys the economic rights  at the time of Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H)  interest free loan was given to women to start their business even the wife of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) Hazrat  Khadeja  (R.A) was a very famous business women of Arab. But when it comes for Muslim women in Pakistan and Afghanistan they are not given the rights which are guaranteed by Islam. It is thus imperative, if a nation wishes to be successful and move towards a sustainable reality, the women of that society must be given every opportunity which is not only her due but a right that has been ordained to her by Almighty Allah.

Whether we should follow Islam or the perspectives of people with different opinions Based on their culture and norms?