Concetti Chiave
- The 11 September attacks highlighted the complex relations between East and West, focusing on the lives of women in Muslim countries.
- Women in Islamic countries often face severe restrictions, with traditional views considering them inferior to men.
- While some countries have seen progress in women's roles, others still impose strict limitations on their freedom and dress.
- The veil remains a contentious issue, viewed in the West as a symbol of oppression and societal regression.
- Literature has historically depicted women in Islamic societies as inferior, a notion reflected in both cultural norms and writings.
September 11 and the Relations Between East and West
The American tragedy of 11 September, with thousands of victims of Islamic terrorism, has dramatically revived the theme of relations between East and West and drew attention to the situation of life in Muslim countries.
The main questions, and most especially for us Europeans, are concerning the role of women in Islamic countries.
Women we see on television or in photographs of newspapers, entirely covered by their dresses and the veil covering their faces make us imagine a contemporary reality different from ours, with a feminine world completely submissive to the male.
Developments and Restrictions for Women
There was certainly some development in recent years and women have taken public and professional roles in the past, but forbidden because according to their tradition a woman is regarded as inferior to man, and this concept endures til today.
It remains a legacy of a past world open only in some countries, with prospects for change, while in others repressive regimes are used on women who are forbidden to leave the House without permission and are practically buried under the niqāb, those garments that cover even the eyes.
The Situation of Women in Different Countries
In other countries the situation is very different and the presence of women is now similar to that found in the rest of the world, but there are areas remained inaccessible to women's participation, such as the army, the bureaucracy, justice.
The obligation of the veil in most Islamic countries is however still present and this is made known by Amnesty International in a report on women in 1995.
In Western society the veil Muslim women is interpreted as a symbol of oppression and at the same time of the backwardness of those countries that impose these rules.
The Dignity of Women in Literature
Another problem is that of double dignity: women are often given in The idea of women in the countries of Islam, is considered to be inferior and weak, and is also widespread in the literature.
As early as 1859 Gustav Flaubert in a letter to his friend Louis Colet wrote:
"The woman is a machine and nothing more; no difference between a man and another man ".
Domande da interrogazione
- How has the tragedy of September 11 influenced the perception of relations between East and West?
- What are some of the restrictions faced by women in certain Islamic countries?
- How is the obligation of the veil perceived in Western society?
The tragedy of September 11 has dramatically revived the theme of relations between East and West, drawing attention to the situation of life in Muslim countries, particularly concerning the role of women.
In some Islamic countries, women face restrictions such as being forbidden to leave the house without permission and being required to wear garments like the niqāb that cover even the eyes, reflecting a legacy of a past world.
In Western society, the veil worn by Muslim women is often interpreted as a symbol of oppression and backwardness in countries that impose such rules, as highlighted by Amnesty International in a 1995 report.
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