Freedom and liberty are often put forward as the values for liberating humankind, particularly women. The west has frequently used the freedom and liberty card to intervene, interfere and meddle in the Muslim countries. The Afghanistan war was presented as a means of freeing the women from oppression, yet we all know there were many alterer motives for the war.
Can anyone claim freedom and western liberal values are universal? It can be very intimidating when Muslims are constantly forced into taking the same old pill that really does not have effect on the body. The spectacle needs to change. Why should the Islamic system and the Islamic social values be judged from the eyes of freedom and liberalism?
The Islamic system promotes the cooperation of the genders while western secular liberalism calls for a battle of the genders in pursuit of gender equality. Freedom allows the choice to view women as sexual objects while the limits of Islamic social law prevents objectification of women.
Muslims have consistently made it clear to the world that the Muslim countries today do not represent the Islamic system in any shape or form. Rather they reflect cultural values and imported secular liberal values. If a real debate is to be had, we have to now move on from why should to how can. How can the Islamic caliphate system and its social values liberate women?
Here's an interesting video challenging the value of Free-dumb:
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