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Islam, Women and Feminism 03 Feb 2012, NewAgeIslam.Com MUSLIM WOMEN’S WORKSHOP IN COLOMBO By Asghar Ali Engineer Secular Perspective Feb. 1-15, 2012
	The Arab society, like other societies, was fiercely patriarchal society and one cannot expect patriarchal societies to empower women. In fact for women empowerment patriarchal societies are main obstacles. In Mecca women’s situation was very precarious and in initial stages women responded to Islamic mission quite enthusiastically and one of the first respondents was Prophet’s (PBUH) wives and subsequently also many women responded before their husbands or sons did. -- Asghar Ali Engineer http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamWomenAndFeminism_1.aspx?ArticleID=6540