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Since the downfall of Islamic Ottoman Empire in 1922 or earlier; from the adaptation of western cultures forth, western hegemony brought new definition of almost everything including human needs. The fundamental human needs as outlined by Maslow and Max Neef (1943) are;

1- subsistence,
2- protection,
3- affection,
4- understanding,
5- participation,
6- recreation (in the sense of leisure, time to reflect, or idleness),
7- creation,
8- identity,
9- freedom.

By manipulating these needs, hedonism is reincarnated. The worst part of this ‘creativity’ is the ‘excessive freedom’ it provides to both women and men. This strategy will always find its way to the hearts of mankind as it goes along with lust, perfectly.

Nowadays, women start to talk about emancipation, changing of basic Islamic ethics of hijab and equality without even questioning the relevance of their actions and what the outcomes might be.

The evolution of fashion was most aggressive after World War 2. Makeups which were associated to prostitution back then was accepted into society, overnight, thanks to the overwhelming development of media and entertainment. Designers mushroomed and a new industry was created. Despite economic imbalances, the fashion industry continued to prosper and up till this day.

Every new waves of fashion is always interconnected to Hollywood. Hollywood was also responsible of tuning up the minds of commonnies to seeing ‘Eros’ and ‘Thanatos’ (the two urges, by Sigmund Freud) animalistically. Since then, women are seen as an ‘art piece’ for everyone. Excessive exposure of women body is not seen as immoral anymore. Instead, it is ‘daring’. Chastity paradoxically became a shame instead of a pride.

Henceforth, women lost their pride. Sex industries sprout and continue to expand. No one can deny the massive degradation this development brought to women. Women; mothers of future generations, have been robbed of their rights and they like it. They express this God-forbidden joy by labeling Islamic fundamentalist groups as closed-minded, orthodox extremists.

Let us pause and ponder. When did the transition of dressing culture actually took place? We remember watching classic movies with actresses putting on ‘reasonable’ clothing. What happened to skirts? Are we in deprivation of fabrics which are NOT translucent? Truly, this deprivation will result in something more than just moral corruption.

Some say that it is unjust for men to only ‘talk’ in such way about women.
Unjust it is, if they are seeing this problem from who’s-to-blame point of view. But examining this problem holistically, we would find out that there are reasons to protect what’s precious, and the same applies to women. It is the protective nature of the religion Islam and the love of God that some guidelines are made compulsory to Muslimahs and Muslims.

Mankind’s ‘escalation’ is evident. But there is also no say in this universal religion that pose restriction to women from developing. It is only that the ‘channel’ should be right (not like the westerners).

We should recall the concept of super ego, ego and ID, suggested by Sigmund Freud. It is with the motivation of ID that we are trying to CREATE reasons to fulfill our anxious ‘urges’ and adoration of ‘sublimes’ in the conscious of ego. Could it be that the only truly applicable super ego governing the behavior of mankind (that it not be that of animal) is the qualities of the one religion which does not tolerate the slightest moral skepticism?

Male domination, sexism, rape cases, depreciation of women and degeneration of moral values are just some out of many aftermaths of western hegemony. It is by denying the cause of all this to be the malpractices of westernization, that worsens the case. It is by providing other ‘logical’ reasons to cover up for what westernization does (such commercialization of women) that the problem remains uncurbed. It is by replacing God’s words with man-made laws that the problem even exists.

God bless men and women, Muslims or non-Muslims, who still abide to the Golden Laws.