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Interestingly, Amin assigned special attention to the concept of "honor" when he stated that, "Good upbringing is the best method by which a nation can ensure for itself women who will value honor and who know how to preserve honor" (qtd. in Amin, p. 34) The word "nation" in this quote is perfectly analogous to the repetition of the word "Egyptian woman" rather than "Muslim woman" throughout the pages of the book. It proves the nationalist tendencies of Amin, who was influenced by the British occupation of Egypt back then.
In summary, Amin proved to be very convincing and effective when he associated the defects that Egyptian society was suffering from in his time to the low social status of women then. Ultimately, he suggested that women's conditions would never be properly enhanced unless the Egyptian society left behind all traces of cultural backwardness. He was also successful in delivering the women's crisis to the average Egyptian reader, and in making him/her understand that while women constituted half of the population, they were also responsible for bringing up the other half.
Works Cited:
Amin, Qasim. The Liberation of Women: Two Documents in the History of Egyptian feminism. Tr. Samiha Sidhom Peterson. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2000.
Sha'rawi, Huda. Harem Years: The Mémoirs of an Egyptian Feminist. Tr. Margot Badran. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 1998.
Wikipedia, Free Encyclopaedia. Amin, Qasim.
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