Contemporary Muslim Women Education: A Critical Appraisal of Asian Context
This article examines the major factors contributing to the gender gap in women's education in Muslim societies.
In Eastern countries where Muslims are the dominant community, women's education still lags behind that of the developed world, which recognizes universal education as a key aspect of human development.
Muslim women have accepted this situation passively, depriving themselves of the opportunity to reach their potential, leading to the global notion that
Muslims consider woman intellectually inferior.
A fundamental question arises: how to justify societal investment in women's education when the society itself does not recognize its usefulness.
Author's summary: Examining gender gap in Muslim women's education.