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 increasingly recognizes universal education as a key aspect of human development.
Muslim women have largely accepted this situation, thereby depriving themselves of the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Muslims consider woman intellectually inferior
has become a widespread discourse globally. A fundamental question arises: how can societal investment in women's education be justified when the society itself does not recognize its usefulness?
Author's summary: Examining gender gap in Muslim women's education.