Evolution of the status of women: What contribution of Islam?, by J.Badaoui

The position of Islam on the question of women is among the subjects presented to the Western reader with the least objectivity. This booklet begins with a brief examination of the status of women in the world on the eve of the emergence of Islam.

The reader will easily see, by simple comparisons, that the advent of the teachings of Islam constituted the beginning of a revolution in the evolution of the status of women.

The principles of Islam were very advanced compared to the civilizations of its time, we are talking here about the founding principles of the religion and not about the adaptations made of it by the various cultures and peoples around the world. This advance continued into modern times.

In our (post-modern) era the range of rights has widened considerably, and history will teach us how religions have received this flow of new rights.