The Mind Builders

THEN AND NOW: THE MUSLIM WOMEN'S DRESS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY Gone are the days when being bashful was one of the qualities of women, gone are the days when women dressed modestly, gone are the days when women were self-conscious of exposing their body in the society, gone are the days when nudity was a thing of repugnance. This point of view is however changing significantly in this 21 st century. Albeit, Muslim women of nowadays are great being, smart, intelligent, educated, strong and flexible, it is quite disheartening that the present condition of Muslim women (in terms of dressing and modesty) is deteriorating and becoming despicable and appalling. In fact, if we are not extra careful, the advancement of the so-called civilization and exposure to various different factors in the environment will make it difficult to uphold and adhere to the correct teachings of Islam, as taught by the beloved Messenger of Allah (PBUH). Allah, the Exalted, informs us in the Quran: "

by Kolade Malik A.  The tower of life; higher than our reach, And the battle for survival is fierce, That many lost, smouldered in the air, Even before the inception of the duel for life.   Ignorantly, they had got along, To birth generations of offspring, But unconcerned of the peril that comes As the foetus trudges to life.   Now my world, no, our worlds are our antagonists Without ammunitions, they fight us, Depriving us of a little prosperous life, That may be gone even before we arrive.   Our archenemy, they make, The "illness" we brought not unto ourselves, Cum their advocacy of a world free of us, We live as a ghost that only make up a population.   What are imminent to them and us - love, family Are what they get with buoyancy, But lecture us on the peril of tasting it, To be something as grave as our "death."   Unless you raise placards above the chimney tops, And your voices echo mi