How Some Women are Closet Feminists (And May Not Even Know it)
1. They generally like men, but refrain from defending them or voicing positive opinions when society or feminists unjustly criticize them.
2. They desire men to protect, provide, and support them, but hesitate to completely embrace their fathers and husbands’ authority, leadership, and guidance.
3. They enjoy being married, but feel compelled to scrutinize and measure all the household responsibilities and regard overlapping gender roles as necessary.
4. They aspire to be good mothers, but not at the expense of sacrificing their social engagements, career goals, or academic pursuits.
5. They appreciate masculinity, but are selective about which characteristics are acceptable and which should be disregarded as unfavorable.
6. They acknowledge that men are not solely at fault in relationship issues, but still side with their girlfriends and offer biased advice.
7. They aspire towards spiritual growth, but use their gained knowledge to preach to their husbands or emphasize their rights as women.
8. They’re drawn to strong men, but prefer marrying passive guys, because it allows them to maintain personal freedoms and “evenly” distribute responsibilities.
9. They strive to improve as wives, but tend to gravitate towards speakers who downplay the significance of obedience to husbands and water-down traditional roles.
10. They consider themselves devout believers by fulfilling their obligatory religious duties, but think that casually interacting with men, displaying their adornments online, and venturing out of their homes unnecessarily is no big deal.
Unfortunately, the influence of feminism has touched the lives of most women raised in Western societies. Only when you adhere to your inherent nature to the fullest extent, can you hope to achieve the inner serenity you ardently desire as women.
The key to freeing yourselves from the constraints of feminist ideologies lies in wholeheartedly embracing your roles as Muslim women. You can find perfect examples of how women are supposed to behave by reading about the great women from the salaf in Islam.