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IS THERE A SUFFICIENT ROLE FOR WOMEN IN ISLAM? Islam makes it clear that men and women can never have total equality as they are biologically different - the women become pregnant, and breast feed this is a difference that cannot be ignored. However, it is taught that women are spiritually, morally and intellectually equal yet the only difference is their physical state. Before Islam women did not have the right to own their property and were dependant on their fathers and husbands for things, like food and shelter however Muhammed passed on the message from Allah that men and women should have equal duties. The western stereotype says that women are forced to stay at home, look after their children, and not bother with an education. This is however not the case because it's a fact that motherhood is highly valued. The main role of a woman is to care for her...

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