http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=78653&d=3&m=9&y=2006
Sunday, 3, September, 2006 (10, Sha`ban, 1427)
Women Without Qualifications
Haya Al-Manie . Al-Riyadh
One of the most annoying things that I have come to observe of late is
the scene of a young person who, standing in front of me, is unable to clearly
express himself or herself. I am not talking about people's reaction when
they're being punished or blamed, rather I'm talking about when one asks them
about the qualifications they have that makes them feel proud. What is even
worse is the scene of a girl who fails to identify the problems that her
present generation suffers from.
In an interview with a group of young women prior to their admission at a
college, the participants were asked about the problems of their present time.
Surprisingly, most of the girls confirmed that there really aren't many
problems that women face.
Unfortunately, the young girls didn't know what qualifications they
possess or what makes them feel proud of themselves. The picture is complete
with them not knowing what their flaws or shortcomings are either. I don't
really want to believe that these young women have no sense of scent, taste, or
flavor. But I wonder how these girls were able to reach this level of absence
and nonexistence in relation to everything. They don't know what is happening
in their societies and they don't know how to evaluate their characters. They
don't possess the ability to feel proud about anything or reject things that
are flawed.
When an 18-year-old has this sort of mental and intellectual capacity,
then we must realize that our educational institutions have failed in
upbringing our children properly. Families, schools, mosques and the media are
the most important institutions responsible for bringing up children one way or
another. Our present reality indicates that they have all failed in serving
their purpose and meeting their goals.
The young generation has trouble with communicating, is weak in
appreciating themselves, and has fear of expressing their thoughts. There is
always a dysfunctional relationship between a girl and her father, they don't
know what's happening in their country, and they are confirming confidently
that there are no problems with their generation nor are there any issues that
the Saudi female is encountering.
I believe that we really ought to reconsider our educational strategies.
We don't want the gap between the Saudi community's different components to
enlarge or widen. Some women believe that they have every right to participate
in the Shoura Council and others are totally ignorant of the problems women
face in society. In fact, they believe that these problems are only normal and
part of the reality that they have to put up with, without considering change
as a solution.
Our educational institutions are in desperate need of development. The
school represents the important factor in preparing our children to face their
future proudly and competently. I won't be exaggerating if I say that today,
schools are more important than families. Intellectual differences in a single
family have become so obvious that each member is drifting in a certain
individual direction. Therefore, I believe that schools and universities must
be qualified to lead the younger generation in a society that is moving but no
one really knows where.
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