can be together, or alone can be in communication with a personage considered in some senses to be able to help them with the kinds of personal problems in which the high God may seem too remote to be interested. The reasoning behind this is that some of the buried fall under a special category of person, a saint. "These saints are reported to be carrying on activities such as praying, reciting the Quran, and responding to the greetings of their visitors." They are not actually worshipped, but are considered to have a kind of special authority from God to help answer the requests of persons who come to them for assistance. "As far as education, there are also different ideas of what subjects are deemed "appropriate" for a woman to study, particularly those geared to make her the best and most productive wife, mother, and female participant in the family structure." The prevalent view, confirmed by the Quran, is that women should be modest and should neither expose themselves to men to any certain extent. This view has obviously contributed to the difficulties of receiving a full education and of securing employment outside the house. The modern Islamic woman is morally and religiously conservative and affirms the absolute value of the true Islamic system for human relationships. She is intolerant of the kind of Islam in which women are subjugated and relegated to roles insignificant to the full functioning of society, and she wants to take full advantage of educational and professional opportunities. She may agree, however, that certain fields of education are more appropriate for women than others, and that certain professions are more natural to males than to females. "She participates as a contributor to and decision maker for the family, yet recognizes that in any complex relationship final authority must rest with one person." And she is content to delegate that authority to her husband, father, or other male relativ...
