Apparently, one of the students from the male section of the university had recorded the lecture on his mobile phone. Every time I went back to the recording, sent to Lula’s phone that same day, I found myself asking a number of questions. Not only had his opinions on women’s education left me with a whole load of questions, I became totally confused when I tried to reconcile them with my own convictions.
‘What do we gain from woman when we call on her to study at primary school, secondary school, or university? Isn’t it enough for her to study until she turns nine? This is the age at which it is permitted for a girl to marry, as in the example set by God’s Messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him, who married Aisha when she was nine years old. To educate her after this age would have meant
