Social Justice in Islam: Equality

I found it interesting that in the first 100 pages or so of Social Justice in Islam Qutb focuses on the main pillars of social justice: mainly the unity and mutual responsibilities of individuals and communities. Obviously, these themes can be seen through Qutb's description of his village in A Child from the Village, and I think interesting parallels could be made between the two works.

Qutb's interpretation of Islam is overwhelmingly positive. His descriptions of respect and cultural unity create a sense of real strength within Islamic communities. I found Qutb's description of equality between men and women of particular interest, particularly due to my reading of Leila Ahmed last year. His description of how men and women are spiritually equal, and his reasoning for gender differences and interesting and specific and provide helpful reasoning into the logic of the system.