We heard that Islam asks women to cover up & men to lower the gaze. I always wondered why no one, not even those who love heaping restrictions on women, argue that it orders women to lower their gaze too.
Answer: Asking women to lower the gaze is an admission of their sexuality.
Answer: Asking women to lower the gaze is an admission of their sexuality.
Patriarchy thrives on the claim that men's sexual urges are more powerful than women's. This misbelief is used to excuse men’s transgressions: “Men aren’t robots” we’re told. Even in the West, sex is seen as something that men get & women give. Women’s sexuality is oft dismissed.
By asking both men & women to lower gazes in the same verse, Quran shows that both genders have equal urges & temptations - & both are EQUALLY responsible for maintaining a modest society. Since women’s desires are valid, it means that if women can control themselves, so can men.
Bottomline: Men don’t have to be like robots. They just have to be more like women.
The mentioned verse: 
Oh btw I got this insight from Dr. Khaled Abou Al Fadl's 2nd lecture on Hijab. Here's the link. Timestamp (15:10)
soundcloud.com/usuli/hijab-ch…
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