tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post8463184978327742781..comments2024-01-22T18:22:29.391-08:00Comments on hedera's corner: Women and Islamhederahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-90342660246057124702013-04-07T11:53:43.901-07:002013-04-07T11:53:43.901-07:00I don't want to go to war to free those women ...I don't want to go to war to free those women (and I'm <i>not</i> an isolationist) because I've seen no evidence that "going to war" does anything but make their situation worse. The classic example here is Iraq, as under Saddam educated secular women were no worse off than anyone else, but following our brilliant military escapade, they are now back to chadors and hiding. The only thing that will change the way patriarchal tribal societies treat women is to expose their societies to other ideas - in other words, education. And that will take a <i>looong</i> time. I might add there's a fair amount of patriarchal, tribal repression of women in certain parts of the U.S., too, so we don't really have a soap box to stand on.<br /><br />As I hope I made clear, I wasn't trying to justify or condemn anything; I was trying to see what the Qur'an actually said on some subjects. hederahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-27050013982471266822013-04-07T10:41:27.225-07:002013-04-07T10:41:27.225-07:00Yes, well, none of that excuses the horrific way w...Yes, well, none of that excuses the horrific way women are treated around the world.<br /><br />As a practicing isolationist, I'm conflicted about the plight of women in Muslim countries. Women who "voluntarily convert" to Islam are one thing; to be brought up from childhood in a culture of sexual suppression is quite another. As a member of a nominally free society, I feel a strong sense of sympathy for these millions of oppressed girls and women, but I don't want to go to war to free them. <br /><br />The world was once a vast place composed of geographically isolated precincts. Foreign cultures were eccentric and radically different. I think there was a kind of respect for that difference. Today, we think we have a right to be displeased about every other culture or nation which doesn't follow our version of truth and goodness. Are we not being somewhat vain and condescending? Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-82199151591270100592013-03-28T23:11:21.858-07:002013-03-28T23:11:21.858-07:00Brava! Thank you for your wonderful research.
Brava! Thank you for your wonderful research.<br />zxcv0987https://www.blogger.com/profile/17028417263031487504noreply@blogger.com