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In reply to the discussion: This Is What Saudi Arabia's First PSA For Violence Against Women Looks Like [View all]BainsBane
(57,797 posts)I cited a series of articles above from Muslim women authors. His response in the subthread where I sited that article was "the same old shit." He chose not to read the article or engage with any of the ideas discussed and instead focus on his antipathy toward me.
Whatever you or he thinks about me is far less important than considering the views of Muslim women rather than imagining we as Americans should determine what is important to them. I will again site those articles on the off chance you or others decide that is something you wish to consider:
http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/04/29/3747543.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/05/15/3503569.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/05/10/3500125.htm
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/201332715585855781.html
http://www.npr.org/2010/04/27/126309699/islamic-feminists-transforming-middle-east
http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/activism/
You can do a search of your own an uncover a variety of points of view. That last link is to a site that lists a number of Muslim feminist organizations.