This Is What Saudi Arabia's First PSA For Violence Against Women Looks Like

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108. I answered that in another post

Just a minute ago. He is far from alone in that. The people to which I directly posted those articles also chose not to consider them. One poster said s/he would not consider "apologists," obviously not even bothering to look at the links, since they were by feminists who were anything but apologists. That kind of dismissive attitude toward peoples of the Global South is far too common in the US, and sadly the core issue that concerns me. People here feel so sure that they know what is best for the rest of the world--based on very little knowledge of those cultures--that they don't seem compelled to pay attention to those women's voices. I submit that step one in a combating misogyny and human rights abuses of women in the Muslim world is to read what feminists already working there have to say on the subject. In doing so you will find a wide variety of opinions--some from secularists who reject Islam entirely, others from practicing Muslims who believe that Islam itself provides a moral basis for women's liberation. You will also find discussions of issues that most concern them.

While I realize this is gratuitous, I am again posting some of those articles. This list is far from inclusive. A google search will turn up more.

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/