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

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133. Your views are understandable

and I respect them. I see no reason for you to accept religion or any manifestation of misogyny in your own life. There are also articles that talk about activism by Muslim feminists rather than Islam in particular. Someone recently drew that website to my attention, but it is about religion and ethnics in particular. You can search for other sources or consult the list of feminist organizations I cited.

My point is really a simple one. We need to consider the views of Muslim feminists already working to bring about change in their societies if we are to have any hope of aiding their cause. It's important to understand that Muslim is an ethnic as well as religious identity. They are identified in the world by their religion. Our determination to reject that identity without their consent does them no favors. Just as you have a right to make choices regarding your own relationship with religion, so do they.

Randa Abdel-Fattah points out that misogyny is about power and domination, and that religion is an excuse rather than a cause. I agree. I see so much misogyny in secular contexts, I know that religion is not it's sole domain. Domestic violence, rape, rape culture, and murder of women are key examples.