Dad lets daughter drown in Dubai so she's not 'dishonored' by male lifeguards' touch

[leftynyc]

212. And that seems to be another

problem we're too loathe to admit. It does seem the only choices much of the Arab world is either a dictator or an Islamic state. The one country that seems to have escaped that is Turkey - and that's because of the military. I think if we can boycott Cuba for 5 decades for being communists (when we have no problem dealing with China), we can certainly stand on the issue of human rights. Of course we'll get the "where do we get off?" nonsense because apparently you have to be perfect to judge. Has the US been perfect? Not even close. We - like every other country on the planet - are concerned with our interests. We never seem to get credit for the things we do well - we're often the first country to bring or send aid to a natural disaster. We must be doing something right if people, every single day, risk their lives to get here

I'm sick to death of reading stories like the one that started this thread. We HAVE to be able to first talk about the problem and second, not be embarrassed to stand for simple human rights - being able to get educated without getting acid thrown in the faces of girls, be able to work and leave our homes without a male relative, be able to love and marry who we want - even when they're the same gender. Bringing up the crusades does nothing for the women and girls that are being beaten and die TODAY.