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History of Feminism

SunSeeker

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4. Indeed.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 02:14 AM

Apr 2013

Regarding the hijab:

We need to ask why, if the hijab is supposedly a shield against harassment or sexual objectification - a claim I find highly problematic - are so many covered women in the Middle East groped, harassed, fondled and ogled in public. Why do I feel safer walking the streets of Sydney than I do the streets of Amman or Cairo?

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Ending oppression in the Middle East: A Muslim feminist call to arms [View all] ismnotwasm Apr 2013 OP

It is very interesting BainsBane Apr 2013 #1

Her discussion of veiling is interesting BainsBane Apr 2013 #2

It's been a common reaction ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #3

I've wasted far too much time BainsBane Apr 2013 #5

Indeed. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #4

women in Brazil think so also JI7 Apr 2013 #6

That is really the limit. BainsBane Apr 2013 #7

thanks for the article. will read later. to me, it has always been in your face, obvious. to see seabeyond Apr 2013 #8

A jury voted 6-0 to Leave it Alone Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #9

Of course juror 4 was a favorite. Lol. These alerts can be interesting. Thanks all 6. Nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #10

So glad that came back 6-0 redqueen Apr 2013 #11

Yep! Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #12

I have a great deal of sympathy for women such as the author, and in general geek tragedy Apr 2013 #13

Those are good points ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #14

Patriarchy losing the major religions would be like the Republicans losing Texas. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #15

LOL ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #16

No, they'd just become Objectivists. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #17

Yeah, not much of a leap is it? ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #18

The cult of Mammon endures. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #19

the women of the wall won a major court victory last week Mosby Apr 2013 #20

I did see that ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #21