Do Muslim women have the freedom and courage to take on medieval patriarchism?
I worked in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a year 1994-95. While I was there some individuals began a project in the Swat Valley whereby village councils were called and women were encouraged to voice their concerns and criticisms of the way they were perceived within their communities. These meetings were often quite volatile and confrontational but the women gained the confidence to speak out. They would discuss issues amongst themselves then present them to the meetings. As a result they were able to change many aspects of their usual lives and the men began to listen and take on board the issues that were being raised. A real and positive change in consciousness developed in both the women and, just as importantly, the men. Unfortunately, however, the UN, whose representatives were running the program put an end to it because they said it was ‘too confrontational’. It is clear that this is the way forward for these society’s. Change cannot be imposed on communities…it has to be a c
Not until the liberals and pseudo seculars politicians and media support Islamic fundamentalists and fundamentalism for votebank politics. They give more emphasis to the Islamic fundamentalists elements than the voices of reason. Mullahs are overrated in our society. They should be thrown behind bars for their incitement to violence. Any protests and damage to public property by Islamic fundamentalists should be dealt with stricly instead of the government and country acting like a submissive hostage and culprits shot dead instead of caving in to their demands. @ Islam lite wow what broad generalisations about free society. It seems you consider everyone not in a Burkha to be a glorified Harlot or a p*ornstar. There are millions of women living decent lives in free society but all you see is the few in the sex industry because your views are skewed by Islam. Infact, the status of women in Islamic society is what is comparable to a harlot. The word for a woman in Arabic is “Awrat” which
