Comments on: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Women’s Rights in Kuwait http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/ Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dina b. http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-8050 dina b. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:59 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-8050 malika - fantastic story! thank you for sharing your take on how this really is one step forward and always several back... i completely agree with salma's comment: "The fact that we (WOMEN) are an “issue”, that we are on agendas, and are the subject of news stories and reporter sarcasm is pathetic enough." malika – fantastic story! thank you for sharing your take on how this really is one step forward and always several back…

i completely agree with salma’s comment:

“The fact that we (WOMEN) are an “issue”, that we are on agendas, and are the subject of news stories and reporter sarcasm is pathetic enough.”

]]> By: Malika http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7585 Malika Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:21:35 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7585 Thanks for all of your comments! Salma - agreed. It seems that time after time, women and the issues associated with them are fodder for so much debate, and yet the same doesn't seem to be true for men. And on your first point, I don't think the Kuwaiti MPs were suggesting that progress = taking off one's scarf or not wearing hijab, it's more than that, as you said. Progress = choice and not having to be forced into wearing or not wearing one. My two cents :) Thanks for all of your comments!

Salma – agreed. It seems that time after time, women and the issues associated with them are fodder for so much debate, and yet the same doesn’t seem to be true for men.

And on your first point, I don’t think the Kuwaiti MPs were suggesting that progress = taking off one’s scarf or not wearing hijab, it’s more than that, as you said. Progress = choice and not having to be forced into wearing or not wearing one.

My two cents :)

]]> By: Sarah http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7498 Sarah Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:52:46 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7498 I don't see why why hijab is a national issue or a Middle East issue - hijab is a personal choice....well done Malika - however teh conversation is frustrating ;) I don’t see why why hijab is a national issue or a Middle East issue – hijab is a personal choice….well done Malika – however teh conversation is frustrating ;)

]]> By: Orabynm http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7319 Orabynm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:30 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7319 great article ...very engaging ! great article …very engaging !

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]]> By: salma http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7263 salma Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:52:30 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7263 I agree...well written. There are so many dynamics here. I see progress as more than taking off a hijab, or even women being in parliament. Perhaps many will dis-agree with me but where are men not threatened by women? Where do men prefer for women to have "more" rights? The fact that we (WOMEN) are an "issue", that we are on agendas, and are the subject of news stories and reporter sarcasm is pathetic enough. I agree…well written. There are so many dynamics here. I see progress as more than taking off a hijab, or even women being in parliament. Perhaps many will dis-agree with me but where are men not threatened by women? Where do men prefer for women to have “more” rights?

The fact that we (WOMEN) are an “issue”, that we are on agendas, and are the subject of news stories and reporter sarcasm is pathetic enough.

]]> By: faatima http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7258 faatima Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:09:09 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7258 well done! well done!

]]> By: Ayad http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2009/10/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-womens-rights-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-7224 Ayad Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:57:38 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=4982#comment-7224 Very well written!!! Very well written!!!

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