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Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…But Nobody Seems to Notice

Posted by sarayasin on 06 Oct 2010 / 0 Comments

Recently, Ahmedinejad’s closest aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, made comments that Iran must work to fight against the oppression of women where the religious framework of Islam would allow it. The Guardian article calls women’s rights a divisive topic in Iran, which is true. However, the sexist laws mentioned are those that involve the requirement to […]

No Country for Muslim Women

Posted by alicia on 16 Jun 2009 / 0 Comments

I am not an Islamic scholar, therefore my opinions on Islam do not count. Worse still, I’m told that it’s not my place to have an opinion on Islam at all. This is the general climate of thought in Malaysia put forth in the recent proposal by the country’s main Islamic party, PAS, to investigate […]