Misinformed Todd!

Submitted by Sera (United States), Oct 23, 2007 at 19:44

You definitely have never been to an Islamic country, Doing your homework on the Internet doesn't give you a complete and accurate picture of what Islam is all about or what Arabic countries are about. While I can't disagree with some things that you have said ( and I have WAY more exposure and experience then you with Islam and Arabic cultures and people), not everything you have said is correct.

As for hijab, relook at Tunis (North African Country!) and you will find very different rules regarding the veil there. By the way, their women are allowed to (gasp!), attend school, and many other things. You also need to look at women in places like UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, etc. I am not going to go into the the semantics of how erroneous some of what you have to say is or on your sweeping generalizations and blanket statements. My advice to you is to stop and evaluate and see how much of what is portrayed in the media is factual and hypothetical. And if you think I am an apologist, I am not. I don't agree with many of the ways that some Islamic women are treated and I do believe that the cultures have created a one-sided dominance. However, you REALLY need to look at the different social classes, each culture (country by country), etc. And you will begin to unravel many enigmas you didn't realize before. Just my 2 cents!

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