Muslim Girl, stereotypes of women etc.

Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Mar 14, 2009 at 07:41

Muslim Girl, I can see where you're coming as I've also heard these kinds of opinions coming from muslim men. And I know that these are not your personal opinions. But at the same time, no one can deny that the behaviour of said men is extremely trashy & immoral, and that scamming open-minded, generous & vulnerable women (sometimes even their children) of all and any ages is straight-up WRONG - religiously and morally. Usually, the women that they do burn are very far from whores, sometimes misinformed, yes, but generally very open to islamic culture and values. If anything, they should be welcomed! And if a man sees a girl as cheap or unclean, he should stay the hell away from her! It takes two to tango lol.

As a muslim girl yourself, you should do your best to discourage this behaviour, as it goes against ALL of womanhood, not just "infidels". After all, the "partners" of muslim sisters worldwide are away having all kinds of frisky fun with these "whoreish" western women... before going home after sexually interacting with, perhaps, tens and dozens of girls. What kind of woman would tolerate that - even if he did bring wads of cash home?! Unfortunately, many muslim women in 3rd-world countries have very little choice. These men don't respect virginal muslim women per se as opposed to western girls - they simply love the fact that they're able to control them. Both types of women are mistreated in some way: the virgin goodgirl has limited social freedom and no voice, and the western harlot is used then thrown away. Neither are favourable.

So if anything, women of all races & religions should stick together, & guide each other in the right direction. That's the halal way to conduct oneself. A finely-bred, true muslim helps others, never steals and does his/her best to respect those around him/her. And it's a man's world after all. In this patriarchal society, ALL women are inferior, either "whores" or "old maids". You can never win, can ya?

Also, I myself was gobsmacked at some of the activities that North African muslim girls got up to in PUBLIC... I even saw an Egyptian woman walking through Cairo in a mini-dress lol! So it's not just muslim men that market themselves for money. And I may also add that, upon meeting & touring with various muslim men, they also branded their own women (some girls under 18) "whores", and other expletives... sometimes just for sitting in a cafe in groups (some of whom were in actual fact waiting to pick up rich emirati men...). And like Isis said, you can see live examples of both "whoreish" behaviour & misogynistic criticism on TV & sites like Youtube - just look at the comments posted (in arabic) on female performers like Haifa Wehbe & you'll see what I mean!

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