11-17-2015, 12:45 PM
(11-17-2015, 12:10 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: But you do have to admit that we are talking about a culture that values women very little.
There is quite a risk bringing them into our culture, where women expect to be treated with respect.
Yes, we have plenty of our own douchebag Christians that demean women, but why add to it?
If we're set on doing it, we need a buffer zone for them to prove themselves.
Don't fall into the same trap some others have with regards to feminism and Islam. Most claims about it are generalizations that do not accurately represent the teachings of Islam. The more egregious patriarchal issues within the cultures are more founded on the political side than the religious in this most recent push of Islamist government. But for centuries, before that started happening up until the mid 19th century thereabouts, women in Muslim societies enjoyed greater equality and freedom than their western counterparts. The colonial activities causing the Middle East to try to push itself away from westernization has caused the regression in feminism we see today. Our continued activities in pushing their societies away due to prejudices is doing nothing but widening that gap.
