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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Feminism for the day!

A new blog, Contestations: Dialogues on Women's Empowerment, has a fabulous first issue about feminism and Islam. Rock on!!

Also dealing with feminism and Islam -a Saudi woman literally strikes back against the Hai'a, the virtue police. Time to remind Saudi Arabia that their limitations against women are unjust and against the basic Islamic tenets of mercy and justice.

Note: I have to mention that I'm not Muslim - just someone with a background in Middle Eastern history.

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Jason ZenobiaMay 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Great post sweetie.

How long will more than half the populations in some of these countries continue to live under virtual house arrest?

Girl Power!
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