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The non-Islamic oppression of women

m/f | 03.04.2004 18:19 | Anti-militarism | World

Just a thought.

I have heard terrible stories of the oppression of women in
non-islamic Cultures.

A woman who refused to shave of her beard was mocked
and had stones thrown at her by a crowd of jeering youths.

A girl who wore a bag over her head because she felt 'too ugly without cosmetics'
was imprisoned in a state psychiatric ward.

Girls as young as twelve starved themselves to death because they were convinced
by beauty industry publications and adverising that they were too fat.

Street prostitutes suffered the threat of violence, murder and rape by 'clients' who in 90% of cases were not prosecuted.

East eurpoean and asian sex slaves -often children-are being sold to wealthy capitalist businessmen in a growing porn and sex trade feeding the violent sex porn and internet rape sites industry that is worth billions of dollars.

Women are constantly pressured to dress in a certain way and have a particular genetic
shape which is impossible in the majority of womens lives. failure to comply can lead to public ridicule and ex communication as well as the loss of employment.

Strangely there has been no connection found between these monstrous practices and thereligion of Islam.

This may explain why they are rarely condemned.



m/f

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  1. misguided — Sandra
  2. Miss Guided — Miss Guided
  3. There are thousands of Shirin Ebadis in the UK — Sandra
  4. and then there is the rape by USA and British terrorists — june

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