November 16, 2010
The treatment of women in the Muslim world baffles many people in the West, who wonder: How could a culture which is so advanced in many ways be so backwards concerning women? Amazon.com WidgetsNine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women was an Austalian reporter’s attempts to tackle this political and moral minefield. ...
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September 14, 2010
Joumana Haddad may be a poet, but she is better known for her infamous magazine, Jasad. Covering everything to do with the body, topics have ranged from voyeurism and masturbation to polygamy and forced marriage. Needless to say, she is not the most popular woman in the Middle East. Because the material is so taboo, ...
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June 5, 2010
You see a naked woman putting on make-up. She slips on some sexy lingerie, slides stockings up her legs and clips them to her garter belt. Heading out the door, she quickly grabs a niqab and puts it on. How is this ad offensive?
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October 13, 2009
Jewish girls who date Arab men are not only naive, easily manipulated, and vulnerable, but consorting with the “enemy”, trouble makers, and bringing ruin on the Jewish Nation. This is according to an interview with a Jewish group that goes out into Israeli communities and hunts down these Jewish girls in an attempt to break ...
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