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November 2, 2005
Trinidad & Tobago: Crude Muslim Propaganda at Work
Remember, the best deceivers are those who deceive themselves: Empowering women through Islam
"Empower women" and "Islam" are two ideas most people might find incompatible.
Duh.
But this is a reflection of the many misconceptions about the religion, says Bibi Neeza Halim, president of ASJA Ladies, a Muslim organisation that has been working to empower women for more than six decades.
Oh, lets see:
* Muslim men can have up to four wives.
* They can beat said wives to make them obey.
* They can have an unlimited number of female captives whom they can rape at will.
* The testimony of a muslim woman is not equal to that of a muslim man. Etc.
Misconceptions eh?
"Islam is stereotyped as treat(ing women) unfairly," says Halim. "Why then does it attract women-educated women?
Women--and men--are attracted to Islam for a whole set of reasons, often because they believe crude Islamic propaganda like this piece.
Islam is unique. It provides rights. (Women) can vote, own property, work to help the community and to be educated at the same time."
The thing about Islam giving women the right to vote she completely made up. The other things are partial truths. (Or crafty lies, as the case might be.)
Posted by Ruy Diaz at November 2, 2005 1:00 PM
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