Muslims Christians Redenecks & The Emirates
Hungrylips said:
I wouldn't want to get involved with a moslem guy. Some of them might be personally nice, but they have been brought up in a culture that doesn't treat women well.
what absolute rubbish! The culture may be different, but it is one in which the woman rules the roost even more so than in Europe and America her financial and property rights are protected better than many in Europe and America. If a husband goes bankrupt, she is not bankrupt as well. This comment by hungry lips was pure ignorance of the reality of life in the muslim world.
It is bad enough for a man when one wife 'nags' but when 2, 3 or 4 get together to berate the husband...
How many americans want to end the rights of women to have an abortion? Is that not a fundamental breach of women's rights? Most people living in the Muslim world have their rights curtailed in some way, (men or women). The reality of Somalia was that the Islamic Brotherhood had created stability and brought about an end to crime in most of the country until the American government under Bush who feared anything with 'Islamic' in front of it encouraged the Ethiopians to invade and the country went to the dogs again.
It is not enough to comment on the situation of others, you have know the reality and balance our own attitudes. We all have a problem with Fundamentalists (who are not usually really muslims) with a political agenda, just as we have a Rightwingers (not really christian in their attitude to others), and rednecks who don't give a damn about anything 'different' to their world.
It was and always will be a danger to attach a 'religous' adjective to a description of somebody. The problem does not rely with 'religion' but with the exercise of power for personal satisfaction, political, economic, or sexual aims.
When a wealthy arab man in the United Arab Emirates sends an American or English 'au-pair' to a brothel compound for a month's training because she is not as co-operative as he wants her to be, it is not about religion, it is about abuse of power and money.
Why have there not been more stories leaked about this practice? 1) Money 2) American and British governments protecting their economic interest first 3) When they leave the brothel there make sure there are plenty of pictures and video's of the au-pair enjoying an orgasm or two to ensure they are too embarrassed to complain