tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post8185516983420699299..comments2023-12-24T06:13:49.857-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Closet Republican: Saudi segregation of the sexes worsensIncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-60668527653641610522007-06-29T18:09:00.000-04:002007-06-29T18:09:00.000-04:00No, she didn't convert but she tries to justify th...No, she didn't convert but she tries to justify that there isn't much difference between Islam and Christianity.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-84492230558839014062007-06-27T17:23:00.000-04:002007-06-27T17:23:00.000-04:00PAT: They're all too scared there to do anything ...PAT: They're all too scared there to do anything about their plight. Very sad. Amen to your last sentence!<BR/><BR/>FRASY: I don't have as much a problem with the loose scarves (not the one's that make them look like nuns) as I do the face veil and Burqa. So the women are allowed to not wear the veils in public? Just the word "allow" grieves me. As though we are children or chattle who are allowed to do something. I say go ahead and do the post. I do posts that not everyone agrees with. :-)<BR/><BR/>PAN: Or a terrorist, for that matter. Easy to hide a bomb under all that cloth.. and they have.<BR/><BR/>KAREN: Yes, it is frustrating. But Islam isn't the only religion that devalues their women, though they do it to a far greater extent. <BR/><BR/>LMC: I agree. It actually turns my stomach, how women are treated and perceived and I don't consider myself a feminist. I remember how harrowing "Not without My Daughter" was. I assume the man is Muslim. Did she convert?<BR/><BR/>ANGEL: I still disagree with segregation, because I believe that it is within *our* control to reign in our emotions. We might fall for someone but it is a choice to follow through with those feelings. And esp. if they purport to be such spiritually enlightened beings, then they should def. have self-control. Just my 2 cents. Missed ya too. :-)<BR/><BR/>OPAL: I don't either Opal. You wonder where all the feminists in this country are when they say nothing about the Honor Killings etc. that happen.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-12568085645174787092007-06-27T14:17:00.000-04:002007-06-27T14:17:00.000-04:00It's a shame they completely disrespect their wome...It's a shame they completely disrespect their women I have no idea why some people here in the USA don't realize that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-26016112982234473102007-06-27T14:08:00.000-04:002007-06-27T14:08:00.000-04:00you know I dont think segregation in and of itself...you know I dont think segregation in and of itself is bad..after all may affairs do happen at the workplace but its all the torture and disrespect and LACK of all rights for women that burns me hun!..great post!..missed ya!WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-36915223556871866732007-06-27T01:53:00.000-04:002007-06-27T01:53:00.000-04:00This culture is literally incomprehensible to me. ...This culture is literally incomprehensible to me. I will never forget the Sally Fields' movie, Not Without My Daughter and the true story it was based on.<BR/><BR/>I have a female relative that married a man from Pakistan. He got deported shortly after 9/11 and she is in complete denial and justifies how Pakistan views and treats women. In fact she is there visiting him right now because the U.S. refuses to allow him back in.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-55388147877265301532007-06-26T23:11:00.000-04:002007-06-26T23:11:00.000-04:00It is so odd, isn't it? Women have absolutely no ...It is so odd, isn't it? Women have absolutely no value to the Muslim society. Just property. Sharia law is barbaric. So, blaming women for self-control issues of men is all that's left. <BR/><BR/>Well written commentary.Karen Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-64815834543691867312007-06-26T22:12:00.000-04:002007-06-26T22:12:00.000-04:00How can they tell if a bank robber walks in?How can they tell if a bank robber walks in?Chris McClure aka Panhandle Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276465051258888541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-75120034761116153492007-06-26T22:01:00.000-04:002007-06-26T22:01:00.000-04:00Thats horrible,I have a cousin who works for a ban...Thats horrible,I have a cousin who works for a bank there,(Citibank I think)<BR/>Some Muslims wear the black dress with head scarf in India too.My husband was so shocked when he saw them outside a Muslim womens college.Its like 2 ends of a stick-the completely covered up part on one end and the college education on the other.Though in Indian muslim mens favor... the educated ones free their wives of the outfit.<BR/>I had a muslim friend in college and would love to do a post on their strange customs if I knew I would not be showered with idiotic commentsFrasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855104479614125294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-10196144516800553722007-06-26T20:12:00.000-04:002007-06-26T20:12:00.000-04:00"i am women hear me roar" probably doesn't get muc..."i am women hear me roar" probably doesn't get much air play on saudi radio. in all seriousness your last line was superbly written incog, and it goes to show any who live by a creed of attempted rightousness show more of themselves to be the villians instead of showing themselves of God.Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.com