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Running for local office, Arab women face hostile society
Hassan Shaalan
Published: 02.08.13, 16:52
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1. Let's face the truth...
Karl ,   Sacramento, CA   (08.02.13)
Arab and Muslim culture is not mature. It is adolescent at best. Time to grow up or be pushed aside. I hope that these women have the guts to continue with their struggle, but from the comments they are making in this article, it seems that they really don't want to make waves like women did in more advanced cultures.
2. @ Karl, #1
M. Davison ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (08.03.13)
Remember one thing-- these women are much more likely to be killed for their beliefs than feminists in "more advanced cultures" were. When women were fighting for the vote in the US, thousands were arrested, hundreds were jailed and hundreds were put into mental institutions before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. That's less than 100 years ago. Don't belittle the obstacles these women have to overcome--against the very real possibility of losing their lives for the cause.
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