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I admire your motive auslander, ut honestly that would be the last thing a muslim woman (in Australia) wearing the burkha would want.. they do have the option to wear only the hajib along with western clothing.. it's often a matter of convention and belief, not always simple repression. We can't judge in this way without hearing both sides.
PS - have we gone too far, putting Barbie into a burkha? East m
eets west (the "ee" phoneme again), or cultural insensitivity?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229760/Its-Barbie-burka-World-famous-doll-gets-makeover-hammer-50th-anniversary.html
posted by
mneme
on November 23, 2009 at 1:51 AM
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Well that's one way.. I wonder if she's thought this through..(smiles)? I'm sure she meant well, poor soul.. this is only one step away from prostitution (I won't say any more, that's too big a can of worms!).
posted by
mneme
on November 23, 2009 at 1:38 AM
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Goodness Naut, your imagination has no bounds
Still the suggestion you "reported" was an accepted form of support for widows with young children instead of relying on charity of the state (but this was 1000 years ago). Still, don't be surprise if women in traditional societies welcomed these measures, as single women ("spinsters",widows, divorcees) are conisdered a burden, not just finanially, but also in the sense of having a reputation to protect. This is something that married women do not have to deal with and it explains why matchmaking (via websites and traditional methods) is still alive and kicking in many 3rd world countris countries (Muslim & otherwise).
posted by
lindo
on November 22, 2009 at 1:32 AM
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: Poor, Single Mothers…
Why doesn't the gov. just have a slave market and cut all the red tape. They are, after all, viewing the women as a necessary inconvenience and firing squads are frowned upon. joab
posted by
joab3
on November 9, 2009 at 12:10 PM
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And here I thought each man was permitted only 4 wives? Talk about government meddling in the bedroom! Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on November 9, 2009 at 5:18 AM
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Nautikos!!! LOL,where did you hear of this and who is this Wan lady?? you are a racket..there is no such thing..lol and this source you get this info from..I really have to check him out! 
posted by
shobana
on November 7, 2009 at 11:42 PM
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Naut, tell me it isn't so... the things you report on just boggle my mind at times.
write on, Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on November 7, 2009 at 8:29 PM
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I find it extremely difficult not to tear apart the woman's burka when I see one in the bus or on the street or anywhere else for that matter. How is it that we, as a 21st century country accept such inhuman treatment of women? I'm sure that if it were men in chains that we see in the bus or on the street there would be an uproar against this slavery. But it's JUST women, right?
posted by
auslander
on November 7, 2009 at 6:34 PM
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Unbelievable.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 7, 2009 at 5:24 PM
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Any man who must have more than one wife...........
Gotta be nuts.
posted by
Kabu
on November 7, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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Naut
Thank you for posting this. Am I the most naive human being on the planet? Is this a joke? If not, this is the saddest of stories. Is this Islamic charity? I liked your clever retort; however, the story itself if so sad.
posted by
Justi
on November 7, 2009 at 1:50 PM
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Oh my! I am lost for words! WOW! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on November 7, 2009 at 1:26 PM
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As cloistered as women are kept in such a place, I can't help
wondering how there are any single mothers, poor or otherwise. From what I've read, women and girls are not allowed to go anywhere alone, the men in their family watch them like hawks. I guess daddy dearest can't sleep with one eye open.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 7, 2009 at 12:21 PM
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loll and seeing the single mothers circling the government buildings, a Malasyan visionary film maker gets inspired to make the next Halloween movie: " The Day of the Hot Berkas " loll
posted by
Sinome
on November 7, 2009 at 12:03 PM
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I noticed that the backbenchers (all of them men) started thumping their palms on the table at the Kelantan State Assembly in a show of support.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 7, 2009 at 11:33 AM
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