gonna be fun to see Jezebelites try and stay true to their ‘women are victims, men are awful’ pathos here while also toeing the liberal line that the Muslim immigrants are gods gift to western europe.

It’s probably helpful to include an actual account from one of the victims who spoke to the media. After all, they — not brown men — are the victims.

I tell you I come from the middle east, and when someone tells me that our culture is not more macho blabla I feel SO disrespected, because I feel treated like a small child that can’t take criticism. Taking my culture seriously means judging it according to the same standards everyone else is judged. My mom, my…

And it should be fucking scary to western nations that such education is necessary.

Likely missed their How Not To Rape Women educational classes as they were inconveniently scheduled

I don’t think most right wing people think that at all. I think that is a straw man and you know it.

Could someone explain to me why Muslim women wear hijabs? And why Muslim men do not? And no sarcasm please. I really want to know. I tried to look it up, but the only thing I found on Google was that “men and women aren’t equal,” and women should cover themselves for modesty’s sake, so men won’t think lustful thoughts…

She is not a hero. This is what her organization represents:

A while ago, I would have applauded her. But since I looked into it seriously, and learned how and why these customs came to be, I just can’t. The Quran has never meant for the hijab to be mandatory (only the five pillars are), and seeing how women suffer in too many countries with ridiculous gender laws, I now see…

I’m Muslim and if any man suggested to any of the woman in my family to wear a hijab or burka I’d get hostile real quick. They are sexist garments for woman to wear because otherwise they’re loose ladies showing off their hair or face, Muslim woman who says they wear it of their own choice are no different than woman…

Yay, she’s a hero, or something!