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December 7, 2005

Burning Cars, Burning Girls

by Joe Katzman at December 7, 2005 3:14 AM

One of the grumbles I often hear is that Western feminists have ignored the issue of womens' rights in Islamic communities and countries - or have openly sacrificed them in the name of the left's idea of multiculturalism. There is some truth to this; nevertheless, there are also counterexamples. Or perhaps signs of a slowly-dawning epiphany, who knows?

Sign and Sight has a translated essay from Alice Schwarzer, one of Germany's most prominent feminists. She wrote an article recently in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Its core thesis?

"The riots in the French suburbs are taking place in an atmosphere rife with male violence where girls and women live in fear. If we really want to address the problem of burning cars, then we must also tackle the problem of burning girls."

Support for this proposition comes from the other side of the political spectrum. The British conservative writer Theodore Dalrymple has observed the problem first hand in his British medical practice, and says much the same thing.

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#1 from Yehudit at 11:34 am on Dec 07, 2005

I had similar thoughts. I might post this at WoC if I can tone it down a bit. (Just a bit!)

#2 from Steevo at 9:07 pm on Dec 07, 2005

I'd say if you consider it a "grumble" with "some truth" feminists have ignored womens right in Islamic countries, you're part of the problem.

#3 from J Aguilar at 9:24 pm on Dec 07, 2005

A Spanish political commentator noted the absence of women in the last protests in France and pointed it out as a characteristic of an Islamic movement, rather than common disturbs due to economic problems, as the Left had portrayed them.

It is a very interesting issue. I think Robin Burke has treated this before here at WoC.

#4 from Johann at 12:22 am on Dec 08, 2005

Is not a better question why these Islamists are in Europe in the first place -- what, pray tell, do they add to society?

#5 from thomas at 4:48 pm on Jan 04, 2007

wow what is this

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