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In reply to the discussion: Women bear brunt of Islamophobia [View all]Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)40. You're one of many that I have on "manual ignore".
I won't be reading or responding to any more of your posts.
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You haven't said anything about the Islamophobia aimed at women in Australia...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#7
Okay, what do you think is the biggest problem Australian Muslim women face as Muslims?
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#13
that they are mired in a religion that treats them as worse than chattel...
ProdigalJunkMail
Oct 2014
#15
I dunno. Maybe you should try reading the OP I posted. It was about Islamophobia in Australia...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#102
So you just don't want to talk about the attacks on those women. Okay...
Violet_Crumble
Oct 2014
#110
you're right - the bigger problem women under islam face is being killed by relatives
samsingh
Oct 2014
#27
Islam is a set of beliefs. Race and sexual orientation are a matter of nature.
PeaceNikki
Oct 2014
#49
it's not okay. i'm not dehumanizing them. but i'm not going to ignore the reality
samsingh
Oct 2014
#54
I don't think anyone is justifying ridicule or cruelty, only pointing out the fact that if one is
PeaceNikki
Oct 2014
#29
I think that the title of this piece invites discussion on the treatment of women *within* Islam
PeaceNikki
Oct 2014
#115
i can't forget the innocent girls being stoned to death for talking to a male in Pakistan or Afgan
samsingh
Oct 2014
#31
at one point i thought all religions had merit, wanted the same thing, and were equal
samsingh
Oct 2014
#118
True. But it's always easier to blame stuff on the other guy's religion. n/t
nomorenomore08
Oct 2014
#82
True, but I'm a nonbeliever myself, and my first reaction to the OP was to feel sympathy
nomorenomore08
Oct 2014
#93
i know exactly what i posted and not once was there any sort of justification
ProdigalJunkMail
Oct 2014
#84
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is a ridiculous simplistic notion. And wrong.
PeaceNikki
Oct 2014
#58
The bigotry is pretty disgusting. People respond to an article about the victims of anti-Muslim
Chathamization
Oct 2014
#72
It's just like if someone were to post about antisemitic attacks in a Western country
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2014
#97
I don't have the links, but I *do* recall hearing here that no woman could possibly *choose*
MisterP
Oct 2014
#73
This isn't just a problem for the Muslim women, it is a problem for Australia.
KitSileya
Oct 2014
#51
Here's an article about Australia's intense wave of anti gay attacks, 1985-1999. At least 50 dead.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#74
I've yet to meet an Islamic woman that did not possess daggers in their tongue.
alphafemale
Oct 2014
#112
yes, which is why i dont believe islamaphobia comes from a desire to protect muslim women
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2014
#117