"Although outside Muslim countries women are ostensibly free to wear what they please and go where they wish, the truth is that if women do not conform to particular norms of dress, weight, behavior, and location, they risk being harassed and even harmed. We don't see the boundaries on women in our own culture, because we have grown up with them. That's just the way things are. The same is true in Yemen; most women are not particularly aware that staying inside and wearing a veil are repressive; that's just the way things are and to try to change things is expensive, dangerous, and impossible. Better to find ways within the boundaries to achieve a measure of freedom and contentment." (Worthless Women by Anne Pyburn)
This is exactly the same that is true in India, at least in Banaras where I used to live.
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I read an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that will have an impact on this issue. The US Government, instead of intruding on Iran's inner doings, is going to set up computer stations that will allow the people of Iran to freely converse about their issues and to see what is happening elsewhere in the world. The internet is a powerful "weapon" in allowing uneducated people learn what is out there in the world...
Dad
I agree that the internet is definitely a powerful weapon in allowing uneducated people learn about the world. This is one reason why there are so many restrictions placed on the internet in China. However, I am unclear as to what this has to do with Yemeni & Traditional Indian Women.
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