Actually arranged marriages work because good parents know who their children are compatible with. I'm not too familiar with Indian marriages, but in Saudi Arabia divorce IS allowed. The husband must provide for the divorced wife and the children if they cannot provide for themselves. And generally, the divorced women either get married again or go to live with their original families.
Muslim women in the West are not forced to wear Hijab, it is entirely optional - depending on whether the parents are strict or not.
If sexism is apart of other (most) cultures, why did you phrase it to specifically use it against Muslims?
Also, Muslim men are supposed to dress modestly as well. If you've ever seen the traditional Saudi Arabian garb then you would realize that women are not the only ones required to dress modestly.
Yes, there are extreme cases of violence and inequality in the Middle East. But there is much more violence and inequality here in America on any given day, then in Saudi Arabia in an entire year.
Everyone forgets about the school shootings, incestuous rednecks, the gang warfare and even police brutality when it comes to America, yet it seems to me that everyone remembers "honor killings" and child marriages and other extreme behaviors when the spotlight is on Muslims.
This isn't the norm, and it has never been the norm - but it's what Westerners remember. It's what makes the news. And it's also what gives Saudi Arabians, Muslims, and all Middle Easterners a bad rep.
I can assume that you are a "Westerner" just by the way you wrote that condescending rant without even considering what I actually wrote.
And stop it - you've never seen a woman in a burka shopping at the local grocery store. You just pulled that from some biased documentary you watched for three minutes.
And there nothing wrong with arranged marriages. It happens to be a common practice in many cultures around the world. Our country, with one of the highest divorce ratios in the world, could also benefit from learning why the majority of arranged marriages are successful.
And fine, if it makes you happy, let's stop pressuring men to be sexy as well. I don't really see it all that often, but if you do, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with being a homosexual!
So "go and live on a different planet. Preferably one without oxygen" - and preferably without internet service as well.
Uh...I think I'll go do that?
@ted
Go ahead and try to rip apart my argument. You can't.
Your comment was tongue-in-cheek, yet you get angry when I poke fun at it.
And then on top of it all you resort to name-calling after you cried about that as well.
So stop. Admit defeat.
And obviously, from the article above - women do dream and talk about freedoms and ideals ALL THE TIME - LOL
You are such a horrible debater!
Actually arranged marriages work because good parents know who their children are compatible with. I'm not too familiar with Indian marriages, but in Saudi Arabia divorce IS allowed. The husband must provide for the divorced wife and the children if they cannot provide for themselves. And generally, the divorced women either get married again or go to live with their original families.
Muslim women in the West are not forced to wear Hijab, it is entirely optional - depending on whether the parents are strict or not.
If sexism is apart of other (most) cultures, why did you phrase it to specifically use it against Muslims?
Also, Muslim men are supposed to dress modestly as well. If you've ever seen the traditional Saudi Arabian garb then you would realize that women are not the only ones required to dress modestly.
http://www.traderscity.com/images/arabclothes.gif
http://people.smu.edu/ashleyp/men.jpg
And I resorted to name calling because it was funny. Since when are "Men..pressured to look sexy, too." ??? Where do you live? San Francisco????? LOL
"I don't miss the U.S., though," she said. "I think most Americans are living in a bubble and they believe in whatever the media feeds them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-wives14jan14,1,1258048.story?page=2&cset=true&ctrack=1
I actually feel embarrassed FOR you.
If you weren't so ignorant maybe you'd realize that Sharia law happens to be a perfectly reasonable way of living if it's interpreted correctly.
You should try reading about it sometime:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
Yes, there are extreme cases of violence and inequality in the Middle East. But there is much more violence and inequality here in America on any given day, then in Saudi Arabia in an entire year.
Everyone forgets about the school shootings, incestuous rednecks, the gang warfare and even police brutality when it comes to America, yet it seems to me that everyone remembers "honor killings" and child marriages and other extreme behaviors when the spotlight is on Muslims.
This isn't the norm, and it has never been the norm - but it's what Westerners remember. It's what makes the news. And it's also what gives Saudi Arabians, Muslims, and all Middle Easterners a bad rep.
I can assume that you are a "Westerner" just by the way you wrote that condescending rant without even considering what I actually wrote.
And stop it - you've never seen a woman in a burka shopping at the local grocery store. You just pulled that from some biased documentary you watched for three minutes.
And there nothing wrong with arranged marriages. It happens to be a common practice in many cultures around the world. Our country, with one of the highest divorce ratios in the world, could also benefit from learning why the majority of arranged marriages are successful.
And fine, if it makes you happy, let's stop pressuring men to be sexy as well. I don't really see it all that often, but if you do, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with being a homosexual!