Three articles from the New York Times over the last two days are a patchwork quilt of the contemporary Islamic war against women.<\/p>\n
Two of them present us with some hope for the future, although all three stories emerge from violent acts by religious fundamentalists:<\/p>\n
Afghan Mullah Who Raped Girl in His Mosque Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The girl was 10 years old.<\/p>\n Rights Groups Condemn Execution of Iranian Woman – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reyhaneh Jabbari killed Dr. Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a physician and government official, because he tried to rape her. She claimed self-defense at her trial; she lost, and lost her life.<\/p>\n Assassination in Tunisia Draws Spouse Into Politics – NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mbarka Brahmi is campaigning for a seat in Tunisia’s parliament held by her late husband, Mohamed Brahmi, a left-winger, who was assassinated last year by what the Times describes as “an Islamist extremist group.” She is so much braver than I could imagine being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three articles from the New York Times over the last two days are a patchwork quilt of the contemporary Islamic war against women. Two of them present us with some hope for the future, although all three stories emerge from … Continue reading