QOTD

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade.
It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
~Rabindranath Tagore

For Muslim women, a deadly defiance

This is from The Boston Globe. There really are no words for how I feel about this subject... I have long railed against the patriarchical tendencies of many religions and cultures to suppress women, demean them, control them. In many cases, they are not just deprived of freedom and happiness, but their lives.

Lest we think this is "a Muslim thing", bear in mind that this same thing happens in Brazil, in India, and many other countries where machismo and caste and religion rule. Women deserve to be equal and free in all countries. We also deserve to maintain the freedoms we have long fought for here.

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