Yeah… emancipation of women right?
Another great column in today’s WaPo. This time one about the veil: Yvonne Ridley explains why we in the West interprete the veil and Koranic verses completely wrong. In fact, so she argues, the Koran is great! for the emancipation of women.
Charles has some background information on Yvonne Ridley:
Yvonne Ridley is a member of George Galloway’s RESPECT party, and has written numerous essays defending Islamic terrorism. She described those murdered in last year’s terrorist attacks in Jordan as “collaborators.� She wrote, “I think I’d rather put up with a brother like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi any day than have a traitor or sell-out for a father, son or grandfather.� She described Shamil Basaev, the mastermind of the massacre of Russian school children at Beslan, as “a Shaheed,� or martyr. She was fired by Al Jazeera because she was too extreme even for them.
So. The WaPo chose to publish an – excuse the strong wording – absolute piece of garbage written by a terrorist sympathizer.
Well, glad that column did not prove to be a complete waste of time.
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