Controversial Topicshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ControversialTopics/Forum28.htm<font color=red>This entire section is moderated</font><br> Dedicated to continual re-education and our search for a broader understanding of life. Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)Are woman really treated bad in Islamhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AreWomanReallyTreatedIslam/czpbn/post.htmThu, 22 Jan 2009 19:39:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:195972Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreWomanReallyTreatedIslam/czpbn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments28-195972.xmlFive years ago, I read in the Toronto Star issue of July 3, 1990 an article titled Islam is not Alone in Patriarchal Doctrines , by Gwynne Dyer. The article described the furious reactions of the participants of a conference on women and power held in Montreal to the comments of the famous Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal Saadawi. Her politically incorrect statements included : " the most restrictive elements towards women can be found first in Judaism in the Old Testament then in Christianity and then in the Quran " " all religions are patriarchal because they stem from patriarchal societies " and " veiling of women is not a specifically Islamic practice but an ancient cultural heritage with analogies in sister religions ". The participants...