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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am married to an Egyptian Muslim who does business in different middle eastern countries. I told him I'd never go somewhere I was forced to wear a headscarf. I can see Condi having to go to KSA because it was her job. But couldn't Michelle have taken a pass on this trip?[/quote]

In a way, I think it would be cowardly to "leave Michelle at home." Having her out there puts a public image on Saudi backwardsness. I'm not anti-Muslim - I was raised in the religion, and know that it's not the religion itself that's a problem, but how people practice their (often offensive) version of it. It's wrong to be complacent in the face of state-sanctioned sexism and misogyny. That shit needs to be shown for the embarrassment and backwardness that it is. Michelle being there helped give a visual of this. [/quote]

I understand your point. It's just that I get faced with going to KSA every year, and every year the thought makes me ill. The brutal sexism just seems so insurmountable to me.  I have female friends, wealthy, who are banned from leaving the country by their male relatives. Women in their 40s and 50s!  It sickens me too much to ever want to step foot in it.[/quote]

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