Bookworm on Oct 06 2008 | Filed under: Arabs, Feminism, Islam, Saudi Arabia, Sex, Women
American feminists, who have done quite a number on Palin, are remarkably silent about the mind-boggling restrictions placed upon, and indignities visited upon, their sisters in Saudi Arabia:
A new prohibition may be added to the long list of those placed on women in Saudi Arabia: A new sentence according to Islamic law (fatwa) determines that [...]
Bookworm on Oct 04 2008 | Filed under: San Francisco, Women
I found fascinating the fact that, even in San Francisco, the most liberal, diverse, open to everything (except conservatism and religion) city in the whole US (except for Berkeley), women are not making headway in politics:
In a year when gender has played a significant role in the presidential campaign - 18 million people voted for [...]
Bookworm on Sep 09 2008 | Filed under: Feminism, Sarah Palin, Women
In the past couple of days, I’ve read more than a few articles in which liberal women express incendiary anger about Sarah Palin. I blogged yesterday about Michelle Cottle’s screed, and today read equally over-the-top material from Judith Warner (h/t The Anchoress) and Heather Malick (h/t Small Dead Animals). In each of these articles, [...]
Bookworm on Sep 07 2008 | Filed under: Media matters, Sarah Palin, Women
I don’t know how much difference this will make, but it’s a petition to show that the media is wrong — women will and do support Sarah Palin.
Hat tip: Bloggers for John McCain
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Bookworm on Sep 05 2008 | Filed under: Feminism, Sarah Palin
After pointing out how ignoble the attack on Palin is coming from the self-appointed coastal elites, Victor Davis Hanson sums up how Palin is the ultimate feminist triumph:
Sarah Palin is the emblem of what feminism was supposed to be all about: an unafraid, independent, audacious woman, who soared on her own merits without the aid [...]
Bookworm on Jul 13 2008 | Filed under: Women
This is kind of cool — I’m on a list that Michelle Malkin heads! The young man who runs the Enkay Blog has assembled a list of the top 100 female bloggers and I’m currently in there at number 78. Of course, if this list gets more play (and he hopes it does and is [...]
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