I recently engaged in an exchange of ideas and views with a Shi'ite Moslem on the subject of Iran who missed Iran terribly for the status and respect that women enjoy there.

I am not saying that Iran treats women better, I am saying that a Shi'ite woman thinks so.

The rest of our conversation was so interesting and honest that I had no reason to doubt her for a second.

Certainly I have met many young Sunni Moslem Women who are proud of and derive great succour from their role within Islam.

Many see western women as being slaves of vanity and victims of corporate social propaganda concerning how women are supposed to look and behave, both of which involve a degree of self abuse, both physically, emotionally and spiritually.


There are many Moslem women who would see Islam as being a route by which western women could achieve otherwise elusive happiness.


As carol says, it is important to ask people how they feel before speaking for them.