Essay by Na'eem Jeenah over at Hot Coals
FYI- we need more content from South Africa here!Let the angels sing. That’s our culture
Two quotes, to give you an idea as to content:
I’m wondering whether allegations of sexual harassment in South Africa will soon become ‘normal’, like stories of murder, rape and armed robbery. Will we all become desensitised to it to the extent that we yawn when we see yet another story of accusations of sexual harassment against some or other politician.
and also:
After all, isn’t Islam (or, if you will, “Islamic culture”) often used as a justification for the hateful (and, in fact, unIslamic) manner in which many Muslim women are treated – including the ways they are sexually treated in the bedroom? Indeed, many Muslim men use much more powerful religio-cultural arguments to get what they want from women than the vague resort to “Zulu culture” or “Xhosa culture” which is more easily disputed. And this theology of misogyny is fast becoming part of the popular culture of Muslims in South Africa and around the world.
posted by Leila M. at
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