It makes my head hurt. Bringing more women into leadership roles so that they can force women into more submissive roles. No not Sarah Palin, no not Michelle Bachmann – the women in the Muslim Brotherhood.
The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt has brought with it a new group of female politicians who say they are determined to bring more women into leadership roles — and at the same time want to consecrate a deeply conservative Islamic vision for women in Egypt.
But if they are determined to bring more women into leadership roles then why do they want to consecrate a deeply conservative Islamic vision for women?
Really, people, those two things do not go together. It’s like trying to eat and vomit at the same time. [Read more…]