Salman Masalha
Women and Arab Society
As long as the Arab world keeps women down, it will not progress....
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
The Arab Man is the Problem, The Arab Woman is the Solution
Archive (2004):
In an article titled "The Arab Man is the Problem, The [Arab] Woman
Is the Solution," Israeli Arab author and poet Salman Masalha is harshly
critical of the situation of women in Arab countries, and argues that
women's equality will put an end to the backwardness of Arab and Islamic
society. The following are excerpts from...
About The Latest French Stance
Archive: Al-Hayat , 2003/12/28
There is no doubt that any progressive Arab should bless the French president in his attempt to protect France's secularism.
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The Arab Holy of Holies
Salman Masalha
The Arab Holy of Holies
Last Saturday (February 7, 2010) a demonstration against violence towards women in Arab society was held in Nazareth, at the initiative of the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee. It isn’t every day that Arab women win reinforcements in the shape of marchers from the entire spectrum of Arab politics in Israel....
Honor Killing
Salman Masalha
HONOR KILLING
There is not a single Arab locale in Israel or abroad that has not experienced murders in the context of what is known as “family honor.” Weak-minded Arab intellectuals try to minimize the important of these deeds with various claims, including the comparison of “family honor” killing with the crime passionel, murder...
