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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (70734)	10/19/2003 6:07:46 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

In many parts of the east, women are given preferential treatments in the society. This is more of an unspoken rule than a written one. [excluding Saudi and Afghanistan per even your "Let's just say that aside from some extreme examples like Saudi and the Taliban (both of whom had the same idealogy)"], what 'parts of the east'? like Jordan? - In Jordan, “honor killings” occur when families deem women’s behavior improper, and, despite some legislative reforms, the perpetrators receive lenient sentencing before courts. or Pakistan? - In Pakistan, women who attempt to file rape charges face police harassment and disbelief, and may themselves face arrest and prosecution for engaging in extramarital sex. or Iran? - A bill calling on Iran to join an international agreement on women's rights has been rejected by the government's supervisory body. Despite enjoying greater freedoms than many other Islamic countries, Iranian women are treated as second class citizens. or Kuwait? - Women in Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia face government-sponsored discrimination that renders them unequal before the law - including discriminatory family codes that take away women's legal authority and place it in the hands of male family members - and restricts women's participation in public life. or Bahrain or Yemen or Oman or the United Arab Emirates? - Female Genital Mutilation Around the World, as documented in the medical and ethnographic literature and direct testimonies to include, Bahrain, Democratic Yemen, Oman, and United Arab Emirates: [Nagd, Kuwet, Muntafir, Bani, Tamin, Sammar, Mahra, Kara, Sahara, Bautahar, Boni Atije, Agarnem, Adwan, Southern part of Peninsula and persian Gulf area]. For example, companies routinely make broad attendance allowances so the woman can take care of her kids and home better. It is also not uncommon for women to get out of turn treatment at the market or offices so that they can leave sooner. talk about a sexist remark! is it any wonder you think life in the Middle East is better for females?