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I was shocked by the remark of Berrin that if he was an infidel he would rape women left and right. I was more shocked by the silence of his bro’s. Where did this come from?
It’s not uncommon that groups of people are easily stereotyped. Germans are known for their “Pünktlichkeit” (precision) and “Ordnung muss sein” (order must be), Spanish are known for ‘manana’ and ‘siesta’ and so no. Arab men are known for harassing women. And from what I read on this forum, there is truth in it. The following article is a good read with food for thought.
What Islam teaches about women (that they are less than men and that a naked toe is arousing) and how Hollywood displays western women also contributes, but the article doesn’t mention it. Although their sexualized and objectified view of western women, I doubt many really know any western woman. Afterall, Islam discourages friendships with non-Muslims.

Some quotes from the article:

Arab views of the contemporary western woman are also highly sexualised. In this view, western women are oversexed, promiscuous and have revolving doors in their knickers. "A typical Egyptian male is a firm believer that any western woman is an easy catch and would not mind at all having sex with complete strangers," observes Ahmed, an old college friend.
This can lead to hassle and harassment for western women travelling or living in Egypt and some other Arab countries.

So, which Arabs have the most negative views of western women? Well, probably those from the most conservative societies. "From my personal experience, the worst Arab men I found were the ones from Saudi Arabia," a journalist with a leading Portuguese newspaper told me. "They think that all foreign women are prostitutes and they try to treat them like that."

It should be pointed out that many religious Arabs, including women, do not believe that Arab women are oppressed, but that they enjoy a different, and superior, kind of liberty. In an interesting turning of the tables, conservatives are reciprocating the western interest in the position of Arab and Muslim women by examining the "oppressed" status of the western woman.

The latest argument we have read many times on DF the last few weeks.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... tern-women

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