Comments on: Abeer Esber: For Wrong Reasons, Easier for Arab Women to Publish

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:58:35 +0000

Interesting and very true look at how Arab women have been historically portrayed in the western world of publishing – are they downtrodden slaves, or harem seductresses? Why have the images changed over time, and how do this women take the initiative to define themselves.

By: Jannah

Jannah — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:22:23 +0000

I’m with Rochelle here… for how many centuries were there no Arab women publishing anything at all? There’s been a long-overdue balance needing to be redressed there. I certainly feel a deep desire and passion to see the sisters finally finding their voice and being heard, and I’m thrilled that this is happening in my lifetime.

And every time I hear about the poor poor men oppressed by those evil feminists, I don’t know if I want to laugh in ridicule or throw up.

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:44:15 +0000

1) One the whole, men publish much more often then women, in the Arab world or anywhere else.

2) If women do find it easier to get published, it couldn’t possible be because women’s voices have been silenced for so long that now there is a public desire to read women’s work, could it?…

I’m hearing “reverse sexism” and it makes me want to stick something in my eye.

By: Zaufishan

Zaufishan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:23:34 +0000

Agreed. Where women and men differ by design, there has never been a valid reason to object; the moment one dips into the others’ rights though, tension builds. Let each individual be judged according to their merit rather than how far they’ll assimilate into what is demanded from them according to culture.

It’s a matter of equity, not equality.

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