{"id":1156,"date":"2005-07-21T21:27:47","date_gmt":"2005-07-22T01:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2015-03-13T20:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:46:20","slug":"talk-and-throw-money-at-it-a-feminized-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2005\/07\/21\/talk-and-throw-money-at-it-a-feminized-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk and throw money at it: A “feminized” solution!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

From the Guardian UK: Muslim women could play a vital role in tackling terrorism<\/a> in the UK and abroad, a study by the thinktank Demos claimed today.<\/em><\/p>\n

The report argues that the \u201cbridge building\u201d and communication abilities of women should be better harnessed as a force for good in Muslim communities following the London bombings.<\/p>\n

The study, entitled Hearts and Minds, calls for Muslim community women\u2019s groups, or \u201cmothers\u2019 meetings\u201d, to be encouraged and given funds by the government. It says such groups could become intermediaries with public bodies, and \u201cforums where issues and grievances within the community are raised and resolved\u201d.<\/p>\n

The authors, conflict resolution experts Scilla Elworthy and Gabrielle Rifkind, also argue for more \u201cfeminised\u201d security services, with more women police officers and intelligence agents. Following the July 7 attacks, they call for officials to ensure that the police and other public agencies also employ women liaison officers \u201cto act as a point of contact with women in Muslim communities\u201d.<\/p>\n

The experts set out to examine the psychology and underlying causes of terrorism.<\/p>\n

They argue: \u201cThe perpetrators of terror are overwhelmingly male. Yet women can bring striking results in areas of conflict, since they are known to be effective communicators and to have a natural talent for building bridges.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s high time we feminised our approach to security, by actively encouraging women to introduce their particular ways of doing things into all our efforts to deal with terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m speechless. Here comes the Oprah Segment of the War on Terror. Sit down, talk, cry a little, have a low-fat nosh, blame the men, particularly \u2013 you know, BushBlairHoward \u2013 and let the Muslim women go tell their husbands and sons what to do. Maybe let\u2019s get a make-over going one afternoon \u2013 take the women out of their hajibs, put a little rouge on \u2019em, and get them looking fabulous! Then their men will stop suppressing them and \u201chonor-killing\u201d their daughters. You know\u2026they\u2019ll just listen to \u2019em and stop blowing people up!<\/p>\n

Actually, that\u2019s not what\u2019s troubling. What\u2019s troubling is that Amir Taheri is thinking that London might be flirting with an idea of appeasement<\/a>. Taheri offers no examples, but just listening to George Galloway and Red Ken Livingstone give you the idea.<\/p>\n

Appeasement!<\/p>\n

Why didn\u2019t Churchill think of that? Oh, right\u2026Chamberlain had already tried it. But then, he didn\u2019t have Oprah on hand\u2026no wonder it didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n

H\/T for both stories, Lucianne.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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