‘Gender Apartheid’: NYT Op-Ed Calls Obama Mosque Visit a Setback for Muslim Women’s Rights

[ABX]

A New York Times op-ed argues that Obama’s visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque “demonstrates tacit acceptance of a form of gender apartheid.”

From the New York Times:

As President and Michelle Obama argued decades ago in the context of the U.S. civil rights movement, separate is indeed unequal. To Muslim women’s rights activists fighting for equal access to mosques as part of a broader campaign for reform — from equal education for women and girls to freedom from so-called “honor killings” — the president’s visit to a mosque that practices such blatant inequity represents a step backwards. While it may be meant to convey a message of religious inclusiveness to American Muslims,  the visit demonstrates tacit acceptance of a form of discrimination that amounts to gender apartheid. For that reason, we will be standing outside the mosque on Johnnycake Road, as close as the Secret Service allows, to protest the separate and unequal standards inside and advocate for equal rights....

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/03/nyt-op-ed-obama-mosque-visit-step-backwards-for-womens-rights-in-islam/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

[Scottftlc]

Hmmm...well, this is a rare one. Props to them for consistency.  It will be interesting to see how this develops as the intransigence of Islam sinks in over time. Another day, props to them today.

[musiclady]

Remarkable, but good.

At least someone on the left is admitting the obvious.  Supporting Islam, as Obama does, is supporting, not just inequality, but the oppression and abuse of women.

I'm guessing this moment of honesty will fade quickly, and will never be mentioned again.

[Relic]

Remarkable, but good.
At least someone on the left is admitting the obvious.  Supporting Islam, as Obama does, is supporting, not just inequality, but the oppression and abuse of women.

I'm guessing this moment of honesty will fade quickly, and will never be mentioned again.

Yep. It's not the first time someone has gone off the reservation. The leftist media is powerful, and resilient.

[musiclady]

Yep. It's not the first time someone has gone off the reservation. The leftist media is powerful, and resilient.

And practices mind control over their zombie 'journalists.'

[flowers]

Hmmm...well, this is a rare one. Props to them for consistency.  It will be interesting to see how this develops as the intransigence of Islam sinks in over time. Another day, props to them today.

maybe the person who runs the op-ed section is on vacation?  Good for them.