Can’t believe NO ONE has commented about the absence of ANY female protesters. And I mean NONE. Many conclusions from this. Obviously male dominated society where women have no standing or rights. Also think its indicative of a nasty strain of Islam that resides in Egypt. Even Iran had female protesters...
I saw a lot of women with protesters yesterday, a lot more than I have seen in most Middle East flareups.
Women and children.
I didn’t comment because I hadn’t noticed that. Nice catch! That supports claims that this revolution- that’s what it is now- is driven by Islam, most likely the MB.
There are no women in anything public in the Middle East. It’s like half the world doesn’t exist. Same thing when you see a photo of a shopping mall in Saudi Arabia - it’s entirely men, window shopping, drinking coffee, going in and out of the shops in pairs.
I’m always amazed that nobody comments on this, either. By way of exception, the brief uprising in Iran did have women in it (one was even killed by Ahmadinejad’s forces). But of course that was not a pro-Islamist protest.
Or females like Mubarak because they’re aware of the alternative. j/k. Yes, I noticed this as well and thanked God I was not born in the ME.
My husband and I talked about the absence of females last night.
This link shows some women but I must add that it does include some **graphic** photos of a man who was shot.
http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/01/the-egypt-protests/