tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801951507791931877.post8558261513522683232..comments2023-03-21T17:57:46.980+02:00Comments on I'm Just Sayin: Why Women's Rights in Egypt Are Important, and NOT Just for WomenJust Sayinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16878780649272161730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801951507791931877.post-51935100115978285092011-03-20T00:52:44.802+02:002011-03-20T00:52:44.802+02:00Thanks for commenting dude. Generalizations though...Thanks for commenting dude. Generalizations though there may be (and I would argue they are a little inevitable to illustrate complex matters) I have to question whether the strong role you speak of is an equal role which contributes to directing the way things are going.<br /><br />Also, in my last trip to Cairo, I was personally witness to harassment in the street and was shocked to find it would happen more than once a day when I was there. <br /><br />Then there is obviously what happened in Tahrir Square on International Women's day.<br /><br />I am open to discussion. If I get a lot of "What you on about, that's not what's going on at all" feedback from men and women alike then I'll be happy to accept the blog post was just a brain fart.Just Sayinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878780649272161730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801951507791931877.post-76389612020890758322011-03-20T00:31:10.836+02:002011-03-20T00:31:10.836+02:00With respect bro, this is a slightly simplistic vi...With respect bro, this is a slightly simplistic view of a society that is a lot more complex than you illustrate. There is no doubt that women have in the last few decades on the whole not received full representation and rights, but historically women have had a significant role both publicly and more importantly within the complex sociological structure that is misunderstood by the west. Just watch a few Egyptian soaps and you'll get my drift. Women have always had a strong role in middle eastern society.Alinoreply@blogger.com