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06-19-2007, 04:52 PM
I don't know whether to be depressed that it's necessary or encouraged that it's happening:
Sara Wajid writes in The Guardian on why Muslim women are taking up martial arts (http://www.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2103703,00.html):
... Uzma Naseem, a solicitor and mother who has been attending the classes, says: "It's not a question of being a Muslim woman, it's a question of being a woman and of self-protection generally ... It's hard for people to acknowledge that Muslim women need to go out and about in the city and be able to defend themselves. My mum's generation might think, 'Muslim women just go out with their men so they'll be protected.' But my generation is just so much more independent. It's not about being vulnerable women - it's just a good qualification to have." She plans to enrol her four-year-old daughter in martial arts classes as soon as possible.Lots more interesting stuff via the link that's likely to dispel some social misconceptions.
(Original Post) (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/a_sign_of_the_times.html)
Sara Wajid writes in The Guardian on why Muslim women are taking up martial arts (http://www.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2103703,00.html):
... Uzma Naseem, a solicitor and mother who has been attending the classes, says: "It's not a question of being a Muslim woman, it's a question of being a woman and of self-protection generally ... It's hard for people to acknowledge that Muslim women need to go out and about in the city and be able to defend themselves. My mum's generation might think, 'Muslim women just go out with their men so they'll be protected.' But my generation is just so much more independent. It's not about being vulnerable women - it's just a good qualification to have." She plans to enrol her four-year-old daughter in martial arts classes as soon as possible.Lots more interesting stuff via the link that's likely to dispel some social misconceptions.
(Original Post) (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/a_sign_of_the_times.html)