NaokoSmith
Honourable Slut
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First of all, many apologies to LiquidMathew for mentioning Islamic feminism in his thread on Bad Erotica tropes and leading to a completely off-topic argument developing in there.
Some time ago, I had a long discussion with TXRad, HP and some others about what Muslim women might wear under their burqas on a Spam thread. Afterwards I saw some hot shots on Facebook which I meant to share with TX, who had expressed a kindly interest. So I'm going to start putting them up here.
But any guys who check this thread must also promise to read Scheherazade Goes West, Fatima Mernissi's book which suggests that while in the West the ideal of feminine beauty is dumb and beautiful, in the old harems of Islamic cultures, top price was paid for women who were beautiful and could also do algebraic equations, beat you at chess (and you thought that was sexy rather than threatening), speak a few languages and advice you on your military strategies.
, I said PROMISE to read, not actually read. You can give me a box of chocolates and some roses instead. (Belgian truffles, that will be.)
You might also care to read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie, in which you can find out about squeaky bras and knickers embroidered with fundamentalist religious iconography - all worn under the burqa. In this book, Christian women complain that they are supposed to be more liberated but that Muslim women are in fact less sexually repressed.
In this thread, I'm not saying that many sexist and repressive things aren't done in the name of Islam. I have lived and worked in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, on the border of Afghanistan. I'm only saying that Islamic nations round the world are like Western ones, there are good bits and bad bits, liberated and repressive activities.
(of Islam).
Some time ago, I had a long discussion with TXRad, HP and some others about what Muslim women might wear under their burqas on a Spam thread. Afterwards I saw some hot shots on Facebook which I meant to share with TX, who had expressed a kindly interest. So I'm going to start putting them up here.
But any guys who check this thread must also promise to read Scheherazade Goes West, Fatima Mernissi's book which suggests that while in the West the ideal of feminine beauty is dumb and beautiful, in the old harems of Islamic cultures, top price was paid for women who were beautiful and could also do algebraic equations, beat you at chess (and you thought that was sexy rather than threatening), speak a few languages and advice you on your military strategies.
, I said PROMISE to read, not actually read. You can give me a box of chocolates and some roses instead. (Belgian truffles, that will be.) You might also care to read The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie, in which you can find out about squeaky bras and knickers embroidered with fundamentalist religious iconography - all worn under the burqa. In this book, Christian women complain that they are supposed to be more liberated but that Muslim women are in fact less sexually repressed.
In this thread, I'm not saying that many sexist and repressive things aren't done in the name of Islam. I have lived and worked in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, on the border of Afghanistan. I'm only saying that Islamic nations round the world are like Western ones, there are good bits and bad bits, liberated and repressive activities.
(of Islam).
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