No one, in neither books nor sermons, dares disagree that the Prophet's wives were great women, of great intelligence, great generosity, and great accomplishments. But as it is the nature of patriarchy to belittle those women it has failed to completely erase, rarely is there an occasion in which the memory of the wives is …
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She built a pilgrimage route to Mecca from Baghdad, constructed Mecca's water supply, and financed the construction of several different cities. She was notorious for her generosity, and for the water supply in particular, a series of pools and wells along the route to Mecca. She was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women …
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A warrior. And a teacher, and a mother. She had 2 sons from one marriage, both of whom were killed in battle, and a son and a daughter from a later marriage. She was also involved in the treaties of Aqabah, Al-Hudaybiyah, Khaybar, and Hunayn. The battles in which she fought included the battles of …
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I am so infuriated. Infuriated isn't even... #%@*&#*! There is no word for what I'm feeling right now.But the mixture does not include surprise. From the link:Jewish women were raped and sexually abused by Nazi guards, but also by liberators, people who hid them, aid givers, partisans and even fellow prisoners. Judy Weiszenberg Cohen, an …
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Cordoba, Spain. Wallada bint al-Mustakfi was a poetess, who both wrote and inspired poetry, and is said to have been an ideal beauty for her time. (Blue eyes, blonde hair, and fair skin--that was always a thing, apparently.) Al-Mustakfi is known for her unshakeable pride and defiance of traditional gender roles. Not only did she …
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She was born into a poor and respected family, and before her birth her parents were already informed from a dream that she would be a virtuous leader. She desired neither fame nor power but her passion, love of God, and self-denial earned her both.At a young age, she was captured and sold into slavery. …
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During the Holocaust, women and children were victims of medical experiments. Jewish women were raped and beaten and subjected to unethical sterilization experiments. Roma women were threatened with the possibility that they could give birth to animals if impregnated by non-human sperm as well as with experiments testing the effects of diseases. Every race viewed …
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