Date/Time 31 Aug 2014 3:49:45am The obvious answer is that they
don't see themselves as being oppressed, nor do they see the
strict islamic rules as oppression. There will always be a
percentage of women who quietly, or not so quietly, feel like
they want to step back to an earlier time, taking the sexism and
limited freedom in return for being put on a pedestal. I
remember some time ago an islamic woman defending her choice and
faith to a JJJ journalist, saying how in Islam a wife was like
'a beautiful diamond'. The JJJ journalist responded smartly 'you
mean, like an object?'. I, for one, agree with the journo but
there's no shortage of women in our own culture whose sentiments
lie somewhat with the Islamic woman (although they'd be less
likely to agree if the question is put in terms of Islam
specifically). How often do you see women bemoaning the loss of
chivalry, nevermind that it went hand-in-hand with the
objectification of women - once women were equals chivalry
seemed somewhat anachronistic, I mean yo