Phyllis Chesler's Blog, page 11
February 24, 2015
Justice for Jews
Jews are commanded to pursue justice—true justice. "The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceeding fine"—so said Euripides as did Sun Tzu ("The wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine") and Longfellow ("The mills of God grind slowly but
February 23, 2015
Feminist Muslims Fight Genital Mutilation's Growing Popularity
As Islam conquered what was formerly a Christian Middle East, what was formerly a Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, and Christian Central Asia (India, Persia, Afghanistan, parts of Russia), what was formerly a pagan, animist and Christian Africa, Islam also
February 20, 2015
French Icon Brigitte Bardot's Blasphemy Against Muslims
Former film star Brigitte Bardot, France's iconic blonde bombshell and "sex kitten" who reigned supreme from 1952 – 1973, has been on trial four or five times for insulting Muslims and "inciting racial hatred." The prosecutor in her fifth trial, Anne
French Icon Brigitte Bardot on Trial Again for Blasphemy Against Muslims
Former film star Brigitte Bardot, France's iconic blonde bombshell and "sex kitten" who reigned supreme from 1952 – 1973, is currently on trial for the fifth time for insulting Muslims and "inciting racial hatred." Bardot has been fined four times and
February 19, 2015
Just Who Has to Adjust in the Name of Tolerance?
Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Policy Fellow Shadi Hamid recently criticized the West as "illiberal" for refusing to accept the fact that Muslims, both in the West and globally, are different from Westerners. It was an unusual argument, one
February 18, 2015
Why are jihadis so obsessed with porn?
Recently, London Mayor Boris Johnson described Jihadists as "porn driven losers" who have "low self-esteem and are unsuccessful with women." He's on to something important and profound. According to Syrian doctors in a report in the British media, ISIS
February 17, 2015
Syrian Doctors: ISIS Jihadists 'Demanding Viagra,' Lingerie for Wives and Slaves
ISIS fighters are "buying their wives kinky underwear," demanding Viagra to better their performance, and subjecting their wives, concubines, and sex slaves to sadistic sexual practices, according to Syrian doctors forced to treat jihadists in conquered
February 16, 2015
Turkey Calls for Campaign Against 'Violence Against Women' While Honor Killings Remain Rampant
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced an "extensive campaign against violence against women across the country, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a university student in an attempted rape on a public minibus." Three men, now in
February 13, 2015
Make Susan B. Anthony Day a national holiday
On Sunday, February 15, five American states — Wisconsin, Florida, West Virginia, New York and California — will officially celebrate the birthday of an American hero: women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony. This should be a national holiday. A
Kayla Mueller and the History of Westerners Giving Their Lives to the Middle East
For centuries, Westerners have been lured by the "mysterious" East. Fortune hunters, explorers, adventurers, businessmen, diplomats, journalists, artists, missionaries, and humanitarian aid workers have all fled the confines of the West for lives of
