Re: Ahmadinejad, an Islamic Feminist (was Reflections on Iran)

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 21, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

> I'd say that Ahmadinejad is an Islamic feminist, religious but modern:
>
> <blockquote>President Ahmadinejad hails exemplary women
>
> Tehran, July 17, IRNA
>
> Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at a ceremony on Monday to mark
> the aupicious birth anniversary of the blessed daughter of Prophet
> Mohammad (PBUH), praised exemplary women of the country.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica article on Fatimah, which is
no doubt infected with imperialist/Orientalist notions about the
world: "In general she was devoted to her domestic duties and avoided
involvement in political affairs." Exemplary in some sense, but
feminist?

Doug