UN Says “Conservatism” a Threat to Women’s Rights; Downplays Islam
Report shies away from naming Islamic religion as most oppressive towards women
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
March 10, 2015
A United Nations report concerning threats to gender equality identifies “conservatism” as a major impediment yet completely downplays how the religion of Islam oppresses women all over the world.
U.N. Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka spoke on the issue during the opening session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York yesterday.
“Neither she, nor a major report prepared for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting she was addressing in New York, identified radical Islamic ideology as a leading factor, although surveys have found Muslim nations fare worst in gender equality rankings,” writes Patrick Goodenough.
“Extremism and conservatism are on the rise, manifested in diverse forms across different contexts,” said the report, noting that such beliefs are instrumental in “tolerating or even promoting violence against women and limiting women’s and girls’ autonomy and engagement in the public sphere.”
Although the report touches on examples of oppression that are almost universally confined to the Islamic faith, it fails to explicitly characterize the religion as an obstacle to women’s rights.
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