Happy international women's day!

❤ to all my sisters - we've got a long way to go before things are equal enough globally between the sexes, but at least the situation is much better than 100 years ago.

I think your biggest fight now is getting equality, respect and recognition in the Islamic world, and we are with you every step of the way. Happy international women's day!


Quotes, texts and links to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay:

1)
"If you want to fight patriarchy but won't fight religion - you're not fighting patriarchy."
- Ali A. Rizvi: https://goo.gl/cGJX5c

2)
"You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation."
- Brigham Young


3)
We are sorry for the brief interruption today, but don't worry - tomorrow we are back to normal with the first of 364 consecutive days celebrating men all over the world. Hooray for men!


4)

To women and men - stop using words like "sluts" and "hoes" about women who have sex in a way you don't agree with. You have NO ownership of their bodies, they should be free to do what they want without being shamed.

5)

"You can tell who

the strong

women are. They

are the ones you

see building up

one another

instead of tearing

each other

down."

6)

These strong and inventive women changed the world, as shown in this video by Nobel Prize: https://goo.gl/LR9DUu

7)

"Great minds discuss ideas.

Average minds discuss events.

Small minds discuss people."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

8)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO looks at how difficult it can be for many women to have an abortion in the United States of America: https://goo.gl/EL6WQk

This shit needs to stop. Let women have full control of their bodies. Now.

9)

Eight inventions by women that dudes got credit for, listed by Mother Jones: https://goo.gl/3G1QWg

Monopoly, nuclear fission, and programming - ladies did it first.

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F*ck Iran and Sweden - and this is why

The dictatorship in Iran forces women to cover their hair, and recently a Swedish delegation obediently followed orders. Article in UN Watch: https://goo.gl/OHuIQy


1) F*ck Sweden. They should boycott Iran and demand specific improvements in the country, and not deal with the theocracy before these changes have been implemented.

2) F*ck the trade minister Ann Linde and the rest of the recent Iran delegation from Sweden - they are a disgrace to both their country and real feminism. ALL of the women should have refused to wear a hijab, instead of giving in. The country only wants money, and would have had to accept a refusal. The women should also have demanded to shake the Iranian men's hands.

3) F*ck Sweden for saying that they have a "feminist government", when Linde is trying to defend her hijab use in Tehran by saying that "failing to do so would have broken the law". No - you don't actually have to respect religious bullsh*t. BBC News: https://goo.gl/dP7nUI

4) F*ck the Swedish public broadcaster SVT for trying to hide the fact that minister Linde and the women in her delegation chose to wear hijabs: https://goo.gl/WuHgE8

5) F*ck the Swedish finance minister Magdalena Andersson for comparing hats with hijabs (https://goo.gl/3vYUFF). No matter what she says, a statement like that shows that she has very little empathy for subdued women. Read this excellent criticism by Masih Alinejad of My Stealthy Freedom: https://goo.gl/wvKou5

6) Also watch this speech by Alinejad on why female politicians must challenge compulsory hijab: https://goo.gl/U5tEya

7) And finally, f*ck World Chess Federation (FIDE) for allowing Iran to host the women’s world chess championship, when they knew that the players would be required to wear the hijab. CNN (https://goo.gl/B9WDI7) and CNSNews.com (https://goo.gl/1NyAsG).


P.S. This extreme political correctness is a big part of why Sweden is so f*cked, and why the country will have huge problems in the near future.

P.P.S. Why are men's and women's chess tournaments separated anyway? Are men really better than women in the game? If so, are they so much better that women't can't compete in the same championships?

P.P.P.S. Sort of similar hijab case from Norway in 2010, with Martine Aurdal: https://goo.gl/xPPRJh