Comments on: We’re All Laila: Stockholm Syndrome

By: Friday Links — October 24, 2008 » Muslimah Media Watch

Friday Links — October 24, 2008 » Muslimah Media Watch — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:20:13 +0000

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[...] of the first people to congratulate Ibrahim was Maha El-Faleh, who, in 2032, was appointed Saudi Arabia’s first female mufti. Maha and Ibrahim had met at a [...]

By: Arab Bloggers, Unite! (or don’t!) « Saudi Jeans

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By: Stockholm Syndrome | The Making of the Middle East

Stockholm Syndrome | The Making of the Middle East — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:33:17 +0000

[...] author of the popular blog Saudi Jeans posted about the “We’re All Laila” blogging day during which authors muse on [...]

By: Sama

Sama — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:24:27 +0000

“Most of the oppression is not made by our country, it’s made by our silence, by our lack of interest, or sometimes because we are too oblivious to our surroundings.”– I think this says it all. We don’t look around us because we don’t believe we can make a difference, so we detach, ignore, and overlook.

Encore :P

By: Global Voices Online » The Middle East’s Generation Facebook

Global Voices Online » The Middle East’s Generation Facebook — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:46:40 +0000

[...] of the first people to congratulate Ibrahim was Maha El-Faleh, who, in 2032, was appointed Saudi Arabia’s first female mufti. Maha and Ibrahim had met at a [...]

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:30:48 +0000

This post is clearly heartfelt and rather insightful. While we so often see women’s issues within the context of state, religion or culture, perhaps women’s rights could be better considered at a more basic level. Do the cultural norms and values we construct and abide prevent us from improving the circumstances of women throughout the world? Beliefs that women in some communities need saving rob those women of their own power and self determination, while claiming at the same time to know what is right or best for them. However, deference to cultural or religious traditions that limit or threaten women’s rights seems to perpetually reinforce the status quo. While Maha al-Faleh calls on women of Saudi Arabia to act as advocates for others within her country, perhaps her ideas also create a framework for women to improve the circumstances of women across national, cultural, and social boundaries.

By: magicrealism

magicrealism — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:07:29 +0000

wish she could talk to those idiots who still believe the lie that they’re the luckiest women on earth *sigh*
this is by far the greatest article I’ve ever read.

By: Global Voices in Italiano » Egitto: la voce di Laila risuona dalla terra del Nilo

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:43:58 +0000

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By: Global Voices بالعربية » مصر: صدى “ليلى” يتردد في بلاد النيل

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