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"Palestinian women take to social media to reveal their names"
"GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian society remains a patriarchal one, hindering women’s access to their rights. Palestinian women are often denied their rights by their husbands, fathers or even tribal sheikhs. Some males consider that even mentioning the name of a woman in Palestinian events, such as weddings at the social level or in the elections at the political level, is unacceptable. Women’s names are thus hidden, and instead they are identified as “sister of” or “wife of,” or by her initials..." Read entire article @: Al-Monitor.com
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My Thoughts: The technology of websites such as Facebook, You-Tube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google..... are an ASSET to those seeking their rights. It is mind boggling to me, that in the year 2016, some women cannot say their names at their wedding, elections..., because of patriarchy and religion.
"Nothing can raise a country’s productivity except technology, and technology
is the final product of a complex of sciences (including philosophy),
each of them kept alive and moving by the achievements
of a few independent minds."
- Ayn Rand
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