Unfortunately that concept runs deep in every culture and religion. It is about power and maintaining power over women as been the male animal’s quest long after they started walking upright.

If Ms. Perada has found a relationship with God that she can live by and at the same time found relief from the ignorance of on-the-street harassment because of her gender, bless her. I’m not sure that other Muslim women from around the world have found the same freedom she has. I’d like to hear differently.

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First off, Latino men are not the only ones in our society who acknowledge women who dress in this manner. I would imagine any man of any culture happens upon a woman who is scantily dressed would do likewise. Ya think? Yep.

Secondly, outside of our Western Civilization here in the United States, other Spanish speaking nations the traditions and what is deemed typical varies. In certain areas of Spain the familiar cat call and how the women respond are entirely different and looked upon totally different than they might be here. Yes, the book is titled,

“Spain Is Different.”
Author Helen Wattley Ames.

Excellent read!

Then you could always just put on some clothes, men being who and what they are and that is “visual creatures” you can then proclaim: “problem Solved.”

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The men stopped harassing the women because the women converted to Islam? I have female friends in Muslim countries. Women get harassed there by the men, and the women are fully covered there, contrary to popular belief and what the powers that be want you to believe. The article sounds like propaganda to me. Men who harass women are not going to stop harassing women because the women changed religion. The men would have to change, not the women, for the harassment to stop.

Now it may be true that many Latin men do not respect their women, but there are many who do, especially those who are Christian, although that is not a requirement. And I know many Muslim men who do not respect women, worse than Latin men. And I know many Muslim men who do respect women.

While I understand that the ideal Christian and Muslim treats their women with respect, the reality is not everyone is an ideal Christian or Muslim, and there are a lot of them of both religions that do not respect women at all. The above article gives to many generalizations to be true. Too stereotypical.

It reminds me of a Mormon women who insisted on marrying a Mormon man instead of a non-Mormon. She now realized the non-Mormon who was courting her had principles and values closer to hers than the Mormon she married. Oh, and the Mormon she married treats her like crap and does not respect her. Just because someone is in the same religion does not mean they have the same values as you, and does not mean they are respectful to women.

I’m not knocking the ones who are, because there are a lot of great people out there of all religions and beliefs. But you can’t realistically say all people of religion whatever are good. That is completely inaccurate.

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This is not a failure of religion. It is a result of of greed on the part of sellers, and an extension of the hypocrisy evidenced by the leaders of religions who enrich themselves by promising their followers a piece of heaven in return for contributions. The Concept of Grace has been bastardized and now denotes that, if your are successful and have riches, then you must be in a state of Grace. Goodness, mercy, justice, and the Golden Rule(s) have been eliminated from many radio and tv preachers’ agendas. Islam also suffers from these maladies, in that passages from Quran is either misquoted or taken out of context, just as in other religions, to serve political purposes, rather than to ensure the ideals which religions propound.
We, the People, have a problem. Only we, the People can provide the solution, daily, on a one-to-one basis. We must look for samenesses, not differences, when we see others.

5. Many American women are told to use certain products (soap, perfume, clothes, etc.) to make them more “alluring” to men.

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She mentioned Latinos men do not respect their women and any other women for that matter, i personally think men behave this way because women let them treat them that way. Women have to know that when it comes to men, you would be treated the way you treat yourself. Let say you respect yourself, never call yourself dummy, stupid, idiot and carry yourself like a lady; men will respect you so does your co-workers, friends, and so on.

I do not think i need to be converted into any religion in order to get respect from any body. I did a major at university in the World Religion, i have learned that Islam men are no better when it comes to women, they treat them like garbbage, women have no rights, they cannot even sit on the same table with their husband for supper. It’s totally submission, Islam men behave this way in the name of Allah. In my studies, i have not seen it writting any where in the old Koran where Allah said to women that they should wearing the barqa, cover the whole body from head to toe, and let their husband treat them like dirt in order to go to heavan when they die.

Islam men are the one that interpreted the new Koran the way they want it to be. Islam women do not have any rescourse, rights, respect from their husband, the women have to comply or they got bit up, raped or kill by their husband. These Muslim men are just fanatics, they are willing to blow themselve off killing innocent people, detroying the whole all in the name of religion.

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