Advising women not to go out after a terrorist incident

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OP - June 05, 2017, 12:14 PM

A thing I see time and time again. When I was Muslim I wasn't afraid to call it out. Why shouldn't women go out? We have jobs too. We have errands to run. 'Don't go out without a mahram'. Yeh cos the men in your family are available 24/7 to escort you around. So that means staying inside doing nothing. Tell the sisters to be vigilant, but not the brothers. They are invincible.
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Reply #1 - June 05, 2017, 11:43 PM

i actually got a whatsapp message from my aunt saying that. like don't go out unless you need to, and i just thought. -- that's ridiculous. like i get it if the women is wearing a headscarf etc, but non of my cousins or me even do and the chances of us being targeted for a hate attack is probably much less than those wearing Islamic clothing. also my aunts don't even go out unless they're shopping..so --that message was just waste of data.
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Reply #2 - June 06, 2017, 01:12 AM

I was chased around after 9/11 by hicks in trucks. It didn't terrify me, but it was very annoying. Best if you be cautious if you are wearing hijab or niqab.

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Reply #3 - June 06, 2017, 05:33 AM

"A thing I see time and time again. When I was Muslim I wasn't afraid to call it out. Why shouldn't women go out? We have jobs too. We have errands to run. 'Don't go out without a mahram'. Yeh cos the men in your family are available 24/7 to escort you around. So that means staying inside doing nothing. Tell the sisters to be vigilant, but not the brothers. They are invincible."

That seems pretty typical of the muslim attitude towards women.

However, on the other hand, there are some cowards who would pick on a women but who wouldn't have the courage to confront a man of their own size who might respond physically.
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Reply #4 - June 07, 2017, 10:45 PM

I get that an obviously Muslim woman can be a target, but some of these men talk as if the women can just skip work or whatever. They don't consider women have things they must do every day.
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