Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

Aayan Hirshi Ali, neocon darling, has made a name for herself arguing that they do. Whereas Lila Abu-Lughod work boldly challenges this position. Tara, along with two panelists - Artless and Anna - weigh in on whether various Western "moral crusdates' to 'save' Muslim women are a Morbid Symptom.

TIME STAMPS:
0:00:01 Intro & unpacking the notion that Western women 'freely choose' where as Muslim women, at best 'unfreely choose' what they wear as well as what/where this fixation on what Muslim women wear comes from.

00:48:15 we share anecdotes from our time in Muslim countries, areas and convos with Muslim friends/contacts.

01:25:00 Pulp Non-Fiction stories of Muslim women escaping their family, culture, religion etc for the West or Western values and how these bolster interventions, both military and via UN and other Women's Rights and Advocacy NGOs.