Muslim Feminists Have Been Denouncing Islamic Fundamentalism for Years, But the World Pays Them No Heed
In an op-ed piece in the New York Times last month, acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie tells the world that “highly motivated organizations of Muslim men” whom he labels “Islamists” have been engaged in radical political movements all over the Islamic world, that have been systematically destroying their own societies, with much of their venom focused on the female citizenry. In a parenthetical aside, Rushdie sighs, “Oh, for the voices of Muslim women to be heard!”
