Middle East: The Terrorized Half of Our Society

Thursday, December 6, 2007
Author: 
Houzan Mahmoud, Open Democracy
Asia
Western Asia

The undeclared war on women continues to victimize women worldwide on a daily basis; the Middle East is no exception. Women in our region are amongst the most oppressed and terrorized in the world. The Islamic law upheld in many Middle Eastern countries has turned women into slaves with invisible chains.