SOC 885 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Carolyn Maloney, Civilizing Mission, Burqa
11 Dec 2019
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9/11: four planes were hijacked by members of al qaeda. Two were crashed into the two towers of the world trade center in new york, one was crashed into the pentagon. Discusses how the taliban regime has affected women"s rights in afghanistan. The veiled oppressed muslim women and the barbaric male enemy . A benevolent and enlightened usa and protective of women. The burqa as the symbol of the non-european other". West acts as if there is no problem of male patriarchy here because they ahve a certain culture which permits it. Attributing womens abuse to the tribal and conservative nature of afghan society. The taliban was created because of the u. s- cia gave taliban weapons so that they could fight the soviet union. Us didn"t care about human rights abuse pre-2001. Factors such as economic policy, globalisation, domestic affairs tc all play a role of the state in afghanistan.
