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It is properly described as "traditional", not "religious". It's just by juxtaposition with "conservative Muslim societies" in the previous paragraph that "traditional" is interpreted as "based on religion".

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jun 20th, 2006 at 05:24:11 AM EST
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However, as these countries contend that there can be tension between religion and politics, then it follows that their interpretation of religion mandates that women are treated as chattel. Else it would be against the law.

So tradition here is "religious tradition". It can be nothing else.

Course it helps that they are a s generally ignorant of their religion as fundamentalist Christians are in the USA and so they believe what they're told by the mullah, even when it's been pulled out of his backside.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 20th, 2006 at 05:31:52 AM EST
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No, they want to treat women as chattel, and they use religion as the most convenient (and convincing) excuse.

The bigotry comes first, then the justification for it.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jun 20th, 2006 at 05:38:28 AM EST
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Absolutely. Reza aslan makes that point very strongly in the book "No God but God"

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 20th, 2006 at 06:00:57 AM EST
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