Oil, Not Islam, Oppresses Women?

UCLA political science professor Michael Ross has released a new study which asserts that women who live in Muslim countries are oppressed because of oil wealth, not because of hard-line Islamic teachings.

Riiiight…

2 Comments

  1. “Riiiight…….”

    –just came across your blog for the first time, and boy have I been missing out on some top-notch political commentary!

    Hey genius, why don’t you actually read the materials you mention before you post about them with a snide “Riiiiight…”?

    Or perhaps you can, and it’s a little too hard for you to dispute the findings of the study?

  2. “Violet,” I did read the article, thanks for checking. Do you actually think that there is merit there? You really think oil wealth is the problem rather than Islamic extremism?


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