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October 28, 2006
The cartoon refers to Muslim women not wearing traditional dress in Australia been compared with trays of meat by Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali---an Australian Muslim leader---and being defined as temptress. What was stated was "equating women who do not wear the hijab with 'meat' to be devoured by sex-crazed men". So he promotes the damaging myth that rape is about sexual temptation.
Tandberg
Sheik al-Hilali is blaming young women for the soulless celebration and glorification of the sex industry, and for a raunch culture's understanding of sex, sexuality and their attitudes to women. It's a classic case of blaming the victim and quite at odds with one of Australia's fundamental values-- the idea that men and women are equal. Consequently, what Sheik al-Hilali should be doing is voicing concerns over the way the fashion and advertising industries' sexualise women and girls.
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