Michigan Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed wrote, “The toxic masculinity at the heart of America’s most popular sport — and men’s sports culture more generally — is way deeper than a few emails or a Jay-Z turnaround.” Further comments referred to the American sport of football, “Racism, misogyny, and homophobia were lingua franca,” indicating they were common.
Toxic Masculinity had its birth four decades ago. Since then, it has been the subject of academic study, social research, theological discussion, and media reporting — much of it directed at Western civilization, society, and culture. Recently, it arrived in the arena of U.S. politics. Some in Congress or seeking membership as a Representative or Senator apply Toxic Masculinity to the United States and Israel yet ignore male-dominated Middle Eastern countries.
In Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, for example, depending the nation, women “face significant social and cultural barriers to participating in public life, along with severely diminished access to healthcare.” They are “to be always accompanied by a male relative when outside their homes.” “Women are also barred from school, working outside the home, and working for NGOs.” “In addition to these obstacles, women continue to confront various challenges, including forced marriage, child marriage, honour killings … — and violence.”
“A male guardianship system governs women,” “requiring them to obtain permission from their male guardians to marry, divorce or have custody of their children.” “Under the law, the husband’s financial support is expressly contingent on his wife’s “obedience,” and she can lose her right to such support if she refuses to have sex with him without a “legitimate excuse.” There are “… more and more women in prisons, either … for dancing in public or for tweeting their opinions, whatever the subject, even on unemployment.”
“The legal age of marriage is 13, and girls can be married even younger if their male guardian deems it appropriate.” “Women who choose not to wear the hijab or wear it loosely risk facing fines, arrest, or even imprisonment, and those who advocate for greater gender equality often face harsh persecution.”
Those competing for election/re-election to Congress must address Toxic Masculinity in some Middle East nations. More specifically, how it manifests itself in al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, Boko-Haram, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, IRGC, Muslim Brotherhood, Taliban, and others. Voters must ask, rather than invoke American football as an example, should not have Mister Abdul El-Sayed referenced the misogyny and homophobic laws of some male-dominated Islamic nations.
(Source: Countries where Sharia law is hardest on women, November 06, 2024. Topic: Women’s rights. Ttags: #Sharia law, #women’s rights, #Masha Amini, #gender equality. Located: Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran. By: Nour Ghantous, Author. 6CD29B1A-B356-4274-B875-1585B2211EEE.)
(Source: https://www.alqst.org/en/who-are-we, “Lina al-Hathloul, head of monitoring and communications for the rights group ALQST (‘Al-qist’ means ‘justice’ in Arabic), told France 24 (International News Broadcast from Paris, France <https://www.france24.com/en/>).”)
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