Disturbing News

According to this report, at least, the new Iraqi Prime Minister has deeply reactionary views on the rights of women.

In the early days of the now-defunct Iraqi Governing Council, Jafari was part of a group that moved for Sharia to govern family status, including marriage, divorce and inheritance.

“Islam makes a woman the responsibility of her father until she marries,” he said, “and then she is the responsibility of her husband.”

Let’s hope this misogyny is resisted.