.... Stereotypes can be frustrating, especially when they imply that your ancestral homeland is barbaric, that its culture is archaic, and that its associated religion is oppressive. They are even more frustrating when consistently perpetuated—so much so that the stereotype begins to look less like a generalization and more like an observation. In the “Arab” or “Muslim” world this seems to be exactly what’s happening.
As the rest of the world evolves, grows, and progresses, this world is—in many respects—stunted. In South Asia, stories like Aesha’s are way too common. Well documented in the award-winning film Saving Face, women in the region are often victims of domestic abuse involving acid violence, leaving them with near-permanent facial disfigurement. [The Washington Post] Read more
