Riverbend’s blog
and Women in Syria
The author uses the name Riverbend
to conceal her identity. In her blog she talked about how women’s freedom
diminished as a result of war in Iraq and that women were kept from their jobs
and schools. In her blog, Riverbend talked about the dangers many women as well
children faced during the war, which was very unpleasant. For example, most women could not go out due
to many bombings and attacks during the war. One had to be cautious and careful
about their surroundings as they could be killed if care was not taken while
walking on the streets. Also, there were power shortages during the war.
As of today, many women in Syria do
not have as much equal rights as men do. Innocent women are constantly raped or
face other forms of sexual abuse and violence especially in the streets very
often. In times past, many women turned
to Islamic religion out of fear, in response to encroaching Western values and
beliefs and also due to unemployment and poverty (http://www.feministpress.org). Although
that was in the past, many women still do that today. Furthermore, most people
who try to engage in any form of activist for human rights are imprisoned and
harassed and this causes most women to suffer in silence regarding injustices
done towards them. Moreover, Syrian women activist are the most restricted
women in the Arab world according http://www.irinnews.org.
This is because women continue to face discrimination in issues relating to
marriage and divorce. Having custody over children in the case of divorce is
very difficult for most women Syria.
Despite the injustices that are going on in Syria much is not done today
to protect women from the injustices and this makes Syrian human rights to be a
very poor one.
Overall, Rivebend’s blog and issues
in Syria are very similar just that in my opinion Syrian women face much
oppression that those in Iraq. I know most women fled from Iraq to better their
lives but most of them found similar problems in Syria, which is not right in
my opinion. Her blog also connects with that of Syria because sometimes when
you flee from one bad area to another to find peace, you end up finding more
difficulties and problems. Although some
of the women’s movements is doing its very best to improve on human rights and
justice for most Syrian women, the Syrian government in my opinion has done
much for most Syrian women which is not fair in my opinion. As a result, most women
are still fighting for their rights and freedoms so the world can be a better
place for them.
Resources
Feminist Press. Retrieved November 14, 2013 from http://www.feministpress.org/books/riverbend/baghdad-burningSyrian Women. Retrieved November 14, 2013 from http://www.irinnews.org/report/26214/syria-women-s-rights-activists-face-resistance.
