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Before this devolves into a flamewar and gets locked, the voting rights question raised is interesting. > "[women] had no say in anything whatsoever [...] but
by nhchris 4y ago
Before this devolves into a flamewar and gets locked, the voting rights question raised is interesting.
> "[women] had no say in anything whatsoever [...] but all of a sudden, Islam allowed women to vote [..] and this was 600 CE."
I was not aware of many democracies in the Middle East or Europe during that time. I.e. didn't even men get the vote fairly recently? One does not vote for Kings and Sultans.
- Mikeb85 4y agoKeep reading... Anyhow, since it got flagged now, the answer is it's a lie. The rest of the article is vehemently anti-Islam and brings up the fact that the positive things said in the first paragraph are lies.
- sillysaurusx 4y agoWe can keep the thread alive if we all try really hard to be thoughtful and substantive. I believe in this community — let’s show everyone that HN is still the best place to do topics like this. Your comment is a great start.