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We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.
This is a culture filled with perfect images of women and perfect images of movie actresses, and most people can't live up to them.
A lot of people in Islamic countries are taking it as a personal offense when people are talking about the violence against women in their culture.
Historically, our culture has not made room for the nuances of humanity. People have not been kept safe: women, people of colour, queer people, transgender people.
In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls.
In South Asia, there is a lack of understanding of the term 'empowerment' because majority of the people think that the definition of women empowerment is to wear fewer clothes, to renounce her culture and traditions, and that it's synonymous with immorality.