Comments on: Independent Women and the Battle of the Camel http://www.lanterntorch.com/al-islam/294/independent-women-and-the-battle-of-the-camel/ Creative Illumination Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:47:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Leila http://www.lanterntorch.com/al-islam/294/independent-women-and-the-battle-of-the-camel/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Leila Fri, 26 May 2006 16:04:26 +0000 http://www.lanterntorch.com/al-islam/294/independent-women-and-the-battle-of-the-camel/#comment-539 I'd have to agree, I don't really see much of an women and anti politics thing in the mire here, either, nor the assertion by the article's author (whom I will not call feminist, because it was poorly done to say the least!) that women weren't politically active afterwards (and any lover o Zaynab knows it, too!) Even in shi' hadeeths, it mentions Aisha's being upset with herself for the battle (ie not political, but a repentance thing as well, or so I've taken it to be) I’d have to agree, I don’t really see much of an women and anti politics thing in the mire here, either, nor the assertion by the article’s author (whom I will not call feminist, because it was poorly done to say the least!) that women weren’t politically active afterwards (and any lover o Zaynab knows it, too!)

Even in shi’ hadeeths, it mentions Aisha’s being upset with herself for the battle (ie not political, but a repentance thing as well, or so I’ve taken it to be)

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