Contrary Quote by Zaha Hadid

“The idea of honour is rooted in the medieval notion that men own women, and that men are therefore responsible for the conduct of…

— Farzana Hassan

As is the case with many Middle Eastern nations, women are nowhere near equal to men when it comes to basic freedoms and rights…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women.…

— Jello Biafra

Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance the civil…

— L. Neil Smith

In Saudi society, women are extremely respected. I never had an issue with that at all.

— Lubna Olayan

I think in the United States we have a different standard for what equality means for women that isn't really that comparable to that…

— Katie Pavlich

Part of me has always resisted the Western clichéd image of Muslim women, depicting them as nothing more than silent victims. My art, without…

— Shirin Neshat

I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say…

— Lynsey Addario

But when you only speak using generalizations, you run the danger of denying the specific. In recent decades, millions of people have come to…

— Alice Schwarzer

I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.

— Shohreh Aghdashloo

Muslim women must stand up and speak out about who we are, what we believe and where we are going. I think we need…

— Queen Rania of Jordan

Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a…

— Hamza Yusuf