Feminist Solidarity and Afghan Women (by Shahnaz Khan)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Nov 25 17:50:01 PST 2001


Michael Pugliese wrote:


>Anthropologist and New
>York University Professor Lila Abu Lughod is one of the most respected
>scholars in Middle East studies.

A professor who says:


>"That's what my project on television is about," she emphasizes. "I
>respect a lot of the television writers, producers who I talk about.
>They are progressive, they want to uplift the masses yet I don't
>think that they realize what exactly is happening to the people on
>the ground, and are actually making them feel bad about themselves
>by promoting the ideals of education. I mean, the hero in a
>television serial is always educated and that is what allows him to
>be a good person."

Wow.

Doug



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