17th June 2010, 1:06 PM
The more subjugated the women are, The higher their birth rate will be.
In Iran, Women can work and enroll in school and college, Their birthrate is about 3 kids per household they still are patriarchal and a religious society but they are moderate about woman's rights.
In saudi arabia or Yemen, Women cannot drive and cannot leave their residence without being accompanied by a male relative, legally they are almost children under the law , They tend to have 6-8 kids per household.
In those societies, There is a great pressure to have children, The idea that a fertile couple would choose not to have kids is unthinkable in those cultures, Infertile couples are looked down in those societies.
In turkey , They 90% sunni , As I have long said the more diverse in religion a country is the stronger its secular foundation will be.
The problem with kemalism, Is that it is very Bonapartist and Degaullish in many respects,It has a french style Lèse majesté law that criminalizes any "insult or attack on the honor of the Turkish republics founding father a crime warranting a 3 year prison term", Then you have state enforced secular dress codes prohibiting the hijab turban and Fez cap in public, Bowing towards mecca outside of a mosque or the confines of your house is also a crime on par with "J-walking" and "littering",They also blocked Youtube because people were uploading disparaging videos about Ataturk.
Then there is the anti secularists islamist who consider any Muslim who is pro-secular as a apostate, They also believe that Ataturk was a alcoholic Jewish free mason......
The move to right aside from all other mitigating factors, Is also clearly because of the sudden return of popular anti Islamic sentiment in the west as of the new millennia .
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In Iran, Women can work and enroll in school and college, Their birthrate is about 3 kids per household they still are patriarchal and a religious society but they are moderate about woman's rights.
In saudi arabia or Yemen, Women cannot drive and cannot leave their residence without being accompanied by a male relative, legally they are almost children under the law , They tend to have 6-8 kids per household.
In those societies, There is a great pressure to have children, The idea that a fertile couple would choose not to have kids is unthinkable in those cultures, Infertile couples are looked down in those societies.
In turkey , They 90% sunni , As I have long said the more diverse in religion a country is the stronger its secular foundation will be.
The problem with kemalism, Is that it is very Bonapartist and Degaullish in many respects,It has a french style Lèse majesté law that criminalizes any "insult or attack on the honor of the Turkish republics founding father a crime warranting a 3 year prison term", Then you have state enforced secular dress codes prohibiting the hijab turban and Fez cap in public, Bowing towards mecca outside of a mosque or the confines of your house is also a crime on par with "J-walking" and "littering",They also blocked Youtube because people were uploading disparaging videos about Ataturk.
Then there is the anti secularists islamist who consider any Muslim who is pro-secular as a apostate, They also believe that Ataturk was a alcoholic Jewish free mason......
The move to right aside from all other mitigating factors, Is also clearly because of the sudden return of popular anti Islamic sentiment in the west as of the new millennia .
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