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Article: In the House of Women.(Issues 2009)(ISSUES 2009; THE MIDDLE EAST)
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- December 31, 2008
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Byline: Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Hirsi Ali is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Infidel."
Imagine a world where all females, in the East and the West, were treated as equals.
The house of women is vast and unfinished. The west wing is fairly complete. Most of us who live there enjoy privileges such as the right to vote and run for office. We have access to education and may support ourselves if we choose. We've convinced most of our legislators that domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape are crimes. We have control of our bodies and our sexuality; parents, teachers and leaders may coach us, but not coerce us into or ...