Um, just a warning, but the following is not a parody: Al-Qaeda has launched a magazine for women, offering advice on marriage, beauty, and how to please the ghost of your deceased suicide bomber husband. It is called Al-Shamikha (translated: The Majestic Woman), and its intent is to give Muslim women their own version of a Western women’s magazine. By… iterating their roles as remaining covered and submissive, marrying a mujahideen and raising their children to become one too. And also, the benefits of becoming a martyr for Islam. So, basically, 31 glossy pages of anti-woman/Islamic extremist propaganda printed in pink and purple. But also: staying inside and keeping your face covered prevents zits, ladies!
From the magazine itself (which was definitely written by a dude):
“Because women constitute half of the population — and one might even say that they are the population since they give birth to the next generation — the enemies of Islam are bent on preventing the Muslim woman from knowing the truth about her religion and her role, since they know all too well what would happen if women entered the field of jihad.
“The nation of Islam needs women who know the truth about their religion and about the battle and its dimensions and know what is expected of them.”
See? Some of Al-Qaeda’s best friends are women! But, um, something tells me that when you repeat phrases like “know the truth” over and over again, someone has something to hide. And it has nothing to do with being covered. More like men lying to women and then abusing them over imagined offenses to their perverted version of a legitimate religion.
And when they’re not extolling the virtues of being the widow of a suicide bomber or a suicide bomber themselves (“From martyrdom, the believer will gain security, safety and happiness”) Al-Shamikha offers beauty tips. Among them: honey masks and not “towelling too forcibly.” And also, never, ever leaving the house. Ever.
Yeah — the “jihadist Cosmo” is not about how women can become more informed. It’s all about how to please men … hey, wait a minute …
(Daily Mail via The Daily What)
