That's a wise comment man. Either way in muslim countries we can see a variety of iterations of the holy guidelines. From Morocco to Azerbaijan,from Yemen to Syria and then in Malaysia and Iran women's condition and behavior can be different and in several respects can be poles apart from country to country. Regrettably I have to remark that most of muslim youtubers don't feel comfortable talking about stuff as such in this video. At a stage they give up... I can't get why.
For a Pakistani you are extremely progressive. You may be one, but hopefully your mindset will become a majority. Might take generations though. Maybe you will make a difference.
@@intermilan9731 But they achieve their goals in life without spending their life as mere 'helpers' of the male members of the family and children..... And ultimately they are free....😂😂😂
Reality provokes islamists, you know... that's why they ban drawing imagery. you can't draw in Islam, because if u draw, then people will know how ugly it is..
As a Muslim woman, I have always felt Arab Muslim men / African Muslim men and even American Muslim men hate women.... Sad to say, but I am being honest... She is right, and I support EVERYTHING SHE IS SAYING!!! She is doing a great job speaking for those who cannot!!!
I think the problem with people discussing this is that many people view it as racist or prejudice towards people of Muslim faith.... I feel like people need to open there eyes more and see what's right in front of them. To be fair though Catholics, Christians, Jews, atheists, men, women, black, white, and so on, really aren't good at taking criticism without saying it's prejudice..... I myself am Catholic, but unlike some other catholics I can actually open my eyes, and listen to what people have to say, and sometimes there right.... Like when people criticize the Catholic church of being greedy.... It's true, and they talk a lot of nonsense as well.... It's just one of those things that will get better with time, but either way wish you luck finding the right one🥂
Talk about insecurity. Being Muslim doesn’t amount to “knowing” and “verifying” Arab culture or their behaviour in general. Stop pretending to “know” the Arab/Muslim world. You don’t even exercise modesty at all.
I have listened to many Muslim men on youtube talking about prospective wives, and wives, their daughters and sisters.... it was all too depressing. They certainly hate western women, but they seemed to despise Muslim women just as much. I listened to religious leaders advising fathers not to be in the same room as their little daughters incase they became aroused.... good grief this was their daughters!!!! Men laughing about how many wives they could have, and how to get rid of them. Little girls being married off when their bodies were too young to give birth. I could go on. There must be a high degree of mental health issues within the Muslim female community... but because of their circumstances never gets treated. One lady stated she had been abused physically and mentally for 45 years in her marriage.... she was simply told she would be rewarded after her death for perservering. Truly depressing, no one should have to endure this, when the UK has laws in place to protect women from physical and controlling behaviour.
It's called TV bro. Do you also think the Terminators and Smurfs and freaking Transformers and stuff are real. Let me guess you think Santa is real and use a f****** club to beat it into your children's head
This woman who you admire is either very ill informed or deliberately misinforms the very naive and emotional Western audience. For example, she constantly talks about FGM (female genital mutilation) in Islamic world. FGM is not an Islamic issue, it is a cultural issue which she does not (I think deliberately) mention. My background is Iranian, I am an atheist but I have to push back and say that there is no such a thing as FGM. In fact, I had never heard of it until I moved to Canada at the age of 20 and heard it from Oprah who, similar to this woman is very good at generalization without much research. It would be beneficial for general audience to mention that some of the countries with high cases of FGM are not Muslim majority countries, e.g. Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Uganda
DEAREST AL JAZEERA ENGLISH , THIS IS FROM MY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER DISCUSSED . THIS " MUSLIM CULTURAL TRADITION , " THIS ALL " STARTED , IN " THE HEARTS OF MEN , " WHO ARE , " INSECURE , JEALOUS , ENVIOUS , TOTAL POWER OF CONTROL , AND PSYCHOPATHS . " IF THESE MEN POSSESSED " NONE OF THE ABOVE CHARACTERISTICS , " THE MUSLIM WORLD WOULD BE A " BETTER AND HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE AND BE . " UNFORTUNATELY ! THIS BECOMES THEIR CULTURAL TRADITION , AND THE FEMALE GENDER BECOMES IT'S UNFORTUNATE VICTIM ! WITH LOVE , PRAYERS , HUGS , AND SWEET KISSES , FROM ME , AND MY FAMILY , " THE ROTHSCHILDS . " FAREWELL MY BELOVED SISTERS .
@@hamrunizspar1 13-year-olds are still children and too young to marry and in the US alone thousands of young girls have been married off in the last few years, and until 2015 gay marriage was illegal in the US.
She is in a nutshell what the oppressive misogynistic regime fear, a strong articulable and educated woman. She is absolutely fearless and unapologetic. I love her.😍
@@babagarus the proof is in the behavior. She is clearly anti-establishment and she's very vocal with a platform to reach millions. She has the capacity to potentially change the status quo.
She was basically debating everyone by herself. Despite being put in such an uncomfortable position she kept her views clear and managed to get her point across, really cool!
1999 Memphis court case proved the US killed MLK, the whole King family brought the case forward. Let's not forget the terrorism of the US or that the US is no pioneer for women's right, esp. considering they are the ones backing Saudi Arabia and death squads all over that take out egalitarian democracies that put people over profits. I agree with a lot of what the speaker says, but forgetting the US's role in this is ridiculous. It was proven in the Church Committee hearings the FBI spied on women in their living rooms talking about equal pay. Recall what they did to rich, famous, white, female movie star Jean Seberg. Recall what happened to Judi Bari in the early 1990s. What about Rachel Corrie, etc.
He's so overly aggressive that he's coming off as mad salty! I'm so happy she didn't back down , nor was intimidated, and was quick-witted enough to at times, even throw him off.
He talks like that for viewers and besides I'm against how wimen are treated badly. Without them men won't exist and this has been happening throughout history
@Best Movies Well?? Do you know that if you go back to the turn of the first millennium, the Jews and the Christians were very similar in mindset to the Taliban. I agree we have come a long way, but consider some of the Fundamentalist or conservative Evangelicals live in the backwoods of the Bible Belt
@Best Movies I just watched a video, an American soldier in Afghanistan speaks about the American soldiers raping muslim women just because they can. I live in South Africa, here our rights are protected. The countries that are politically oppressed are experiencing this. Muslim men are trying to protect their mothers, wives and daughters from the monsters that are oppressing them, unfortunately, they are coming off as if they are the oppressors. Nobody is speaking up about the west's abuse of the Muslim women but everyone sees the Muslim man trying to marry off his daughter to protect her
@@AV-xm5ln DING DING DING! You just discovered *equality!* Contracts! *AND* Your word is AND yet you got so defensive. Most intelligent people know that it's and. You get defensive because you do not realize the fact as per why people say what they say.
If you beat your dog does it prove a point. When your dog bites your does it prove a point? Aggression on it's own is not an indication of anything other than itself. You fool.
@@aces553 You didn't make a point. You asked a question in reference to an assumption which is not grounded. By definition what you have done there is "ramble".
Not really. It reminds me that we need to be careful who comes into our country cause these are the same people trying to run now. They won’t leave their “morals” behind too.
That man should not be allowed to do interviews. He is not neutral, as he should be. He is insulting the lady, because she is so much smarter than him. :)
Everytime I've watched this man he stands up for men's rights and denies how much of a problem it truly is for women in Arabic countries. I am a white American woman, I live in a North African country. My husband has been physically, emotionally, verbally and mentally abusive to me. When I've gone to the police they laughed and treated it as "lovers quarrel".
@Cole Reed search for mehdi hasan upfront here in youtube and you will learn more about him. He is ALWAYS the devils advocate no matter what opinions the person on the opposite side has and thats what makes him interesting. If everyone agrees, just like a FOX "debate" then whats the point?
in case you didnt know... that is his job as a host. he is supposed to be a contrarian, he does it in every interview. its literally called head to head.
“There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.” ― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
I'm so happy that there are men that can admit the faults and issues of their society, especially one that is misogynistic in tradition! But the culture still is beautiful through it's flaws. Every culture and every country have traditional views that are still inherently incorporated into every day things subconsciously. Here in America it is better than some countries but we still have many traditions that are misogynistic in nature
Dr Ahmed Abdo the problem is that who ever does that is not a proper Muslim, this really annoys me you can not call a person who does not follow the Quran a Muslim it just doesn’t make sense. It’s like saying a persons a Christian even though he does not believe in Jesus/God.
He states points that she then counters; if she is able to reply, then she has a very valid argument. If he states points that agree with her point of view, then there would be no meaning to the title of the show, “head to head”
He has to place himself in that place ( work is work ) - In a open public she would be attacked with such opposition.- He spilt his heart in the end - He agrees with her cause - that is why she was his guest.
@@binitatrew1642 Hope it is norms for head to head that interviewer has to take place. So what about common people and what their thoughts.. Common people having no more knowledge so they will think the interviewer is correct so everything go opposition 😄😄😄😄😄😄
coming from a channel that has an autocracy (many in the gulf and middle east) that detest all of its people, but subservient and dependent upon anglo-american corporations.
I thought this was supposed to be an interview not a debate. Medhi Your british accent can't hide your disdain for women Notice how they are even embarassed to talk about the issue. Everyone is just trying to shut her up.
Interviewer wants it both ways. Don't generalise about Arab male culture. Do generalise about male culture worldwide and include DV in the west. Devil's advocate excuse is just crazymaking the debate.
Yes it is very questionable. They are all trying to come and live on social welfare checks in other countries so it doesn't seem so good from the outside looking in.
The interviewer was biased. He clearly does not value women. But what an amazing woman. How intelligent and articulate. Keep your fire burning brightly girl. Thank you for your power.
@@jamesboth3785 Islam doesn’t call for this treatment of women, unfortunately, Muslim men think of women as objects that need protection, offcourse they’ll treat them like children.
She said misogyny plays out differently in different Islamic countries. Then he stupidly brings up the different ways women are oppressed in different countries. Was he not LISTENING? Misogynist.
Stfu😂😂 dumb feminazi misogynistic is prejudice or discrimination against women just because he talked over or doesn't listen doesn't make him misogynistic he is just being a dude y calling men a misogynists makes u a misandrist ur misandrustic u hate and discriminate against men that's why no normal man wants u
@@Trilliman707 stfu you human male specie created from Satan. Its time God has eradicted the entire human male race from this Earth for the sake of piece
This was so good, I have to watch it a second time. Mona is brilliant. The main arguments against her points were either "this is not real, because it doesn't happen to me or my friends" and "patriarchy and violence against women happens everywhere so why single out us". She easily and respectfully crushed both arguments. If people are feeling uncomfortable about the subject, that's a good thing. Mission accomplished. Change does not occur from one's comfort zone.
But here, in most homes, you can fight it. My brothers always thought they were smarter than me & they were always trying to put me down. I never understood why they were doing this. I was the oldest child even & I married the best. I was the best at math. They knew why I didn't finish college. My husband's father was one of the richest men in Taiwan--even though he did lose his money later. I was hands down always better at writing than them. I think it was my father's doing. But still, I just gave them heck when they did it--and then I had my daughter--a child prodigy--and they shut up forever. This makes me wonder what they teach them in muslim homes & how the daughter's are treated, even by the mother.
she handled the backlash amazingly, I love how she doesn't let other insignificant arguments blind us from the REAL problem because that is EXACTLY the reason why we still struggle as Muslim women today
18:54 I hope you don’t mind asking. Do you choose to wear or forced to wear? From the faces I have seen, Muslim women are beautiful. Why can’t you show off? I’ve always wondered about it, do you not dye or curl you hair?
@@skyezeno8988 bcs we're not objects for people to look at the way they like, we choose certain people to look at our body bcs we're special. We do wear make up, curl our hair, dress up, etc but only infront of certain people or when we're alone. We dont need to show it off to everyone. And no, we're not forced to wear the hijab even tho some are which is sad and wrong, hijab is mandatory but forcing someone with abuse is wrong in our religion. hope that answers your question, have a nice day :)
This is not an interview, this is a woman who is being attacked by four people for trying to defend women who have to live with the fear of being killed by their own families every day. Not even women, 10-12 year old children.
She's a powerful beautiful woman, she articulated her argument well, meanwhile that dude (the interviewer) looked over emotional and triggered. He needs to relax.
I think he was purposefully trying to play the devil's advocate to help her better articulate the case.They both are excellent journalists in my opinion.
But she is a woman dear.. We in the west are just as women haters than the Arab countries.. paticulatly in the US.. where domestic violence is out of hand
Mehdi is a condescending, agenda-driven, gas-lighting mess in this. Well done to Mona for keeping her cool and batting away his inane line of questions.
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !! Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
She was not even extreme! That is literally basic human rights she was pushing for. The fact that many people are ignorant to this really scares me. Just what sort of religions are being practised that cannot even teach humanity, respect and love?!
Women in my family wear Niqab and not once have they been told to do so. The answer to your question in mind against Niqab is "Modesty" islam teaches Modesty and has a beautiful explaination of what and why a women should veil herself, And family members who chose not to wear it were never treated differently. Infact they are even more religious. Your spirituality is not based upon covering your head or face. You can be a higher ranking Muslim even if you dont wear niqab or hijab.
Blue Rose there’s Christians in those countries too, so ignorant. India treats women like that too and they’re Hindu. Explain that genius🙄 it’s called narcissism, not religion.
What!! he was being actually very nice, watch his interviews with males. the same attitude! I also think deep inside he agree with everything she said. He is just worried about Arabic Women's image in the west, the generalizing, the ones who are not being oppressed because they do exist. BUT in my opinion, exactly these women, who have the mean to, must speak up. because even if they are not the majority but we all did encounter oppressed female friends that come from different backgrounds in our Arabic society. also, males suffer from that but on a smaller scale, so they adopt it as they grow up because it is eventually in their favor.
@@imansh5132 a Muslim like my Jewish people will not speak against their faith. My Jewish people also lie and say things like Essah/Jesus is not al Masih/the Messiah.
@@davidisrael9412 so you are Israelian and you believe in Jesus as the Messiah? We do too btw. are you saying that he is lying about his views? or hiding them?
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !! Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
I just watched a video, an American soldier in Afghanistan speaks about the American soldiers raping muslim women just because they can. I live in South Africa, here our rights are protected. The countries that are politically oppressed are experiencing this. Muslim men are trying to protect their mothers, wives and daughters from the monsters that are oppressing them, unfortunately, they are coming off as if they are the oppressors. Nobody is speaking up about the west's abuse of the Muslim women but everyone sees the Muslim man trying to marry off his daughter to protect her
@@talhaghazi4199 No amount of "investigation" will EVER give an 11 year old the ability to really comprehend the magnitude of a decision to marry and how it will affect her future. At 11 years old your brain is NO WHERE NEAR done developing... The development of the human brain doesn't stop until your early 20's... so expecting an 11 year old CHILD to "investigate" and "choose" to do something that will affect her whole life in a way that she will not fully understand until she is an adult and by then too late to do anything about, is beyond ignorant and to even consider putting that kind of choice in the hands of a CHILD who is STILL DEVELOPING is disgusting, abusive and inhumane. The only thing a grown man wants with a child bride is someone he can control, manipulate and who can't fight back when he's rap ing her.
Its the way he carries out all his interviews. Male or female- he doesn't discriminate, he will put the person under pressure- it's the way head-to-head interviews are carried out.
Totally agree. This was set up to be a hit squad against Ms. Eltahawy. She's holding her own, and she makes her points respectfully. It really saddens me to see highly educated Muslim women still willing to toe the traditionalist party line and attempt to repudiate the main speaker's points. It reminds me of nothing so much as the women who publicly support Donald Trump. They are all gender traitors, willing to bow to the patriarchy, God knows why.
the format is that of a tough interview. they're not intended to undermine the subject, rather they're to dig at deeper truths that the subject might be hiding or is not fully conscious of. it's public scrutiny. mehdi excels at this and guests should know what to expect when they appear
All i can say is that this girl is literally grilled in her own fire, yet she handle it so well, she answered all the harsh accusation in a intelligent way. Only few are like her who are willing to grilled in this kind of talk. Such a confident woman you are. God bless u
I totally agrees with this women in defending & addressing the rights of women.....but Almighty God is NOT patriarchal in any way, He does sees & knows all that his children are going through. That's the reason why he came seek & save those who are oppress & distress from the ravage of sin. An example would be the woman that the men brought to Jesus whom they accused of adultery..... God Bless your effort in being the voice for many who are not, even aware that they are being victimized.👏👏👏👍👍👍❤❤🤗
She is in favor of banning the niqab... And you think she owned anything... She's a bit toxic tbh, has a very very closed mind. At least she stands for women of course, but that shouldn't be enough to make her a symbol of anything.
@ben hacine And? The past or who "had the idea" isn't important. Many women embraced the niqab, and they HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT to wear it how they want.
@ben hacine I believe there is something in the hadith about the covering of women. It was so that they could be recognized apart from the non believers. There were Muslim peeping toms..I don't know which hadith it is but it shouldn't be too hard to find out.
You must haven't actually watched the whole video if you really think that. Mehdi literally says, several times in the interview, that he *agrees with her* views on gender inequality in the Arab world. It is his job though to ask as many critical questions as possible in those 40 minutes that he gets to confront her. The show wouldn't have been called Head to Head if he was nodding all the time, agreeing with every statement she makes. I actually believe he gave her the perfect platform to spread her philosophy, which has now reached you and me and I think that's a good thing.
"He says,'Thank you for being extreme`''!!!??? In what way is she extreme? By Western standards she is very moderate and reasonable, not to say extremely brave, intelligent and articulate
Islam claims that men are a degree above women and are their guardians who can discipline them for being disobedient as prescribed by allah to protect them. An ideology that only allows multiple wives but not multiple husbands is sexist. An ideology which claims that men are the guardians of women (who can discipline them when they are disobedient) as prescribed by allah to protect them is sexist. An ideology which provides virgins for men in heaven but no such equivalent for women is not only sexist but really twisted as well. It is no less offensive to me than an ideology which promotes white supremacy (but there is so much more about islam which is extremely contemptible other than the overt sexism). Google worst countries for women (almost all muslim) and best countries for women (none are muslim), google Gender Gap Index (it is about much more than wage equality), no muslim countries in the top 50, most of the worst 50 countries are muslim. It seems that secular teachings and man's laws are much more effective at protecting women than god's laws and teachings.. This couldn't possibly be so if allah was truly the all-knowing omnipotent creator of the world which he is purported to be. Women have been executed for being raped in muslim countries. Western women have been imprisoned for being raped in muslim countries. Today girls and women have been, are being and will be killed by their own family members because off this ideology they espouse, yesterday girls and women were killed by their own family members because of this ideology they espouse (and so many Western leaders and other apologists pander to enabling its proliferation) and tomorrow girls and women will be killed by their own family members because of this barbaric 7th century ignorance.
@Sassy Sue When one religion is so much more malignant than the others, it is imperative that we acknowledge that it is because it is. It is blatantly obvious yet so many refuse to do so and even vilify those who do as being bigoted. There is nothing bigoted about being contemptuous of extremely virulent ignorance (and those who espouse it without whom it would be harmless) created by a sadistic, inbreeding, 7th century pedophile warlord who is still the role model for nearly a quarter of the world's population.
The truth owned this. Here, watch this: look up! See that? BLUE! I'm not mad at Bob Dylan for the comment. I think we are overdue as a species to have evolved to be able to see our own humanity in others and treat them accordingly. And I have been indoctrinated with sexism as much as anyone, even though it's wrong, I find myself let down that there are no men fighting to defend and protect their own sisters and wives. When a culture encodes into law and sanctions the abuse and terrorism of its most vulnerable property, there is a toxic kind of self-hatred at work that I pray doesn't spread like disease. No one, anywhere, should stand by in silence frankly while a beautiful car has its gears stripped by a bad driver, or while a dog is beaten by its owner, or while people walk into a holy place with light clean carpets wearing outdoor shoes. If we can understand basic principles of care and respect, even for inanimate objects, we must account for how we treat humans, God's most beloved creation. How do we respond? We (me) play god and sit in judgement on each other but do nothing at all.
Women are neither owned dogs or vulnerable property, or gear-stripped cars, and the toxicity has already spread like wildfire to virtually the whole planet. Your trying, and i do appreciate it, but i could appreciate it more with some reframing. Really, thanks,
@@gachaoreocat1491 i hear you. I see now my comment, even with the retraction at the end, the tone comes off as overly harsh, jumping off with the sarcasm, ouch. Not sure why I was so angry. So I concede to you, and ty for your gentle response.
the most accurte statement I have heard recently..they do hate women and are groomed to hate them from childhood sometimes their own mothers pass on perverse ideas onto their sons about women...they end up with a distorting vision of who women are...
@nait51. I TOTALLY agree. It's the woman who are ALSO creating or contributing to this brutal suppression of other woman. It's the mother's who have created monsters coz they r the monsters, which is in turn ruled by an evil psychopath called Mohammed. It's a vicious cycle. There is programming, brain washing etc And denials. May God guide us away from this cancerous cesspool
She was 100% right about Egypt. I've spent a fair amount of time there and most of my friends are Egyptian and they definitely treat women as second class citizens, despite being comparably moderate. You go practically anywhere at night and all you'll see are men.
Wow, Mehdi Hasan is very aggressive with Mona Eltahawy. She's obviously struck a nerve with him. Keep going Mona, you are spot on, misogyny is all about hate.
I think you have forgotten a host job which is to ask questions which he was doing fine ..now you are having problems with him on his job because you are a female and he is male you are chauvinist he isn't !!!!
She isnt against the veil, she's against the fact that it's a requirement for Muslim women to wear a veil in order to be percieved as the "ideal" Muslim believer. Mona standing up to all those people criticizing her, she's for sure an alpha
She is against the veil, and call it a mask not a veil, she wants women to have the same rights and visibility as men. She hopes down the line it will pave a path for women to actually be able to make decisions regarding their lives and futures.
Well, it is a requirement bcs the religion said so. So for one to be percieved a good believer you would assume they would follow said requirements, basic logic. Muslim man themselves also arent allowed to show anything from the knees untill the belly button. It isnt a one way street.
@@imad337 nobody wants to see your genitals anyway. Keeping your genitals to yourself is called decency. A woman's face is not her genitals. Start covering yourself up like a woman and you'll understand the suffering they go through. Btw the imam said that nowhere in the Quran is a hijab or burkha mentioned. These are practices introduced by misogynistic maulanas.
@@doctorpaints8025 We as muslim men arent just not allowed to show our genitals but also not allowed to show our general ab area and upper legs (from the knee up). Also the majority of scholars agreed overall that some form of covering the head is mentioned in the quran for women. While technically it isnt necessarily a "hijab" bcs the word didnt exist back then, the hijab fullfills this purpose properly. Dont try to change up our religion bcs of one random imaam and you misusing what he said. You also arent allowed to force a hijab to a women, which a no arab country does. Even Saudi Arabia you are allowed to not wear a hijab if you choose to. So I dont get what you mean with "suffering". How is wearing a hijab to show your religious believes suffering? Its the islamophobes who made it an issue for women by ridiculing them and forcing them to take it off by law in certain places.
The host uses the fact some women support abusive men as an argument that men don't hate women. But that is like saying if an abused wife doesn't leave her husband it means he never abused her. Women with abusive spouses are groomed to think his abuse is their fault. They will blame a hubby's beating on personal failure and imperfection, or excuse it as work stress, drinking, or other external problems. They will often cover for him saying they walked into a door or fell down stairs in order to cover the abuse, and they are likely to remain cowering beside him even when they have support to leave. This doesn't mean they are not abused. It means they've been groomed into compliance and at a subconscious level have internalised the abusive teachings. The same is true for women who support terrorist hubby's, or Arab hubby's who mistreat, demean and restrict them.
A certain level of discipline is required to keep societies intact. A completely free Western society is on the verge of collapse with the entire family structure in shambles, high divorce rates, adultery rates, young girls selling themselves on sites like Only-Fans. This is because Western females aren't disciplined anymore and are pampered too much, when their liberal parents tell them that they deserve everything, that is very dangerous, is the reason why everyone in the West is so entitled and materialistic, and can't form lasting relationships, leading them to be single and lonely, thus higher depression rates.
Reading your comment made me reminiscent of my grandmother. For 40 years straight she was beaten and verbally abused by my grandfather. But she always stood by him and never left his side. I guess that was common culture in the 1940s and 50s women regularly getting abused by their husbands and never really speaking about it.
I am in awe of how she handled herself amongst many, when a person comes out like she did, it showed how prepared and truthful she was, there was no one in the crowd that could compete with having the last word, From this, I am sure that those who were sceptic and against her, had a difference of their original opinion, well done Mona,
Even in rural India, there is oppression of women. There are activists in India who fight for the rights of those women. The difference here is that in India, the activists can fight from within India. But the Arab activist had to come out of her country to be safe, alive and to be able to speak up
we all know how hindoos are so clean and civilized, the amount of gangrapes by high caste women and their lack of punishment proves your utter bullshit
At least rapists have been convincted and laws are being changed. For you, you dont even have laws, you have no respect for women. If a woman gets raped, its her fault and you guys make the woman marry her rapist.. India is not in that condition at least
She’s brilliant oppression is oppression misogyny is misogyny societies and cultures have used religion for ages to oppress groups of people to maintain their control and push their own agendas men are the oppressors because they have the power and strength
Do you need another woman to fight for your love and your equality ? Have you listened her, read her views on sexuality and more precise her promiscuity views ? She may have points on mutilation of girls but the rest of her is pure extremism and no respect for normal man woman love and realationship, family values , having love for kids as she has none etc . She has never experienced that so she does not know love hence she does not fight for your love or my love. She has not experienced love in a family union or equality relationship in a traditional relationship leave alone marriage . Its her own skewed views on something she really does not know as her own father daughter bond was broken . She needs therapy and then she may to go to fight the world from patriarchy . I pity her and her hateful soul void of true meaning in life
shes exposing the truth about men and its making them feel uncomfortable. every time she makes a valid comment about women's rights the men counter with ridiculous points to silence her, points that need more time to correct but she hasnt got that luxury so she has to move on
SaraMichelle7811 you dont know me to know my views on life but what i see and what i hear from a disturbed woman fighting” for certain women rights involves calling for violence against the other gender . this nor banal or antiquated
Society is literally obsessed with judging how women look, act , what they wear , their sexuality etc etc . And as far as I can see that's everywhere . And it's not just men doing it , it's other women as well
From a third world country, i can say from my experience woman actually does more harm to another woman than man. Woman here are more sexist towards woman than man
I Have to admit I'm not a huge fan of Mehdi Hasan's interview style, in particular I'm think of a rather nasty one he conducted with Richard Dawkins on Islam. However, watching this end to end It did become obvious that it was just that, a style or rather his style of getting as much content from Mona as possible with provocative questions. In the closing he as good as agreed with her in my opinion.
You realize he's not against her right? He's challenging her views so we get an honest and understandable answer, watch more head to head, and you'll see he is like this in every single debate, even when he agrees with the other's opinion, he still challenges it, this is amazing journalism, something we don't have anymore thanks to people like you who automatically assume it's a battle, instead of seeing for what it is, a debate
I have so much respect for this woman! She’s absolutely comfortable and passionate about upsetting whoever she needs to upset to provoke thought. She truly is a warrior for women’s justice. It’s absurd that in this day & age she needs to fight as hard as she does for women’s plight.
I feel sorry for these types of men who are so jealous and/or threatened by women. God must be so angry with these inhuman attitudes toward (His) people, and this weak man made Religion against Him. This will not end well!!
Arab men are the least mysoganistic or arrogant they're so self hating that they're literally killing each other off in the middle east everyday . But on a side note how's about a date ?
I am ASHAMED of this host! It seems like he is aggressing his guest, not listening, interrupting, provoking, and condescending. I am SO proud of her! She is brave , fearless, articulate,intelligent, classy, gracious, compassionate, and funny too!
It takes a strong woman to sit there for 40 some minutes with hatred from all sides coming at her-good for her for not caring about what they think and standing up for what she knows is right.
i get people's criticism of mona, but really if you watch this carefully, his challenges to her, actually allows her to shine and really show that she is correct in what she is saying.
7:51 to 9:04: She is not only articulate, calm, professional but also stands her ground when the opponent tries to cut her off while she was speaking facts. I was already liking her from the start but this is what made me love and admire her!
Al Jazeera is really putting a line in the sand with this guy. Trying to have her on the defense instead of the "discussion" he said is a real shame to watch
I think it was kind of a good strategy somehow because it made it interesting, and a pleasure to understand her views and what she is truly standing for and not what the other defensive people's perception of her were... In the end, most of the audience "sided/agreed/understood" her
The attitude of the interviewer represented the Arabic men’s general attitude towards the topic on women right. He was slapped in face to see an overwhelming majority of audience raises their hands to agree the situation of women status in Arabic world is extremely bad.
What? That’s the factual inaccurate. Mehdi Hasan is a big advocate for reform in all these Islamic countries. He speaks up against Saudi Arabia and many other counties. You’re generalizing again, and it’s quite offensive people like you are the reason why there’s a lot of division in the world.
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !! Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
Look the host was doing his job in asking the question and yeah he was male so you would definitely call him chauvinistic because maybe be you have forgotten what is a host job to do ...asking questions
Indeed! It's exhausting to look at, as Mona Eltahawy is being cut off, attacked and stressed out. She's doing a splended job of speaking out for those without a voice. Unfortunately men and especially Muslim men live in such an established entitlement that they don't even notice the injustice and gender inequality.
@@yasminedey8612 well if I say I partially agree Muslim men doesn't allow full freedom to their women but what about the western men they some times abondun their own girl frnds or wives at the time of child which shows that those men has a more sick mind because they are running away from their own responsibility ...as far as host is concerned he has done a remarkable job Infront of a woman who was constantly generalising things and was adamnant on her views which were wrong
@@Mazaq_mania24 I am glad you are aware of the misogyny in the Muslim world, that's already the first step to changement, as Mona Eltahawy is trying to explain. She isn't generalising the topic or Muslim men, but actually explaining that men are not naturally misogynist but the Muslim society, denying women equality, makes them that way. Sexism is a negative aspect in the religion, which is produced by purely the society, besides that unfortunately all organised religions, not only Abrahamism, which also includes Judaism and Christianity, are sexist. This is my friend what you probably subconsciously mention by bringing up the topig of men abandoning their children, a problem found in general in society - not only as you like putting it in Christianity.
He does it to everyone on his show, have some awareness. Although, it sometimes comes off as counter intuitive or in poor taste when this host does so.
Watched the entire video. This was a great discussion that needed to be had. Even if you don't fully agree with her, she definitely will push everyone to THINK about this issue, which is a good thing!
@@uzafar92 the person was a Host.. I think the head -to-head concept is between the lady and the panel being seated in the first row and the audience... The Host has to look everything is coordinated in a proper way and every one is given a chance to go head-to-head with the lady.... according to my knowledge.🤔 I think the Host took the argument personally 😂, the reason he is been defensive.
Way to be a biased interviewer. This was poorly moderated and very biased. This guy has so much hate in his heart. A disgrace and this channel is sly at times.
@@Youboremenow Simple, his words. The words right out of his own mouth. His constant attacks and attempts to discredit his own guest. A moderator asks questions without accusations and bias. He expressed his distain for her views, which he stated were not his own. He had it in for her from the jump. Hope my answer helps.
@@silverserpent420 1)attacks, I presume you mean ad hominem arguments? I don't recall him using any such arguments but if you can link the time stamps Ill rewatch it. 2)Discredit his guest, What is wrong with challenging a guest? As far as I know this format is not about him moderating anything, it's a cross between interviewing and debate. He expressed multiple times that he agrees with her on the problem but raised points of whether her method was the best way forward. I'll be honest I did not get any hate directed at her from him, but more of a I want to see how well thought out your ideas are.
@@Youboremenow I am at a life party. Celebrating a loved one lost in El Paso due to hate. I know hate, I am a person of color. I know dehuminizing tactics as I've personally witnessed it. It's part of regular life here in Texas. Look, I appreciate your kind reply. But I'm sorry I'm not up for a debate at the moment. Let my heart heal. Thank you. I feel my response will be emotional. That's not what I want. Logic, experience and love are what I'd like to convey.
@@silverserpent420 Wow dude, did not mean to disturb you. I hope you and the people around you the best.... do not really know what to say in this situation
I agree that she is wonderful. Does she even believe in a god? I'm not sure. I don't. The "god" of the Abrahamic religions is part of the problem. Their texts all promote the oppression of women.
@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Sure, but how big is your audience? People who have a large audience can express the views of many, though of course not all. But it's just an expression. I believe that what she promotes is in the best interest of women around the world, though of course not all women agree on any subject.
Yeah, Mehdi was a completely insensitive, over-aggressive pillock in this debate. Should be ashamed of how he conducted himself; he could have learnt a lot from Ms Eltahawy.
As a Pakistani Muslim, honestly speaking I think she is telling all the truths of societies that we often feel uncomfortable talking about.
thank you
That's a wise comment man.
Either way in muslim countries we can see a variety of iterations of the holy guidelines.
From Morocco to Azerbaijan,from Yemen to Syria and then in Malaysia and Iran women's condition and behavior can be different and in several respects can be poles apart from country to country.
Regrettably I have to remark that most of muslim
youtubers don't feel comfortable talking about
stuff as such in this video. At a stage they give up...
I can't get why.
Thank you Ammar.. you're brave 🔥
For a Pakistani you are extremely progressive. You may be one, but hopefully your mindset will become a majority. Might take generations though. Maybe you will make a difference.
Wow!😎 Imagine,an Arab man who does not have to abuse women to feel like a real man! I feel admiration! Really!😊💜
"Just because your life and my life are privileged, does not mean we forget about other women" 👏
Of course...👍
hi....
Ya but what are you doing about it…talk is cheep
Western women are single and lonely by the time they are 38. Think Arab women want to avoid that feminist fate.
@@intermilan9731 But they achieve their goals in life without spending their life as mere 'helpers' of the male members of the family and children..... And ultimately they are free....😂😂😂
She's not even provocative...
She's just realistic
Reality provokes islamists, you know... that's why they ban drawing imagery. you can't draw in Islam, because if u draw, then people will know how ugly it is..
@@rajadhirajmaharaj I say the ugly side is the one who knows nothing about respect and justice.
So, are you unjustly accusing Muslim men of hating women as well?
@@rajadhirajmaharaj What does this even mean...
@@nhhhh89 He doesn't know what he means. He is in a cult, and the indoctrination is severe.
As a Muslim woman, I have always felt Arab Muslim men / African Muslim men and even American Muslim men hate women.... Sad to say, but I am being honest... She is right, and I support EVERYTHING SHE IS SAYING!!! She is doing a great job speaking for those who cannot!!!
I think the problem with people discussing this is that many people view it as racist or prejudice towards people of Muslim faith.... I feel like people need to open there eyes more and see what's right in front of them.
To be fair though Catholics, Christians, Jews, atheists, men, women, black, white, and so on, really aren't good at taking criticism without saying it's prejudice..... I myself am Catholic, but unlike some other catholics I can actually open my eyes, and listen to what people have to say, and sometimes there right.... Like when people criticize the Catholic church of being greedy.... It's true, and they talk a lot of nonsense as well.... It's just one of those things that will get better with time, but either way wish you luck finding the right one🥂
Talk about insecurity. Being Muslim doesn’t amount to “knowing” and “verifying” Arab culture or their behaviour in general. Stop pretending to “know” the Arab/Muslim world. You don’t even exercise modesty at all.
Its truth muslim and arab men are top world misogyny and patriachy and most toxic men in the world
As a western I agree. The more Muslim men come to area the more unsafe that are becomes especially for women.
I have listened to many Muslim men on youtube talking about prospective wives, and wives, their daughters and sisters.... it was all too depressing. They certainly hate western women, but they seemed to despise Muslim women just as much. I listened to religious leaders advising fathers not to be in the same room as their little daughters incase they became aroused.... good grief this was their daughters!!!! Men laughing about how many wives they could have, and how to get rid of them. Little girls being married off when their bodies were too young to give birth. I could go on. There must be a high degree of mental health issues within the Muslim female community... but because of their circumstances never gets treated. One lady stated she had been abused physically and mentally for 45 years in her marriage.... she was simply told she would be rewarded after her death for perservering. Truly depressing, no one should have to endure this, when the UK has laws in place to protect women from physical and controlling behaviour.
He gaslighted her on so many occasions butThis woman!!!!!!!!!! No need to say more, she bodied this man and kept her composure.
I 100% agree but the interview er/chairman of the debate did a GOOD job by asking the provocative questions.
It's called TV bro. Do you also think the Terminators and Smurfs and freaking Transformers and stuff are real. Let me guess you think Santa is real and use a f****** club to beat it into your children's head
@@ShawnJonesHellion l .l
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This woman who you admire is either very ill informed or deliberately misinforms the very naive and emotional Western audience.
For example, she constantly talks about FGM (female genital mutilation) in Islamic world. FGM is not an Islamic issue, it is a cultural issue which she does not (I think deliberately) mention. My background is Iranian, I am an atheist but I have to push back and say that there is no such a thing as FGM. In fact, I had never heard of it until I moved to Canada at the age of 20 and heard it from Oprah who, similar to this woman is very good at generalization without much research.
It would be beneficial for general audience to mention that some of the countries with high cases of FGM are not Muslim majority countries, e.g. Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Uganda
I thought the same thing. But she handled it like a boss.
She's exactly the kind of woman that Arab men are intimidated by. I wish her and her cause well
Only Arab men? As far as i can tell India is not very far behind in this practice.
@@mrlassotool well the video was all about sexism in the Arab world. But I agree, lots of Indian men don't know how to respect women either
DEAREST AL JAZEERA ENGLISH , THIS IS FROM MY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER DISCUSSED . THIS " MUSLIM CULTURAL TRADITION , " THIS ALL " STARTED , IN " THE HEARTS OF MEN , " WHO ARE , " INSECURE , JEALOUS , ENVIOUS , TOTAL POWER OF CONTROL , AND PSYCHOPATHS . " IF THESE MEN POSSESSED " NONE OF THE ABOVE CHARACTERISTICS , " THE MUSLIM WORLD WOULD BE A " BETTER AND HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE AND BE . " UNFORTUNATELY ! THIS BECOMES THEIR CULTURAL TRADITION , AND THE FEMALE GENDER BECOMES IT'S UNFORTUNATE VICTIM ! WITH LOVE , PRAYERS , HUGS , AND SWEET KISSES , FROM ME , AND MY FAMILY , " THE ROTHSCHILDS . " FAREWELL MY BELOVED SISTERS .
@@pooja350 that's everywhere slightly more or less
tai adam but mostly in arab world !!! women r opressed ☹️
She's provocative, yes. Extreme, not at all! She is only saying the truth and most people would rather die than hear the truth.
And if they don't change, they will.
YES!!! Exactly!!!
@@hamrunizspar1 13-year-olds are still children and too young to marry and in the US alone thousands of young girls have been married off in the last few years, and until 2015 gay marriage was illegal in the US.
Kafayat Elegushi yes...
@flownet07 Very true and obvious
"As a woman, I had two options - to lose my mind or become a feminist."
This quote honestly represents every woman and girl across the globe.👏👏👏👏👏
Statistics show otherwise
No it doesn't
not a worldwide issue at all mostly middle east that genuinely needs feminism and basic human rights but the rest of the world mostly got it all
I'm with you, sister 💓
@@lordtaseen2947 There is no statistics. Lousy attempt on lying.
It's not about men hating women, it's about their fear of women, & the power they would have if all women stood against them
It would just prove that men are more powerful.
They both hate & fear women, I'm sure of it
@@MostafaRockstarI applaud your certainty
@@caesarkig4832 gimme me five "✋"
Whatever you call it, it sucks.
She is in a nutshell what the oppressive misogynistic regime fear, a strong articulable and educated woman. She is absolutely fearless and unapologetic. I love her.😍
Articulate...😉🤓
Yeap
Absolutely!
How do you know "what the oppressive misogynistic regime fear"?
@@babagarus the proof is in the behavior. She is clearly anti-establishment and she's very vocal with a platform to reach millions. She has the capacity to potentially change the status quo.
She was basically debating everyone by herself. Despite being put in such an uncomfortable position she kept her views clear and managed to get her point across, really cool!
The interviewer is totally biased, but I love how this lady is boldly standing for basic human rights of women.
it's not an interview babe, it's a debate.
As an interviewer you are supposed to challenge the person’s point of view. And he does it brilliantly all the time. It’s not against the woman
He himself is against Arabs. But it is the way you ask question to make it clear every point.
Well its best to ask questions that challenge the person views. Its helps to get a better understanding if you come from an opposing point of view.
@@mdmrrakin8301 he cuts her off mid sentence
Host was interrupting so much which is really disrespectful. I don't think he even understood what she tried to express. Amazing woman!!
Cuz so many Arab men don’t respect what women have to say. They only wanna be heard but never wanna listen.
I hope she has protection from the repressive regimes she speaks against. I pray for her safety.
You wish. She will one day walk into one of those Arab embassies and disappear off the surface of the earth.
U r right. I pray that mother Durga protects her. She is the beacon of light for many woman she must remain strong.
God bless her
1999 Memphis court case proved the US killed MLK, the whole King family brought the case forward. Let's not forget the terrorism of the US or that the US is no pioneer for women's right, esp. considering they are the ones backing Saudi Arabia and death squads all over that take out egalitarian democracies that put people over profits. I agree with a lot of what the speaker says, but forgetting the US's role in this is ridiculous. It was proven in the Church Committee hearings the FBI spied on women in their living rooms talking about equal pay. Recall what they did to rich, famous, white, female movie star Jean Seberg. Recall what happened to Judi Bari in the early 1990s. What about Rachel Corrie, etc.
@@ashchan0504 who is durga ??
"I'm not trying to score points, I'm trying to make a legitimate point." Won my heart
He's so overly aggressive that he's coming off as mad salty! I'm so happy she didn't back down , nor was intimidated, and was quick-witted enough to at times, even throw him off.
I don’t like his interview style at all in general he treats all his hosts this way. He debates instead of actually interviewing.
@Mr. Devor He won!!! You clearly are a misguided misogynistic fool. 'That Women' - it's singular, 'woman' - so who is uneducated?????
Mr. Devor umm, what?
He talks like that for viewers and besides I'm against how wimen are treated badly. Without them men won't exist and this has been happening throughout history
He is the BBC,s tame Muslim, who tries to smooth over this evil.
She refuses to "sit down and shut up". I respect her. You go girl.
@Best Movies Historically, she is speaking the truth. We are getting better, but we are not there yet.
She's beautiful. I respect her so much.
@Best Movies Well?? Do you know that if you go back to the turn of the first millennium, the Jews and the Christians were very similar in mindset to the Taliban. I agree we have come a long way, but consider some of the Fundamentalist or conservative Evangelicals live in the backwoods of the Bible Belt
John Cass, AMEN!! Every society needs a Rosa Parks! They know when to stand up and when to sit down!!
@Best Movies I just watched a video, an American soldier in Afghanistan speaks about the American soldiers raping muslim women just because they can.
I live in South Africa, here our rights are protected. The countries that are politically oppressed are experiencing this. Muslim men are trying to protect their mothers, wives and daughters from the monsters that are oppressing them, unfortunately, they are coming off as if they are the oppressors.
Nobody is speaking up about the west's abuse of the Muslim women but everyone sees the Muslim man trying to marry off his daughter to protect her
Men forget that if it wasn’t for a woman they wouldn’t be here
AND IF IT WASNT FOR A MAN, WOMEN WOULDN'T BE HERE.
@@AV-xm5ln exactly. Both men and women need eachother
And if women were treated fairly then we wouldn't be HERE!
@@AV-xm5ln DING DING DING! You just discovered *equality!* Contracts! *AND* Your word is AND yet you got so defensive. Most intelligent people know that it's and. You get defensive because you do not realize the fact as per why people say what they say.
@@AV-xm5ln yea exactly yet women get treated soooooo much worse within society even tho both are clearly needed.
The way he call her Lady instead of acknowledging her by her title Dr. Mona is just summarising all what she's trying to elaborate.
I didn't even know she has a doctorate because it's never mentioned or just briefly.
I think that's far-fetched, don't you think?
I think he really disrespected his guest, don't you think?@@moatasemkassab4517
He is not forced to call her dr dumbass
The interviewer is defensive and aggressive, proving her point.
If you beat your dog does it prove a point. When your dog bites your does it prove a point? Aggression on it's own is not an indication of anything other than itself. You fool.
As an interviewer you are supposed to challenge the person’s point of view. And he does it brilliantly all the time. It’s not against the woman
@@mdmrrakin8301 well, our perspectives are different.
@@Deno2100 What is that rambling? blah blah blah.
@@aces553 You didn't make a point. You asked a question in reference to an assumption which is not grounded. By definition what you have done there is "ramble".
Who else is watching this because you are sad for Afghan women now that the Taliban is back? =(
😠
Exactly😠
Me...from Philippines
Not really. It reminds me that we need to be careful who comes into our country cause these are the same people trying to run now. They won’t leave their “morals” behind too.
Me but it is painful to watch whenever the interviewer keeps interrupting, can hardly finish watching it.
That man should not be allowed to do interviews. He is not neutral, as he should be. He is insulting the lady, because she is so much smarter than him. :)
How is he not neutral? because he's not agreeing with everything she says? It's his job to challenge the people that come on the show.
If you that's not neutral, watch his other interviews. He is an angel here by comparison.
@Raza Khan She did not start the gender war, she is making the details public.
He is a one of the brother hood and I bet on that
Nah, the feminist is the dumb one.
Everytime I've watched this man he stands up for men's rights and denies how much of a problem it truly is for women in Arabic countries. I am a white American woman, I live in a North African country. My husband has been physically, emotionally, verbally and mentally abusive to me. When I've gone to the police they laughed and treated it as "lovers quarrel".
I'm sorry to hear that about your husband. Shame on the police, that's why they are hated here in America. 😡
That’s very sad to hear . You should leave at the earliest opportunity and go back to your home country before something worse happens.
You need to leave asap
Boo hoo trying to be a victim
Men should be alone sad and alone no women no children just alone and suffer , that’s how you men want to be ..alone!
The interviewer is using every underhand method in an attempt to undermine her but she is winning the argument hands down.
@Cole Reed search for mehdi hasan upfront here in youtube and you will learn more about him. He is ALWAYS the devils advocate no matter what opinions the person on the opposite side has and thats what makes him interesting. If everyone agrees, just like a FOX "debate" then whats the point?
Thank you A.
in case you didnt know... that is his job as a host. he is supposed to be a contrarian, he does it in every interview.
its literally called head to head.
“There is no religion without love,
and people may talk as much as
they like about their religion, but
if it does not teach them to be good
and kind to man and beast,
it is all a sham.”
― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
In future this seriously gonna repeat, as someone who had experience in life! Lol
i am an arab and I completely agree with Mona
sadly, all what she said is 100% true
Dr Ahmed Abdo same herw I agree with you
I'm so happy that there are men that can admit the faults and issues of their society, especially one that is misogynistic in tradition! But the culture still is beautiful through it's flaws. Every culture and every country have traditional views that are still inherently incorporated into every day things subconsciously. Here in America it is better than some countries but we still have many traditions that are misogynistic in nature
Dr Ahmed Abdo the problem is that who ever does that is not a proper Muslim, this really annoys me you can not call a person who does not follow the Quran a Muslim it just doesn’t make sense. It’s like saying a persons a Christian even though he does not believe in Jesus/God.
Dr Ahmed Abdo You are lier.
You are not Arab.
Give me proff that you are arab.
Dr Ahmed Abdo do u hate your wife ? Does ur father hate ur mom ? Do u hate ur sisters ?
The interviewer himself needs to listen and stop bullying the guest
U r right... The funniest interviewer ever seen in my life...
I agree with you entirely; I noticed that since the beginning of the interview.
He states points that she then counters; if she is able to reply, then she has a very valid argument. If he states points that agree with her point of view, then there would be no meaning to the title of the show, “head to head”
He has to place himself in that place ( work is work ) - In a open public she would be attacked with such opposition.- He spilt his heart in the end - He agrees with her cause - that is why she was his guest.
@@binitatrew1642 Hope it is norms for head to head that interviewer has to take place. So what about common people and what their thoughts.. Common people having no more knowledge so they will think the interviewer is correct so everything go opposition 😄😄😄😄😄😄
All it took was having to spend your teenage life as a girl in Saudi lol. She's awesome.
coming from a channel that has an autocracy (many in the gulf and middle east) that detest all of its people, but subservient and dependent upon anglo-american corporations.
I thought this was supposed to be an interview not a debate. Medhi Your british accent can't hide your disdain for women
Notice how they are even embarassed to talk about the issue. Everyone is just trying to shut her up.
The show is called Head to Head lol I'm pretty sure he is supposed to play Devil's Advocate.
Interviewer wants it both ways. Don't generalise about Arab male culture. Do generalise about male culture worldwide and include DV in the west.
Devil's advocate excuse is just crazymaking the debate.
The title is "Do Arab men hate women?" That is a question so it IS A DEBATE AND NOT AN INTERVIEW.
Exactly
@@inevski shut up
If things r so wonderful in Arab countries, Why r their daughters of the richest men trying to escape???
India the Rape capital of the world
Harmail Mattu It sure isn’t Trump’s Chinese tariffs.
Yes their characters are questionable
if their rich daughters r running,how about the ordinary????
Yes it is very questionable. They are all trying to come and live on social welfare checks in other countries so it doesn't seem so good from the outside looking in.
The interviewer was biased. He clearly does not value women. But what an amazing woman. How intelligent and articulate. Keep your fire burning brightly girl. Thank you for your power.
Because he is Muslim himself too
@@jamesboth3785 Islam doesn’t call for this treatment of women, unfortunately, Muslim men think of women as objects that need protection, offcourse they’ll treat them like children.
@@muhammadsahi216 then what does islam say about women.....
He always presents other side
@@dinasaleh6780 i gues they had never studied islam from islamic prispective
She is talking to a man that will not listen .
Thank goodness this debate was not conducted solely to convince him because he had his ear plugs in. Her message is reaching a wider audience
Her message is flushed out. It belongs in the toilet. I love my wife ! I am a MUSLIM and Proud to be 1. ALHAMDULILLAH
I wanted to punch him repeatedly in the face.
But wait, he said he agreed things are “not great” for women 😖😖
She's talking to an Islamist apologist.
She said misogyny plays out differently in different Islamic countries. Then he stupidly brings up the different ways women are oppressed in different countries.
Was he not LISTENING? Misogynist.
Stfu😂😂 dumb feminazi misogynistic is prejudice or discrimination against women just because he talked over or doesn't listen doesn't make him misogynistic he is just being a dude y calling men a misogynists makes u a misandrist ur misandrustic u hate and discriminate against men that's why no normal man wants u
@@Trilliman707 stfu you human male specie created from Satan. Its time God has eradicted the entire human male race from this Earth for the sake of piece
@@painterz8816 lovely reply
Oh shut up. It was a good question to bring up. He's not misogynistic. Youte deluded.
This was so good, I have to watch it a second time. Mona is brilliant. The main arguments against her points were either "this is not real, because it doesn't happen to me or my friends" and "patriarchy and violence against women happens everywhere so why single out us". She easily and respectfully crushed both arguments. If people are feeling uncomfortable about the subject, that's a good thing. Mission accomplished. Change does not occur from one's comfort zone.
But here, in most homes, you can fight it. My brothers always thought they were smarter than me & they were always trying to put me down. I never understood why they were doing this. I was the oldest child even & I married the best. I was the best at math. They knew why I didn't finish college. My husband's father was one of the richest men in Taiwan--even though he did lose his money later. I was hands down always better at writing than them. I think it was my father's doing. But still, I just gave them heck when they did it--and then I had my daughter--a child prodigy--and they shut up forever.
This makes me wonder what they teach them in muslim homes & how the daughter's are treated, even by the mother.
@@janicema3959 where are you from
@@janicema3959very bad ,i think😢......i like this women too even i was christian ,inspires me😊
She's 100% rights we cannot change what we can't acknowledge .
She is right
safa saleh it none of your business
Have you been to any of the countries she mentioned? UAE, Kuwait, Qatar?
Madhi is a good journalist asking tough questions which Eltahawy fields like a boss. His questioning actually brings out the best in her.
Then change these primative islamic concepts and sickening regulations.
she handled the backlash amazingly, I love how she doesn't let other insignificant arguments blind us from the REAL problem because that is EXACTLY the reason why we still struggle as Muslim women today
18:54 I hope you don’t mind asking. Do you choose to wear or forced to wear? From the faces I have seen, Muslim women are beautiful. Why can’t you show off? I’ve always wondered about it, do you not dye or curl you hair?
@@skyezeno8988 we are allowed to curl and dye our hair since you were wondering.
@@skyezeno8988 they do show off but only in women only parties and when they're with their families
@@skyezeno8988 Its modesty why would people go be nude and walk around
@@skyezeno8988 bcs we're not objects for people to look at the way they like, we choose certain people to look at our body bcs we're special. We do wear make up, curl our hair, dress up, etc but only infront of certain people or when we're alone. We dont need to show it off to everyone. And no, we're not forced to wear the hijab even tho some are which is sad and wrong, hijab is mandatory but forcing someone with abuse is wrong in our religion. hope that answers your question, have a nice day :)
This is not an interview, this is a woman who is being attacked by four people for trying to defend women who have to live with the fear of being killed by their own families every day. Not even women, 10-12 year old children.
Exactly.
The guy in middle was on her side
You're right. The host of this show is very opinionated. That's why I don't follow any of his reporting. He's almost like a liberal Bill O'Reilly
The imam had a progressive opinion and agreed with the interviewees opinions on many subjects.
Free speech. Duh.
He is such a rude person, who just like to present her as a radical feminist without the right of soeaking because she lives as a free woman.
It just feels like the interviewer is trying to humiliate her.
He was definitely trying to gaslight her.
He is a Pakistani muslim journalist. He demonstrates what she describes in her essay
And he fails lol
That's what he gets when trying to be ignorant
Look at the way mahdi Interviews all people then you gonna understand he was definitely good to her.
And im with her too.
She's a powerful beautiful woman, she articulated her argument well, meanwhile that dude (the interviewer) looked over emotional and triggered. He needs to relax.
Duh he’s a very staunch Muslim and sees nothing wrong with his religion
And he cuts her off often
mehdi hassan is a biased journalist. watch his interview with richard dawkins and he was embarassed by richard with logic.
I think he was purposefully trying to play the devil's advocate to help her better articulate the case.They both are excellent journalists in my opinion.
@@Ob-sw9sd very true lol
She's much more intelligent than her interviewer.
Much more hypocrite
Agree! She is brilliant.
But she is a woman dear.. We in the west are just as women haters than the Arab countries.. paticulatly in the US.. where domestic violence is out of hand
I agree and all my blessings with her as she is taking out time from her life and doing such a fantastic job...all the best Mona
He knew it too thats why he kept getting triggered.
Mehdi is a condescending, agenda-driven, gas-lighting mess in this.
Well done to Mona for keeping her cool and batting away his inane line of questions.
He is not a moderator! He is very hostile towards her. he is her opponent!
it's just the style of the interview, in order to give her a chance to respond. Actually Mehdi (the host) agrees with Mona on most of issues.
Hotta Fyah That’s why the title is called Hrad to Head
Hotta Fyah ya but she’s a woman so her testimony is only worth half a mans !
@@gavriloprincip11 you should learn to spell.
Hotta Fyah Yes, he is!
He’s part of the problem I’m afraid, he can’t hide his true feelings.
Exactly... he looks like he hates women too
He seemed threatened by her intellect. her passion and her rights but then so did some of the Muslim women.
Oh he’s not allowed to voice his opinion 🥱
He's so combative 🤣🤣. He needs to chill. I'm glad she's holding it down.
That's his job dumbf*ck, he is here to animate in ordre to have a debate.
Of course they don’t hate them, they just want to completely control them.
I agree 1000%
Tell them go date a white woman
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !!
Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
@@freespirit7450 some of them do lol
@@setme4ree Let the white women deal with their mess.
This woman is a class act and and expert in debating.
She was not even extreme! That is literally basic human rights she was pushing for. The fact that many people are ignorant to this really scares me. Just what sort of religions are being practised that cannot even teach humanity, respect and love?!
Women in my family wear Niqab and not once have they been told to do so. The answer to your question in mind against Niqab is "Modesty" islam teaches Modesty and has a beautiful explaination of what and why a women should veil herself, And family members who chose not to wear it were never treated differently. Infact they are even more religious. Your spirituality is not based upon covering your head or face. You can be a higher ranking Muslim even if you dont wear niqab or hijab.
Blue Rose there’s Christians in those countries too, so ignorant. India treats women like that too and they’re Hindu. Explain that genius🙄 it’s called narcissism, not religion.
Kimberley Searching exactly. I too wonder what beautiful explanation there is for the Niqab
@@raoharrisahmed2516 I respect your family for being open minded but in Saudi Arabia and Iran, women are forced to wear veils. Just saying..
Blue Rose The answer is - ISLAM!
Interviewer’s attitude was everything she needed to prove her point.
absolutely!!!
What!! he was being actually very nice, watch his interviews with males. the same attitude! I also think deep inside he agree with everything she said. He is just worried about Arabic Women's image in the west, the generalizing, the ones who are not being oppressed because they do exist. BUT in my opinion, exactly these women, who have the mean to, must speak up. because even if they are not the majority but we all did encounter oppressed female friends that come from different backgrounds in our Arabic society. also, males suffer from that but on a smaller scale, so they adopt it as they grow up because it is eventually in their favor.
@@imansh5132 a Muslim like my Jewish people will not speak against their faith. My Jewish people also lie and say things like Essah/Jesus is not al Masih/the Messiah.
@@davidisrael9412
so you are Israelian and you believe in Jesus as the Messiah? We do too btw.
are you saying that he is lying about his views? or hiding them?
thats the whole point. seems like a lot people dont understand he gets paid to do this. litterallly his job
The problem here is having a journalist who has taken one side.He cannot be objective and his questioning is totally inappropriate.
he is an ARAB man with the very issues she is speaking up against.
Totally agree ! It ruins the interview
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !!
Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
@@chops9674 but proves her point, although I think women should be free to wear hijab or niqab
I just watched a video, an American soldier in Afghanistan speaks about the American soldiers raping muslim women just because they can.
I live in South Africa, here our rights are protected. The countries that are politically oppressed are experiencing this. Muslim men are trying to protect their mothers, wives and daughters from the monsters that are oppressing them, unfortunately, they are coming off as if they are the oppressors.
Nobody is speaking up about the west's abuse of the Muslim women but everyone sees the Muslim man trying to marry off his daughter to protect her
Young girls shouldn't ever have to marry at 10 to a grown man. They're too young to get messed up like that!
Too messed up is beside the point.
They just can't. No discussion No debate.
End of story.
Amen to that
They shouldn't have to marry ANYONE let alone a grown man.
@@talhaghazi4199 No amount of "investigation" will EVER give an 11 year old the ability to really comprehend the magnitude of a decision to marry and how it will affect her future. At 11 years old your brain is NO WHERE NEAR done developing... The development of the human brain doesn't stop until your early 20's... so expecting an 11 year old CHILD to "investigate" and "choose" to do something that will affect her whole life in a way that she will not fully understand until she is an adult and by then too late to do anything about, is beyond ignorant and to even consider putting that kind of choice in the hands of a CHILD who is STILL DEVELOPING is disgusting, abusive and inhumane. The only thing a grown man wants with a child bride is someone he can control, manipulate and who can't fight back when he's rap ing her.
@Joe Anderson is Liverpool's smartest man actually he consummated his marriage when Aisha was 9 years old
The manner in which this man is interviewing Mona Eltahawy, is making her point.
Mrgrt D true
Its the way he carries out all his interviews. Male or female- he doesn't discriminate, he will put the person under pressure- it's the way head-to-head interviews are carried out.
He is part of the problem.
Totally agree. This was set up to be a hit squad against Ms. Eltahawy. She's holding her own, and she makes her points respectfully. It really saddens me to see highly educated Muslim women still willing to toe the traditionalist party line and attempt to repudiate the main speaker's points. It reminds me of nothing so much as the women who publicly support Donald Trump. They are all gender traitors, willing to bow to the patriarchy, God knows why.
She’s just brilliant. The journalist is one the best in the world. Go girl Mona
Am I missing something here and he is NOT "interviewing" her but actively trying to undermine her?
Hes got confused and thinks he is steven saker from the bbc
It's not an interview, it's a debate. The segment is called Head to Head after all.
Yes he is
the format is that of a tough interview. they're not intended to undermine the subject, rather they're to dig at deeper truths that the subject might be hiding or is not fully conscious of. it's public scrutiny. mehdi excels at this and guests should know what to expect when they appear
He always does it, at least in religion debates. Checki it out, mayde he's the extremist one
All i can say is that this girl is literally grilled in her own fire, yet she handle it so well, she answered all the harsh accusation in a intelligent way. Only few are like her who are willing to grilled in this kind of talk. Such a confident woman you are. God bless u
Red Butterfly yup
I totally agrees with this women in defending & addressing the rights of women.....but Almighty God is NOT patriarchal in any way, He does sees & knows all that his children are going through.
That's the reason why he came seek & save those who are oppress & distress from the ravage of sin. An example would be the woman that the men brought to Jesus whom they accused of adultery.....
God Bless your effort in being the voice for many who are not, even aware that they are being victimized.👏👏👏👍👍👍❤❤🤗
She looks like hindu
What a brilliant interview - and love the way she presents her view’s and isn’t intimidated 💕
She owned that interview even when everyone was attacking her. In other words don't come for her unless she sends for you!! You go girl!!
She is in favor of banning the niqab... And you think she owned anything... She's a bit toxic tbh, has a very very closed mind. At least she stands for women of course, but that shouldn't be enough to make her a symbol of anything.
Kris Mcintosh no she didn’t.
She was barking like a dog, that’s all.
She is disgusting....
I don't agree, she just holds the existing assumptions in her mind! And some few facts without any basic proofs and figures!!!
@ben hacine And? The past or who "had the idea" isn't important. Many women embraced the niqab, and they HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT to wear it how they want.
@ben hacine I believe there is something in the hadith about the covering of women. It was so that they could be recognized apart from the non believers. There were Muslim peeping toms..I don't know which hadith it is but it shouldn't be too hard to find out.
its refreshing to listen to someone who actually knows what misogyny actually means
Just to let you know it your trust to marry non virgin woman we don't have to believe what u guys think we all have different opinions in life
@@wintersouth7011 are you virgin?
She handled it very well. The interviewer clearly had an agenda and tried very very hard to twist what she was saying
You must haven't actually watched the whole video if you really think that. Mehdi literally says, several times in the interview, that he *agrees with her* views on gender inequality in the Arab world. It is his job though to ask as many critical questions as possible in those 40 minutes that he gets to confront her. The show wouldn't have been called Head to Head if he was nodding all the time, agreeing with every statement she makes. I actually believe he gave her the perfect platform to spread her philosophy, which has now reached you and me and I think that's a good thing.
He hates women
I kindof think that you're the idiot
"He says,'Thank you for being extreme`''!!!??? In what way is she extreme? By Western standards she is very moderate and reasonable, not to say extremely brave, intelligent and articulate
She says herself that she has chosen an extreme standpoint to create more space for diverse arguments between the extremes.
Islam claims that men are a degree above women and are their guardians who can discipline them for being disobedient as prescribed by allah to protect them. An ideology that only allows multiple wives but not multiple husbands is sexist. An ideology which claims that men are the guardians of women (who can discipline them when they are disobedient) as prescribed by allah to protect them is sexist. An ideology which provides virgins for men in heaven but no such equivalent for women is not only sexist but really twisted as well. It is no less offensive to me than an ideology which promotes white supremacy (but there is so much more about islam which is extremely contemptible other than the overt sexism). Google worst countries for women (almost all muslim) and best countries for women (none are muslim), google Gender Gap Index (it is about much more than wage equality), no muslim countries in the top 50, most of the worst 50 countries are muslim. It seems that secular teachings and man's laws are much more effective at protecting women than god's laws and teachings.. This couldn't possibly be so if allah was truly the all-knowing omnipotent creator of the world which he is purported to be. Women have been executed for being raped in muslim countries. Western women have been imprisoned for being raped in muslim countries. Today girls and women have been, are being and will be killed by their own family members because off this ideology they espouse, yesterday girls and women were killed by their own family members because of this ideology they espouse (and so many Western leaders and other apologists pander to enabling its proliferation) and tomorrow girls and women will be killed by their own family members because of this barbaric 7th century ignorance.
@Sassy Sue It is ridiculous to equate any other religion to islam. What world do you live in?
@Sassy Sue When one religion is so much more malignant than the others, it is imperative that we acknowledge that it is because it is. It is blatantly obvious yet so many refuse to do so and even vilify those who do as being bigoted.
There is nothing bigoted about being contemptuous of extremely virulent ignorance (and those who espouse it without whom it would be harmless) created by a sadistic, inbreeding, 7th century pedophile warlord who is still the role model for nearly a quarter of the world's population.
Job
the debate was literally 4 against 1 but she answered so bravely!!🙌
She took my breath away with her intelligence, conviction and passion.
She had to learn to really talk fast, didn't she? Why is it this guy is on MSNBC & she isn't? He rather annoyed me.
she owned this
bob dylan totally! 🙌
Positively ---4th Street
The truth owned this.
Here, watch this: look up! See that? BLUE!
I'm not mad at Bob Dylan for the comment. I think we are overdue as a species to have evolved to be able to see our own humanity in others and treat them accordingly. And I have been indoctrinated with sexism as much as anyone, even though it's wrong, I find myself let down that there are no men fighting to defend and protect their own sisters and wives. When a culture encodes into law and sanctions the abuse and terrorism of its most vulnerable property, there is a toxic kind of self-hatred at work that I pray doesn't spread like disease. No one, anywhere, should stand by in silence frankly while a beautiful car has its gears stripped by a bad driver, or while a dog is beaten by its owner, or while people walk into a holy place with light clean carpets wearing outdoor shoes. If we can understand basic principles of care and respect, even for inanimate objects, we must account for how we treat humans, God's most beloved creation. How do we respond? We (me) play god and sit in judgement on each other but do nothing at all.
Women are neither owned dogs or vulnerable property, or gear-stripped cars, and the toxicity has already spread like wildfire to virtually the whole planet. Your trying, and i do appreciate it, but i could appreciate it more with some reframing. Really, thanks,
@@gachaoreocat1491 i hear you. I see now my comment, even with the retraction at the end, the tone comes off as overly harsh, jumping off with the sarcasm, ouch. Not sure why I was so angry. So I concede to you, and ty for your gentle response.
the most accurte statement I have heard recently..they do hate women and are groomed to hate them from childhood sometimes their own mothers pass on perverse ideas onto their sons about women...they end up with a distorting vision of who women are...
I don't think they consciously "Hate" women, they are brought up to think of women as second class citizens & to see them as possessions to be owned.
BattleMage They do hate women. You’ve never experienced it so you are intellectualizing it, but trust me many of these men actually do hate women.
nait51 : Totally well put! This woman is on fire and is quite correct.
Quran hates women... Written to men , only has 72 virgins for men - the wife have to serve her husband in the after life... It's in the teachings
@nait51. I TOTALLY agree. It's the woman who are ALSO creating or contributing to this brutal suppression of other woman.
It's the mother's who have created monsters coz they r the monsters, which is in turn ruled by an evil psychopath called Mohammed. It's a vicious cycle.
There is programming, brain washing etc
And denials.
May God guide us away from this cancerous cesspool
She was 100% right about Egypt. I've spent a fair amount of time there and most of my friends are Egyptian and they definitely treat women as second class citizens, despite being comparably moderate. You go practically anywhere at night and all you'll see are men.
I'm Egyptian woman and you're right, i can't wait for the xay to get out of this m*sogynistic islamic sh*thole
Wow, Mehdi Hasan is very aggressive with Mona Eltahawy. She's obviously struck a nerve with him. Keep going Mona, you are spot on, misogyny is all about hate.
the truth hurts the most it seems
I think you have forgotten a host job which is to ask questions which he was doing fine ..now you are having problems with him on his job because you are a female and he is male you are chauvinist he isn't !!!!
He's a jerk in other interviews too.
He's always aggressive in his questioning
@@mikk3150 okay so did he beat or pressurised mona ...no nahhhh !!! He was doing his job perfectly
She isnt against the veil, she's against the fact that it's a requirement for Muslim women to wear a veil in order to be percieved as the "ideal" Muslim believer. Mona standing up to all those people criticizing her, she's for sure an alpha
Yes yes strong will be kill
She is against the veil, and call it a mask not a veil, she wants women to have the same rights and visibility as men. She hopes down the line it will pave a path for women to actually be able to make decisions regarding their lives and futures.
Well, it is a requirement bcs the religion said so. So for one to be percieved a good believer you would assume they would follow said requirements, basic logic. Muslim man themselves also arent allowed to show anything from the knees untill the belly button. It isnt a one way street.
@@imad337 nobody wants to see your genitals anyway. Keeping your genitals to yourself is called decency. A woman's face is not her genitals. Start covering yourself up like a woman and you'll understand the suffering they go through.
Btw the imam said that nowhere in the Quran is a hijab or burkha mentioned. These are practices introduced by misogynistic maulanas.
@@doctorpaints8025 We as muslim men arent just not allowed to show our genitals but also not allowed to show our general ab area and upper legs (from the knee up). Also the majority of scholars agreed overall that some form of covering the head is mentioned in the quran for women. While technically it isnt necessarily a "hijab" bcs the word didnt exist back then, the hijab fullfills this purpose properly. Dont try to change up our religion bcs of one random imaam and you misusing what he said.
You also arent allowed to force a hijab to a women, which a no arab country does. Even Saudi Arabia you are allowed to not wear a hijab if you choose to. So I dont get what you mean with "suffering". How is wearing a hijab to show your religious believes suffering? Its the islamophobes who made it an issue for women by ridiculing them and forcing them to take it off by law in certain places.
The host uses the fact some women support abusive men as an argument that men don't hate women. But that is like saying if an abused wife doesn't leave her husband it means he never abused her. Women with abusive spouses are groomed to think his abuse is their fault. They will blame a hubby's beating on personal failure and imperfection, or excuse it as work stress, drinking, or other external problems. They will often cover for him saying they walked into a door or fell down stairs in order to cover the abuse, and they are likely to remain cowering beside him even when they have support to leave. This doesn't mean they are not abused. It means they've been groomed into compliance and at a subconscious level have internalised the abusive teachings. The same is true for women who support terrorist hubby's, or Arab hubby's who mistreat, demean and restrict them.
Perfect imagery.
A certain level of discipline is required to keep societies intact. A completely free Western society is on the verge of collapse with the entire family structure in shambles, high divorce rates, adultery rates, young girls selling themselves on sites like Only-Fans.
This is because Western females aren't disciplined anymore and are pampered too much, when their liberal parents tell them that they deserve everything, that is very dangerous, is the reason why everyone in the West is so entitled and materialistic, and can't form lasting relationships, leading them to be single and lonely, thus higher depression rates.
Reading your comment made me reminiscent of my grandmother. For 40 years straight she was beaten and verbally abused by my grandfather. But she always stood by him and never left his side. I guess that was common culture in the 1940s and 50s women regularly getting abused by their husbands and never really speaking about it.
@@intermilan9731 What? Back under your rock, you nitwit!
@@riaa8689 So sorry for your Gran. :'(
I am in awe of how she handled herself amongst many, when a person comes out like she did, it showed how prepared and truthful she was, there was no one in the crowd that could compete with having the last word, From this, I am sure that those who were sceptic and against her, had a difference of their original opinion, well done Mona,
Even in rural India, there is oppression of women. There are activists in India who fight for the rights of those women. The difference here is that in India, the activists can fight from within India. But the Arab activist had to come out of her country to be safe, alive and to be able to speak up
we all know how hindoos are so clean and civilized, the amount of gangrapes by high caste women and their lack of punishment proves your utter bullshit
At least rapists have been convincted and laws are being changed. For you, you dont even have laws, you have no respect for women. If a woman gets raped, its her fault and you guys make the woman marry her rapist.. India is not in that condition at least
91rummy india has millions of pending rape cASES, you will be lucky to get your case registered
"india has millions of pending rape cASES"So would most islamic countries, that is if they actually prosecuted by law like india does.
SilveradoNL so your india a self declared superpower has similar problems to pakistan and afghanistan
The interviewer betrays how own biases. He is a staunch Muslim with no time for her progressive views. Nasty guy.
The interviewer is a terrible person, thanking such a beautiful woman trying to make a difference for being provocative and extreme.
The program is termed Head to Head. That is his style and is deliberate. Check his other interviews with men, he takes the same aggressive approach.
Why do everyone seem to be ganging up on her?
She is fighting for equality and the Love for women!
Is Ok to be a feminist👍
She’s brilliant oppression is oppression misogyny is misogyny societies and cultures have used religion for ages to oppress groups of people to maintain their control and push their own agendas men are the oppressors because they have the power and strength
Do you need another woman to fight for your love and your equality ? Have you listened her, read her views on sexuality and more precise her promiscuity views ? She may have points on mutilation of girls but the rest of her is pure extremism and no respect for normal man woman love and realationship, family values , having love for kids as she has none etc . She has never experienced that so she does not know love hence she does not fight for your love or my love. She has not experienced love in a family union or equality relationship in a traditional relationship leave alone marriage . Its her own skewed views on something she really does not know as her own father daughter bond was broken . She needs therapy and then she may to go to fight the world from patriarchy . I pity her and her hateful soul void of true meaning in life
shes exposing the truth about men and its making them feel uncomfortable. every time she makes a valid comment about women's rights the men counter with ridiculous points to silence her, points that need more time to correct but she hasnt got that luxury so she has to move on
SaraMichelle7811 you dont know me to know my views on life but what i see and what i hear from a disturbed woman fighting” for certain women rights involves calling for violence against the other gender . this nor banal or antiquated
How strong is Mona - thank you for being a voice to those who are unable to speak for themselves and to sparking this debate
The irony that actual interviewer is against her and constantly putting her down.fighting against a very intelligent, wise brave woman.
He's not lol, he's playing devil's advocate, that's his role in here. Knowing Mehdi Hassan, he actually agrees with her.
but she's more used to this than he even expected. She really knows how to handle this. I love her argumentation.
Yes you are right
I have never liked him
Perhaps he was afraid of his CEO
But I am glad he gave her room to break the ice
THANK YOU lmao thats exactly how i felt throughout the entire interview
@@lolwealego6951 have you seen his other interviews? That's what he does in all of them!
Society is literally obsessed with judging how women look, act , what they wear , their sexuality etc etc . And as far as I can see that's everywhere . And it's not just men doing it , it's other women as well
@@GirlsLikeFairies
What?
@@GirlsLikeFairies STFU sexist.
From a third world country, i can say from my experience woman actually does more harm to another woman than man. Woman here are more sexist towards woman than man
No.
@@ssmrity1622 agreed
This host sounds like he's speaking on behalf of Arab men....
Orapeleng Tawana that was a very interesting video. Where are you from??? Saudi? I'm from USA
Well the show is called head to head.
How to make a good show.
He's Indian, not Arab.
I Have to admit I'm not a huge fan of Mehdi Hasan's interview style, in particular I'm think of a rather nasty one he conducted with Richard Dawkins on Islam.
However, watching this end to end It did become obvious that it was just that, a style or rather his style of getting as much content from Mona as possible with provocative questions.
In the closing he as good as agreed with her in my opinion.
He sounds so accusatory 😧
Lol..this guy proves her point at every words he says, every body movement he makes and every second of this interview.
You realize he's not against her right? He's challenging her views so we get an honest and understandable answer, watch more head to head, and you'll see he is like this in every single debate, even when he agrees with the other's opinion, he still challenges it, this is amazing journalism, something we don't have anymore thanks to people like you who automatically assume it's a battle, instead of seeing for what it is, a debate
This interviewer is proving her point.
You are correct.
I have so much respect for this woman! She’s absolutely comfortable and passionate about upsetting whoever she needs to upset to provoke thought. She truly is a warrior for women’s justice. It’s absurd that in this day & age she needs to fight as hard as she does for women’s plight.
She's constantly gaslighted and put down by everyone in the room yet she speaks her mind nevertheless and shares the truth. Respect ✊🏻
You are very right
So real. A champion for woman's rights. Freedom for the Muslim women.
I often wonder if those men who treat women and girls with such disrespect are not born of a woman
@@lorrainreid5163 no they jumped out of toaster
Why is the guy alternately warm and welcoming and then hostile? It seems like he’s personally offended by her views. Which is exactly why she’s there.
Editing. He probably got angrier over the interview but they edited it to make it seem nicer
I feel sorry for these types of men who are so jealous and/or threatened by women. God must be so angry with these inhuman attitudes toward (His) people, and this weak man made Religion against Him. This will not end well!!
Well he's challenging her views, what's wrong with that? This is a debate after all.
It's part of his job smdh
This style is standard for Mehdi. He pushes the people he interviews hard. Mona Eltahawy did excellently.
She has a lot of the answers. Men generally are afraid of what women can do. You go girl.
When you hear “don’t generalize “ translate it to mean, “I have a good life, so screw the rest.” This punching down is Perpetuating Misogyny.
Arab men are the least mysoganistic or arrogant they're so self hating that they're literally killing each other off in the middle east everyday . But on a side note how's about a date ?
Dive Rightin u
Dive Rightin
Mm... interesting. Thought provoking post my friend, indeed.
Why are some of these people defensive. This woman is speaking truth and giving facts. 👌🏾👏🏾
Don't like to have it suggested that their belief systems could be damaging.
Truth cuts like a knife to the soul, 2 responses, acceptance or denial, then comes the emotion, humility or pride. [Shutdown islam]
so truuee i know right !
Dickheads are afraid for their privilege.
Ahonk Honkler Go back to where you came from.
I am ASHAMED of this host! It seems like he is aggressing his guest, not listening, interrupting, provoking, and condescending. I am SO proud of her! She is brave , fearless, articulate,intelligent, classy, gracious, compassionate, and funny too!
Glad that the host's interjections and interruptions just affirmed the guest's arguments. Nice one
It takes a strong woman to sit there for 40 some minutes with hatred from all sides coming at her-good for her for not caring about what they think and standing up for what she knows is right.
i get people's criticism of mona, but really if you watch this carefully, his challenges to her, actually allows her to shine and really show that she is correct in what she is saying.
this woman is fantastic a true example for many other who are too afraid to stand up for themselves!
7:51 to 9:04: She is not only articulate, calm, professional but also stands her ground when the opponent tries to cut her off while she was speaking facts. I was already liking her from the start but this is what made me love and admire her!
Al Jazeera is really putting a line in the sand with this guy. Trying to have her on the defense instead of the "discussion" he said is a real shame to watch
Yes he is on the attack, not having a debate
I think it was kind of a good strategy somehow because it made it interesting, and a pleasure to understand her views and what she is truly standing for and not what the other defensive people's perception of her were... In the end, most of the audience "sided/agreed/understood" her
The attitude of the interviewer represented the Arabic men’s general attitude towards the topic on women right. He was slapped in face to see an overwhelming majority of audience raises their hands to agree the situation of women status in Arabic world is extremely bad.
true as an arab women i agree with you
That's it :)
I think we can expect more brave women like her in the future.
I AGREE!
What? That’s the factual inaccurate. Mehdi Hasan is a big advocate for reform in all these Islamic countries. He speaks up against Saudi Arabia and many other counties. You’re generalizing again, and it’s quite offensive people like you are the reason why there’s a lot of division in the world.
In Christianity women are not just a bed toy in addition to 72 other bed toys like in Islam and that for ETERNITY !!
Mark 12:24 24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
Lk 20.36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.
This woman is a hero to all women in the Arab world. Keep fighting for women's rights sister. :)
You have no d
The arab women don’t want to be liberated I think she should stop wasting her energy for them.
As an Arab woman, I don't see her as my hero. I don't need a hero, buddy.
@@avalonroyce then stay being treated like a slave to your men
@@jessicarabbit142 You're quite dumb, aren't you?
"Either everyone conceals their faces or no-one does" nice one.
The host makes this interview look like a grilling session, such an entitled chauvinist
Look the host was doing his job in asking the question and yeah he was male so you would definitely call him chauvinistic because maybe be you have forgotten what is a host job to do ...asking questions
Indeed! It's exhausting to look at, as Mona Eltahawy is being cut off, attacked and stressed out. She's doing a splended job of speaking out for those without a voice. Unfortunately men and especially Muslim men live in such an established entitlement that they don't even notice the injustice and gender inequality.
@@yasminedey8612 well if I say I partially agree Muslim men doesn't allow full freedom to their women but what about the western men they some times abondun their own girl frnds or wives at the time of child which shows that those men has a more sick mind because they are running away from their own responsibility ...as far as host is concerned he has done a remarkable job Infront of a woman who was constantly generalising things and was adamnant on her views which were wrong
@@Mazaq_mania24 I am glad you are aware of the misogyny in the Muslim world, that's already the first step to changement, as Mona Eltahawy is trying to explain. She isn't generalising the topic or Muslim men, but actually explaining that men are not naturally misogynist but the Muslim society, denying women equality, makes them that way. Sexism is a negative aspect in the religion, which is produced by purely the society, besides that unfortunately all organised religions, not only Abrahamism, which also includes Judaism and Christianity, are sexist. This is my friend what you probably subconsciously mention by bringing up the topig of men abandoning their children, a problem found in general in society - not only as you like putting it in Christianity.
Rubbish. He's like this with every person he question's
I’m a man and love this kind of feminist.
The interviewer clearly hates woman lol arguing with her so aggressively and putting words in her mouth.
That's literally his job (is to challenge her) and not being a yes man. Also, he has a lot of good points.
Challenging the idea is not hating.
Please grow up
He does it to everyone on his show, have some awareness. Although, it sometimes comes off as counter intuitive or in poor taste when this host does so.
one thing is for sure; his interviewing technique is obnoxious. He does look really upset the whole time - he's a boy, not a man LOL
Lol. Fragile feminist don’t debate if you can’t take criticism.
Watched the entire video. This was a great discussion that needed to be had. Even if you don't fully agree with her, she definitely will push everyone to THINK about this issue, which is a good thing!
Why do I feel like this woman was being insulted... if this was an interview that man did a horrible job
He interview this way
@@rayannaeem1130 so he is bad at his job.
Exactly..😒
It's not an interview. It's a head-to-head debate! A two way thing!
@@uzafar92 the person was a Host..
I think the head -to-head concept is between the lady and the panel being seated in the first row and the audience...
The Host has to look everything is coordinated in a proper way and every one is given a chance to go head-to-head with the lady.... according to my knowledge.🤔
I think the Host took the argument personally 😂, the reason he is been defensive.
He kept trying to confront her with a question to every answer she gave. But she did not budge! I solute you Queen.
Way to be a biased interviewer. This was poorly moderated and very biased. This guy has so much hate in his heart. A disgrace and this channel is sly at times.
What makes him biased?
@@Youboremenow Simple, his words. The words right out of his own mouth. His constant attacks and attempts to discredit his own guest. A moderator asks questions without accusations and bias. He expressed his distain for her views, which he stated were not his own. He had it in for her from the jump. Hope my answer helps.
@@silverserpent420
1)attacks, I presume you mean ad hominem arguments? I don't recall him using any such arguments but if you can link the time stamps Ill rewatch it.
2)Discredit his guest, What is wrong with challenging a guest?
As far as I know this format is not about him moderating anything, it's a cross between interviewing and debate.
He expressed multiple times that he agrees with her on the problem but raised points of whether her method was the best way forward.
I'll be honest I did not get any hate directed at her from him, but more of a I want to see how well thought out your ideas are.
@@Youboremenow I am at a life party. Celebrating a loved one lost in El Paso due to hate. I know hate, I am a person of color. I know dehuminizing tactics as I've personally witnessed it. It's part of regular life here in Texas. Look, I appreciate your kind reply. But I'm sorry I'm not up for a debate at the moment. Let my heart heal. Thank you. I feel my response will be emotional. That's not what I want. Logic, experience and love are what I'd like to convey.
@@silverserpent420 Wow dude, did not mean to disturb you. I hope you and the people around you the best.... do not really know what to say in this situation
Not only arab man but also Indian man also. 👍
This woman is the voice for all women . God keep her safe and strong.
Carol M Uhh.. no she is not the voice for all women.
@@spicecrop Just intelligent, humanist ones.
I agree that she is wonderful. Does she even believe in a god? I'm not sure. I don't. The "god" of the Abrahamic religions is part of the problem. Their texts all promote the oppression of women.
Speak for yourself, I dont need a voice i can speak my self!
@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Sure, but how big is your audience? People who have a large audience can express the views of many, though of course not all. But it's just an expression. I believe that what she promotes is in the best interest of women around the world, though of course not all women agree on any subject.
She's not extreme at all. The interviewer was intolerable!
Its his way. Its how the show is done. I have watched many of his interviews.
You can tell he seething hates women
Yeah, Mehdi was a completely insensitive, over-aggressive pillock in this debate. Should be ashamed of how he conducted himself; he could have learnt a lot from Ms Eltahawy.
Oh no, the interviewer asked hard questions.
have u watched BBC Hard Talk? same way of interviewing