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| | === Deplorable treatment of many Muslim women decried yet high level of atheist women abused === | | === Deplorable treatment of many Muslim women decried yet high level of atheist women abused === |
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| − | In recent times, atheists have put in a lot of effort and focus into decrying the deplorable treatment of many Muslim women by Muslim men, yet the full extent that atheist women are treated deplorably by atheist men is not given the same degree of attention. | + | In recent times, atheists have put in a lot of effort and focus into decrying the deplorable treatment of many Muslim women by Muslim men, yet the same degree of attention about the high amount of physical abuse atheist women endure at the hands of atheist men via domestic abuse is not given |
| − | | + | [[File:Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali.JPG|thumbnail|right|[[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] is chosen to be the keynote speaker of the [[American Atheists]] convention in 2014 and in 2005 the secular left leaning ''Time'' magazine named her one of the most 100 influential people in the world.<ref>[http://atheists.org/convention2015 2015 American Atheists National Convention]</ref><ref>[http://wwsg.com/ayaan-hirsi-ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world]</ref> Meanwhile, the women who decry the abuse of Western World atheist women are not highly lauded by the atheist community as a whole and receive token gestures and lip service.]] |
| − | For example, [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] is chosen to be the keynote speaker of the [[American Atheists]] convention and Time magazine names her one of the most 100 influential people in the world.<ref>[http://atheists.org/convention2015 2015 American Atheists National Convention]</ref><ref>[http://wwsg.com/ayaan-hirsi-ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world]</ref> Yet, the women who point out misogyny in [[Western World]] atheism receive torrents of abuse (see: [[Elevatorgate]]). | + | For example, [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] is chosen to be the keynote speaker of the [[American Atheists]] convention in 2014 and in 2005 the secular left leaning ''Time'' magazine named her one of the most 100 influential people in the world.<ref>[http://atheists.org/convention2015 2015 American Atheists National Convention]</ref><ref>[http://wwsg.com/ayaan-hirsi-ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world]</ref> Yet, the women who point out misogyny in [[Western World]] atheism receive torrents of abuse (see: [[Elevatorgate]]) and are not highly lauded by the atheist community. |
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| | ===== Irreligion and domestic abuse ===== | | ===== Irreligion and domestic abuse ===== |
| − | [[Image:Cycle.gif|thumbnail|255px|right|Research suggests that irreligiousity is a causal factor for domestic violence.<ref>doi: 10.1177/1077801207308259 ]''Violence Against Women'', ''Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence'',] November 2007 vol. 13 no. 11 1094-1112</ref> ]]
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| | ''See also:'' [[Irreligion and domestic violence]] | | ''See also:'' [[Irreligion and domestic violence]] |
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