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"Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy"

Blame oil, not fundamentalism, for keeping the Middle East's women down.
Lynn Harris

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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 02:29 PM

    Oh, Dick

    I'm sure you would like more detail! I think they were probably called dancing girls or just members of a harem back in the day.

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