Thank you for sharing your thoughts Maha.

Oppression has many faces. Many times I admire the bravery of people to stand up against oppression.

This last weeks I was impressed by the courage of homosexuals in Africa. Even when their lives are now at stake. Earlier the little Pakistan girl that was shot because she enfavoured girls having an education, impressed me and millions with me. What bravery she shows against scum/cowards that tried to kill her!

Often it’s not clear whether removing an oppressor will in fact lead to a better world. We’ve seen many examples where the void after chasing away an oppressor gets filled with an even worse oppressor. In chaos people often ask for a strong leader (mostly that’s a man then).

In one case though, I see no danger in removing oppression, and that’s removing oppression of women.
It’s world wide. Not in the same intensity everywhere, but still it’s there.
As a father to my daughter and stepfather of two stepdaughters (all teens), I wish for them to grab the opportunities to develop themselves to all of their potentials.
Yet, they also are part of this western culture and have already somehow internalized the cultural (potentially oppressing) gender specific ideas. E.g. it’s not cool if a girl …. (fill in something considered boyish).

I see only one real way out of this: education.
Not the funnel of the oppressor, but real possibility to develop oneself.
I know I’m not the only one who sees this way out, the Taliban and e.g. Boko Haram agree with me that education could help to liberate young women. That’s why they kill girls that go to school.