An American Feminist Fighting Sharia: an Interview with Dr. Phyllis Chesler

by Jerry Gordon (January 2014)

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Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum where she made been made a Fellow. That exposure drew her into conflict with many leaders in the US and world feminist movement who took multi-cultural relativism as an article of faith that conflicted with what Chesler contended was the imperative of universal civil liberties in the face of Islamic anti-Western triumphalism.

The New Zealand Heraldintroduced legislation seeking tougher sentencing guidelines despite existing federal law that prohibits the horrendous procedure.

Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy.

Thank you for inviting me.

What prompted you to write, An American Bride in Kabul?

Given the increasing persecution and subordination of Muslim women, I decided to connect my five long months in purdah to the surreal lives of Afghan and Muslim women today, including in the West.

What was seductive about Afghan reformist Abdul-Kareem during your courtship at college that led to your marriage as an Orthodox Jewish woman to a Muslim man?

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