popcorngirl...it is common practice in QL to post a thread on politics and end up discussing babysittings..so hijacking is not an issue to me as long as there is a natural & smooth flow of discussion..

the original post could be expanded to include health of societies. There alot of claims on women's rights and human rights originating from western governments against the East which I believe are not sincere.

I do agree that Eastern societies have problems and serious issues but it does not mean Western societies are better than Eastern societies.

We need to look at proper measures to assess the situation. do you think women will not be satisfied until they become queens and princess? or would the financial issues concern them more? does it matter to them to dress freely or are they bothered with education or equal opportunity? just some thoughts!

We can discuss the nitty gritty of it but we ned to stick to proper measure factoring the fact that Islam is the essential in Eastern societies- by which certain commitments are imposed etc.