http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/17/role_of_women/print.html I am glad to see somebody put this in print. It is absolutely true, but here we go, westerners on a colonization rampage (oh wait that is passe) we are aiding in their development that's it. Who are we to judge if they want to return to their old ways. They are there ways, not ours. Heck there are probably some traditional muslim households in the US, maybe even down the block from you. Think about it. Why would they want to be like us? Are we that cool? I think not.