Soccer Mohammedans
Jihadette wannabes are not happy with Dr. Ayman al-Zwahiri’s directive to get their biscuits in the oven and their buns in the bed (in Kinky Friedman’s immortal phrase):
Muslim extremist women are challenging al-Qaida’s refusal to include — or at least acknowledge — women in its ranks, in an emotional debate that gives rare insight into the gender conflicts lurking beneath one of the strictest strains of Islam.
In response to a female questioner, al-Qaida No. 2 leader Ayman Al-Zawahri said in April that the terrorist group does not have women. A woman’s role, he said on the Internet audio recording, is limited to caring for the homes and children of al-Qaida fighters.
His remarks have since prompted an outcry from fundamentalist women, who are fighting or pleading for the right to be terrorists. The statements have also created some confusion, because in fact suicide bombings by women seem to be on the rise, at least within the Iraq branch of al-Qaida.
But Al Qaeda’s loss is Hamass’s gain:
“Women were very disappointed because what al-Zawahri said is not what’s happening today in the Middle East, especially in Iraq or in Palestinian groups,” said Rita Katz, director of the SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that monitors militant Web sites. “Suicide operations are being carried out by women, who play an important role in jihad.”
If women choose to become terrorists, that’s fine with me. Fewer people to avoid killing in reprisals. After a Qassam attack, Israel could now reasonably respond by leveling an apartment building—or even a whole village—knowing they probably took out only one or two people uninvolved in terrorism. Everyone’s happy.