The Mommy Trap & Pink Toilets: A Political Party’s Unsolicited Gifts to the Women of Bangladesh
When I heard Shafiqur Rahman tell Al Jazeera that a woman could "never" lead his party because of her "God-given biology," it felt like a door slamming shut on every girl in Bangladesh. He stood there and used bringing life into this world.as a reason to tell us we aren't smart or tough enough to lead. By pointing to breastfeeding and childbirth as "limitations," the head of Jamaat-e-Islami isn't just offering a religious opinion; he is building a cage and calling it "dignity." This...