Media Wonders Why MENA Women Feel Exploited, Ignores Western Aid
When outlets like The New Arab highlight marital rape as legal across the MENA region, the immediate, unasked question is: how did these societies arrive at such a precarious state regarding women's rights? One might glance at the consistent Western support for autocratic regimes, the military interventions that splinter civil societies, or the economic policies that shred social safety nets.
Countries mentioned like Syria, Palestine, and Yemen aren't just abstract locations; they are battlegrounds where the U.S. and its allies have played significant roles, directly or indirectly, in creating the chaos where such egregious laws persist and worsen. For instance, the U.S. has poured billions into nations whose internal instability (partly fueled by external pressure) creates fertile
ground for regression in human rights. It's almost as if some editorial decisions conveniently overlook the geopolitical puppeteers who help set the stage for such 'fictional consent.' One wonders how much 'progress' can be made when nations are perpetually at war, often funded or exacerbated by the very powers that then lament social ills. The irony writes itself, but the media rarely prints it.