{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"23803175","dateCreated":"1273154989","smartDate":"May 6, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"rook217","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rook217","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/23803175"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"suicide bombers","description":"women suicide bombers seem to be more pressured to do the bombing than men. For me, it appears as men do it because it makes you special while women only do it because they are pressured into doing so. It was interesting to me how the women seem to target other women. I think this is because they maybe do not want the other women to have to do what they have to  do. I think that maybe they feel that when they die this way then they do not get the same respect and regard as men and thus they want to spare others in a sense from this act which almost seems shameful to women","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"23251315","dateCreated":"1272084745","smartDate":"Apr 23, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"jamietaka","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jamietaka","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/23251315"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Female Suicide Bombers","description":"I think this article goes to show the difference between the thinking of men and women.  Although both genders believe that their death will help their cause, men seem to be guided by sheer belief in some unwritten rule about martyrs whereas women only act so irrationally because of their male influences.  I was a little unnerved to read that women were the ones who targeted the women and children and this was considered &quot;more ruthless&quot;.  Although all life is sacred, I believe that the killing of an innocent man is the same as killing an innocent child.  We cannot put a value on gender or age, thus I think it is wrong to say that female assassins are crueler simply because they target other females.  Although the ending about the women's exposed parts is very unsettling, it is predictable for this part of the world.  Islamists will continue to consider women inferior, and it's just a matter of culture.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22619621","dateCreated":"1270854262","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"shfarmer","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/shfarmer","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22619621"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"female bombers","description":"1. Female suicide bombers don't carry out their mission because there are 72 virgins waiting for them, they do it because they try to prove a point.<br \/>\n2. Yes<br \/>\n3. I think think that this assumption is alright according to their religion.  Because we don't live there and don't believe in the same thing, we can't understand their point of view. Their religion makes the man more important than females.<br \/>\n4. I don't think the book will have an affect on the female suicide bombers.<br \/>\n5. It is part of their religion that they won't go to heaven and its a sin to do suicide bombing where with men it is an honor.<br \/>\n6. The men, or husbands, have the full rights of the women's bodies.<br \/>\n7. Mistreatment and unfairness from family members may cause women to become suicide bombers.<br \/>\n8. I think most suicide bombers are martyrs if not then crazy.  Both men and women die for their religion or belief.<br \/>\n9. It shouldn't but the muslim religion considers the woman sinful and a disgrase if she does do a suicide bombing.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22617437","dateCreated":"1270848973","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"noelleisswell","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/noelleisswell","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22617437"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"suicide bombers","description":"This article was so surprising because I did not associate suicide bombers with women. One of the strangest part to me was the difference between the men and women suicide bombers. The fact that men are praised and can go to &quot;Paradise&quot; for being a suicide bomber is very different than our beliefs here in America. Here, we do not condone suicide bombing and in some places, it is considered an honor. The differnce is though that women suicide bombers are not praised but rather treated unfairly because when they die their bodies are shown. It's a little twisted that some think it is unfair for women suicide bombers to not be allowed into Paradise, but personally I do not think any suicide bomber should be praised. It is hard because I come form a totally different culture than these people so I am not able to fully understand their point of view.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22614433","dateCreated":"1270844682","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"lumis5","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lumis5","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22614433"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"females","description":"Wow this article was really interesting to read. First of all, suicide bombings are ridiculously scary yet also meaningless, well in my opinion. It's shocking to read that women would do this to themselves when we usually associate males to bombings. Honestly, I believe that everything we think about this relates to persepective. Our modern day world is brought up knowing the issues of equality and being able to practice religion freely. This is not the case in many other places. People are brought up from childhood knowing what is supposed to be &quot;right&quot; and they are oblidged to practice these mental habits. I feel lucky that America is a place where we can think and act freely. I don't think these female suicide bombers have a choice and do these hideous actions based on force. But like Mrs. Falk said, it is not our duty to tell these people what to believe or how to act. Their rights and wrongs are created from their own origins.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22607081","dateCreated":"1270836057","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"elleky","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/elleky","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22607081"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Female Suicide Bombers","description":"I don't approve of these suicide bombings at all. I don't see it as a very heroic or great thing to do, but I suppose different cultures have different opinions about the subject. I don't understand why women feel that it is redeeming to kills themselves and others. Are divorces and such that bad that it drives the women to suicide? I can see how sexual abuse and such are traumatizing, but in the article, many women that are mentioned are mentioned as divorced women. I couldn't believe that there was gender discrimination even when it comes to suicide bombers. Both male and female bombers essentially achieve the same effect. In fact, some female bombers are more ruthless and kill even more people. However, women don't achieve a high status and are actually condemned because they had to compromise themselves and wear revealing clothing to carry out their mission.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22587657","dateCreated":"1270807463","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"emasutani","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/emasutani","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22587657"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Why would people do this?","description":"First off, it's just plain bad to become a suicide bomber.  Suicide is bad enough, possibly even warranted in extreme cases, however, ending another person's life is just wrong, especially when said targets are strangers.  It really is a tragedy that women are being pressured into committing these atrocities.  I believe that in a large portion of these cases, these women would not become suicide bombers if they were not tormented by their society and by men in general.  This seems to be a fundamental difference between male and female suicide bombers: men do it for the hope of reward in heaven and glory, whereas women do it out of obligation.  It's also terrible how women are being condemned not for the suffering their act creates, but by the shame they bring upon themselves by revealing their blown up body parts.  This view is, frankly, sick and twisted.  Women should at least be afforded the right to have ownership of their own bodies, but should NOT have the right to go around killing people either (nobody should really have that right). In this story, religion itself is a terrible thing, as it drives people to commit such atrocities and unequally rewards those who commit the same crimes\/actions\/deeds.  I guess it is good, however, that women are being restrained from taking up the cause--less blown up people is better.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22587331","dateCreated":"1270804442","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"Khaydan","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Khaydan","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22587331"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Female Suicide Bombers","description":"I feel that female suicide bombers are no different from male suicide bombers \u2013 both are killing themselves for what they hold to be true. And while I do not understand nor accept their committing suicide, I think that what their trying to achieve overall as a group is not different. However, I think the way they decide to commit suicide is different. As the article pointed out, women often kill themselves because they are blackmailed into doing it or because they think they will receive reparation for sexual indiscretions, receive honor, reach heaven, or get revenge. I also think that the people pressuring these women into committing suicide, most likely male family members or the controller, is the person who has control of her body (even though women should be able to control their own bodies). Men are not pressured into doing such things but rather have free will to make their own decisions. I do not think that suicide bombing should be limited to only males because females should have the opportunity to express themselves the way they want (although I don\u2019t understand why someone would want to kill themselves. Therefore, all bombers should also be considered martyrs because through their deaths they are all trying to achieve something.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22586665","dateCreated":"1270799821","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"askoga","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/askoga","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22586665"},"dateDigested":1532140483,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Suicide Bombers","description":"Wow.  This is yet another article dealing with religion and women\u2019s rights in other countries.  The bottom line is that it\u2019s hard to call something \u201cunjust\u201d or \u201cwrong\u201d if we have different beliefs.  I don\u2019t believe most of us have lived in a society where a divorce is social suicide.  If it was, our infidelity rate would be much lower.  I\u2019m not saying that women taking their lives is great since it\u2019s their beliefs; I\u2019m saying that\u2019s it\u2019s a tough call.  On any given day, I would rather continue living than blow myself up, at the cost of taking more lives than my own.  The religion doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s going to change anytime soon.  Beliefs are hard to rid.  It doesn\u2019t seem like these women are doing their society any good by blowing themselves up.  What are they trying to say?  A woman who is strong deserves to die?  I agree with the last statement made in this article for the reasons I just listed.  Even after taking her life with an incentive of revenge, the woman attains nothing.  That\u2019s the sad reality that these women have to go through.  Reading these articles makes me feel appreciative to be an American girl with the greatest set of rights I could ask for.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"22586561","dateCreated":"1270797991","smartDate":"Apr 9, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"maliama","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/maliama","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/iolaniwomenlit.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/22586561"},"dateDigested":1532140484,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"female suicide bombers","description":"This article was very interesting because I've never heard of female suicide bombers.  I didn't consciously categorize terrorists as men, but once brought up, I realized that I do see terrorists and suicide bombers as men.  I think it\u2019s really interesting to try to figure out why it is this way.  The article suggests that the women are blackmailed, but wouldn't that no longer make them suicide bombers?  wouldn't that make them practically murder victims?  If these women were put in such horrible family situations that they couldn't get out of, I understand that they would die to escape their lives, but why cause innocent deaths?   The article mentioned these bombings were because of the lack of women\u2019s free will, and not religious beliefs.  This is what I don\u2019t understand.  I see sparing other people\u2019s lives as part of the female bomber\u2019s free will because sadly, they die regardless of what they do, just they choose to let other innocent people die with them.<br \/>\nI also thought it was interesting when Sha'ab spoke about how it was a weak woman who taught everyone how to be a martyr.  I guess it is just assumed that the only people strong enough (mainly mentally) to kill themselves are men.  I could see that being true, but is it more strength, or more of a lack of decent judgment?  Is being a martyr really such a good thing?  I don't see it that way.  Muslim culture places women below men and gives them practically no rights as human beings and it is so sad to hear the many different ways they suffer under their religion.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}