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Hey Gals, Check This Out - Political Islam Lets You Choose Between Blowing Yourself Up Or Getting Bludgeoned To Death With Rocks

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The two sides of political Islam's pathological anti-woman doublebind: either get stoned to death while thousands of people cheer on or blow yourself up:

She had a male suicide-companion but, for some odd reason, he "failed to detonate his explosives vest."... A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest Wednesday in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding 19, Iraqi officials said. The attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. in front of a courthouse in central Baquba, the provincial capital of Diyala, one of the most violent areas in Iraq, the police said... Abu Mohammed, who would only give his nickname for security reasons, said the target of the attack appeared to be Iraqi Army Humvees parked nearby. He said about five shops in front of the courthouse had been damaged.

Of course, not all female suicide bombers are coerced via rape and blackmail. The number of female suicide bombers in Iraq has more than tripled this year, and it can't all be involuntary. Some Muslim women just seem really psyched about blowing themselves up next to infidels:

Except even "coercion" and "involuntary" get a little muddy here, since many of these women were brainwashed to believe things like "martyrdom is better than this world" while they were still prepubescents:

Just remember what the AP tells us: "suggestion Hamas setting women back is an 'old notion'". Yes, really. Sarah Palin's wardrobe choices, though - that's a critical gender equity issue that deserves three news cycles on its own, then another two to discuss whether it was sexist to have the first three.

References:
* Marriage, blackmail, rape: Al-Qaeda's methods for recruiting female suicide bombers in Iraq [Dhimmi Watch]
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - If You're A 13 Year Old Gang Rape Victim In Somalia, You Have To Die [MR]
* Iraq: female suicide bomber kills 11 [Jihad Watch]
* Girl suicide bomber gives herself up [Daily Telegraph]
* Women in Gaza Prepare to Become Suicide Bombers [MEMRITVVideos / YouTube]
* 11-year-old Palestinians: Martyrdom better than this world [pmwvideos / YouTube]
* Suggestion Hamas setting women back is an 'old notion' [JPost]

Previously:
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - If You Don't Wear A Veil In Iran, You Might Have To Die. Others Who Might Have To Die: Your Husbands And Fathers.
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - Saudi Arabian "Idealists" Think You're Too Dirty To Get Good Medical Care
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - If You Commit Adultery You Only Have To Serve 11 Years In Prison (Your Lover, Though, Still Has To Die)

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