Later in the years, women were called evil, evil, or even a distraction to men from everything that is part of daily life except sexual pleasure in bed. They were counted, or rather, their voices were considered as a temptation (in the sense that it led to something bad). Nowadays, most countries seem to have overcome this way of thinking and put women in an equal position with men. Unfortunately, there seem to be few countries left in the Middle East where 21st century men still have the mentality of 7th century men. Author Mona Eltahawy wrote the article “Why Do They Hate Us?” where “they” refers to men and “us” refers to women in the Middle East. Furthermore, Eltahawy supports the thesis “We have no freedom because they hate us”. Since the topic is about women's freedom, this should lead to a point where it is political in nature. The author begins her article with the story of Alifa Rifaat, a woman who is indifferent to sexual life with her husband and who seems to prefer praying and spending time away from Him; making her feel neutral about her husband's death. Furthermore, although most Middle Eastern countries have taken part in evolution, there are some that have not yet been exposed to mental evolution, such as Egypt, where men treat women like a machine just to sex. The author adds that women should have the same human rights as men. Speaking from personal experience, Eltahawy notes that Western women are objectified; that's why no importance is given to them. Arab countries disrespect women, do not give them the rights they deserve and do not value them. Also, Egyptian women have no privacy (humiliating virginity... middle of paper... which is completely different from what I know). Many women are doing amazing things for their gender in the Middle East and in a way; Mona's article waters down the achievements of many women who are doing incredible things towards the rights of their gender by reinforcing the stereotype that people in the West already have about Arab women. What you say in your article is mostly right, but there are countries in the Middle East that also need improvements in women's rights, such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Eltahawy did a great job writing this article, which took great courage, but she focused so much on stating all the horrible things that make us feel desperate after reading it, that she forgot to mention what they do women every single day in the way they live and work to improve themselves and to prove themselves equal to men.