What is it like to live as a woman under ISIS rule we know well let me tell oh yes what
Michael Shure expert on the feminine side of ISIS we'll differ to your wisdom soon but
for now let's talk with a those living under the rule actual we're getting it from their
point of view a report that they put out women of the Islamic state manifesto and case study
was put up my members of Al-Khansa Brigade an all female militia that was set up by ISIS
now we're going to read you some of the excerpts from this now that it has been translated
into English understand that this is an unofficial look at the life of women under ISIS it has
not been authorized by ISIS specifically but it is a glimpse into what their experience
is like here are some of the excerpts from it it's a designed to be a document to clarify
the role of Muslim women and the life which is desired for them and to clarify the realities
of life and the hallowed existence of women in the Islamic State so right off the bat
they lead a hallowed existence that is very good existence will see if that is actually
the case they do however contrast the life of women under ISIS with those living in western
countries the western model for women has fail the treatise said with women who go to
work taking on corrupted ideas and shoddy minded beliefs instead of religion what is
the Arabic word for shoddy minded beliefs the model preferred by infidels in the west
failed the minute that women liberated from their cell in the house that seems like bad
branding that you're referring to your system that keeps them in this cell in the house
but they go on to say one of the specific policies is it's considered legitimate for
a girl to be married at the age of nine most pure girls will married by 16 or 17 while
they are still young and active young men will not be more than 20 years old in those
glorious generations probably because they will be asked to become suicide bombers long
before that so look it is a harsh existence obviously they have many differences in terms
of how they choose to live the reason that we're talking about this is that all too often
many of these people did not choose to live this way this a reason that has been taken
over by ISIS forces if they do not comply it is likely that they could be put to death
we've been that multiple times in just the past weeks and so some of these things are
hard to understand but I think it's important because there are literally millions of people
living under this system as we speak well also let's not forget that this isn't just
ISIS in that part of the world women cannot drive in Saudi Arabia yes I'm pretty sure
Saudi Arabia is an ally of ours didn't the king just die and they sent pretty much everybody
I didn't see you guys there but they sent literally the whole country did you see me
here I didn't see you here oh you were there so this is endemic to that part of the world
obviously but s a liberal I will always stand for liberal principles so I will always stand
for equality for women and for gay people and for oppressed minorities and yeah that
ISIS is doing any of this shit does it surprise me no I don't know I don't know what we're
going to do about it but yeah it's pretty horrific and in some cases not a drastic departure
from how it is on a daily basis for non-ISIS Islamic countries like Dave was saying it
also makes you think when you think that Benazir Bhutto was elected at one time prime minister
of Pakistan how did that happen yeah how did a woman get elected then and how what a shame
it was that that that she didn't survive her term because that would have maybe changed
the way people look at women in that part of the world over the long haul yeah I mean
I'm glad you brought that up because I think of the interesting things about this is it
is both true that largely in that region that status of women is less equal but there is
huge variance between countries Pakistan is not Yemen even Iraq is not Iraq wasn't even
Saudi Arabia I'm not trying to make it seem that Pakistan was like that that was not me
attacking you that is that all too often I think we are we receive so little education
about that region of the world as grow up that by the time we are of age to vote we
don't know the difference between Bahrain and Kuwait it doesn't make any difference
and not just between countries but also between times we've seen massive changes in the status
of women just within our lifetimes in Egypt like just in the past three four decades the
status of women is entirely different than it was Afghanistan entirely different in Iran
in our own country the status of African American people I mean we have a black president exactly
we are posed to perhaps have a female president or at least a nominee so there's all of that
so it's not just over there but when I thought of that it just like god how did Bhutto seem
like a hundred years before yeah yeah what I just don't understand is when they when
you see these stories and you see these videos and they keep saying well they ISIS keeps
getting more recruits I don't understand it you hear this everyday now women females from
France and from Spain and Belgium and Netherlands are seeing this stuff and then they're still
going yeah I simply when it is the signing period over that's what I want to know when
is the signing period over it's at least a couple more months I think anyone know yeah
it's very it's very difficult to understand but I do know that there is an element of
the human brain that likes the idea of submission that likes the idea of not being forced to
make choices for yourself I mean that's why dictatorships work is because there's enough
people who are willing to defer to a strong authority I think some people like to have
their choices taken away because life is simpler I don't know that that's one of the principle
drivers of people internationally going there but their rights will be taken away when they
get there so they at least have to come to grips with that really fast let me read just
two more excerpts from it because it goes into how harsh the restrictions are and a
woman's ability to just live and function to go out in these regions it is the fundamental
function of a woman to be in the house with her husband and children adding that they
may leave the house to serve the community only in exceptional circumstances to wage
jihad when there are no men available to study religion by the way these women are waging
jihad there's tons of men available and female doctors and teachers are permitted to leave
but must keep strictly to sharia guidelines so you may leave to wage war to study religion
and if you're a doctor or a teacher that is literally the only exceptions well the only
thing they can study is religion so you can't be a doctor it's that kind of thing it's a
contradiction they're grandfathered in OK are they going to the women's like weekly
canasta club ladies we can out jihadists around here can somebody someone comes in and they
throw blanket over the cards and start talking about the Koran but remember what I just said
in that graphic yes we say stay in your houses but this does not mean in any way that we
support illiteracy backwardness or ignorance now they do stress they have guidelines for
as you grow up what you should be trained in and they do have for periods of your live
early on up until about 15 that you should be trained in the natural sciences but they
also say that once you've learned the basics you don't have to focus on that as much learn
the religion so they can say all that they want that they're not in favor of backwardness
they are in backwardness yeah and they are certainly taking these regions even farther
back