Maureen Dowd And Jehan Sadat

I learned about Maureen Dowd, Jehan Sadat and their writing style. Maureen Dowd is an American who studied English and writes for various popular news outlets. She uses her words to build to her viewpoint. Jehan Sadat is an Egyptian writer who served as First Lady of Egypt. Sadat is clear from the beginning on her views. Both writers are opinionated and write from their perspectives. Sadat’s work also taught me her view points on women’s rights as an Muslim woman and how the faith can evolve to respect women.
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I disagree with the word choice Dowd used. Dowd at the end of the piece addressed “Muslims” in general instead of the Taliban. Dowd lumped an entire religion into the narrative of oppression and abuse, despite using several quotes that were deliberate to avoid the targeting the religion. By doing so, the author implied the Islamic faith is the enemy. In times were America is facing attacks from terrorists, war is taking place, and paranoia has increased: it is dangerous to encourage stereotyping because it aids the paranoia. The author used several quotes that clearly pointed out the Islamic faith is not the enemy to women, according to them it
Both women are talented writers, opinionated, and outspoken about their beliefs; yet, they have different views on the Islamic faith and how the world can move forward with it. Their different opinions do not mean they are wrong. The issue for leaders is not about disagreeing, it is about not acknowledging different perspectives. In any leadership position there will be opposition. It is important to view the opposing side’s perspective before making judgements. If you do not understand the other side, you cannot fully understand a situation to make wise choices. In the future I plan to remember how neither woman was wrong, yet they believed differently before making a judgement against someone who is different than