"A woman is, occasionally, quite a serviceable substitute for masturbation. It takes an abundance of imagination, to be sure."

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“I am not for women but against men.”

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"Woman throughout the ages has been mistress to the law, as man has been its master."

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"We spend so much time defending the Qur’an from attacks that it’s sexist, we rant and rave about how Islam gave rights to women over 1400 years ago, but our sisters are still not in position of leader…"

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Music1972

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