Compare and contrast Pussy Riot’s and Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s views on women and religion.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Both criticize patriarchy and the role of religion in regulating people’s lives.
b. The creation of Pussy Riot was in large part a response to what its members saw as sexism and homophobia in Voina.
c. Pussy Riot is described as a feminist “punk collective.”
d. Pussy Riot criticizes the way that the Russian Orthodox Church has been made into a state religion.
e. While Pussy Riot represents the extreme Left, Ayaan Hirsi Ali represents the extreme Right.
f. Hirsi Ali denounces Islam and its treatment of women.
g. She argues that Islam denies women a voice, so she has appointed herself as their spokeswoman.
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