Let's Talk About Honor

I watched this amazing documentary tonight about violent crimes against women called The Honor Diaries. 

Wow. It blew me away. 

I knew that FGM, sex trafficking, forced marriage, and honor killings were institualized within misogynistic societies but I never realized the extent of it and just how widespread it is. 

This is an international problem and it is not being adequately addressed.

The women in this documentary were so passionate and knowledgeable and motivating!

I feel like if enough of us get together and talk about the problems within societies, cultures, religions and traditions from the root up things can change. 

Things will change. 

My next few entries will be about specific aspects of the documentary, quotes that stood out to me, and ways in which I think that I (and you) can help make a difference in this movement to empower women.