Of course it is not an Islam only issue, I can easily see an ultra-Orthodox rabbi coming up with same demand. But the mere fact that the issue is being seriously discussed and (quite crudely) sidetracked into ‘less favourable treatment’ crapola makes one’s blood boil. I would say tell this hypothetical speaker to take his speech and to stick it. But I am not a politico…
Er… and I am not sure that the whole idea is concocted solely by men. Too refined too my taste