Mrs. Bush is traversing the Middle East to raise awareness of a subject considered taboo in the region: breast cancer. From the looks of it, there are other issues relevant to the female sex in Muslim lands that deserve attention. And spare me the charge of cultural insensitivity. I would refer readers to the Horowitz piece in the post below where he discusses how women are treated in some segments of Muslim society.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071024/ap_on_he_me/saudi_breast_cancer
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