To Kirby Hopper: There are obvious issues here, but the solution is not western feminism. People like my veiled zoologist mother need to be empowered to act as bridge builders and bring real change on the ground. Modern feminism due to promoting sexual revolution has actually increased abuse in traditional world by making our traditionalists even more inwardly narcissistic. This is a common Abrahamic issue which needs be addressed by putting away Greek hubris for a moment. I wish you meet women of my family some day and enlighten America about our stories. Afghans are modern Maccabees who even reject democratic Islamists. But this article shows an open mindedness towards an indigenous spiritually democratic statecraft.