Heavenly virgins hold no sway over freedom-fighting females
'I am with the uprising of women in the Arab world because I would prefer to be free on this earth [than be] a heavenly virgin.''
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'I am with the uprising of women in the Arab world because I would prefer to be free on this earth [than be] a heavenly virgin.''
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