Introduction Women have never enjoyed their freedoms in society due to barriers put in place by men. Feminist theorists consider ways in which physical differences between men and women are used to show that women should be allocated inferior and degrading activities such as motherhood and secretary. Moreover, women are subjected to stereotypes, which portray them as weak (Ahmed, 1992). Women are often excluded from public activities and are relegated to the private domain of the home. In society, women are ascribed feminine qualities and identities through the process of socialization. Women grow up knowing that their existence in society depends on the decisions made by men. Therefore, women live in a state of false consciousness. Feminists observe that the subjection of women to the power of men originated from the rise of private property, the family, and the state. A number of scholars have come up with discussions giving various views as regards to the position of women in the Arab countries. The 9/11 attack shaped the debate on the position of women in the Middle women. Some scholars argue that the military intervention in Afghanistan liberated women in a number of ways. However, some believe that the war on terrorism did nothing to liberate women in the Middle East region. This paper evaluates the views of two scholars as regards to liberation of women in the Middle East region. Synopses of the Articles The first article titled “Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?” explores the morality of the war on terror, which is being championed by the west led by the United States and the European powers. The article evaluates the effectiveness of anthropology as a discipline in understanding cultural differences. The author notes that there a number of differences between Arabian culture and western culture. The scholar observes that it is suicidal to believe that the problems affecting women in various parts of the world are similar. In the Islamic world, women are assigned specific roles and responsibilities that place them in a better position as compared to women from other religions and cultures (Abu-Lughod, 2002). The author notes that women in the Arab world have never gone through historical injustices that are witnessed in other parts of the world, even though her ideas are subject to evaluation. The US forces and European humanitarian organizations claimed that democracy, freedom, equality, and the respect of human rights would be restored in Afghanistan once the terrorists are crashed. To the scholar, the idea is misplaced because Islamic women have different experiences, histories, and manifestations from those of American and European women. In her view, resorting to violent means to liberate certain members of society is wrong because it amounts to injuring other innocent individuals in the same society where justice should prevail. In her opinion, the west had two options of liberating the region. One of the options entail understanding the culture of the affected and helping them based on the provisions of the culture. This implies that women in the Arab world would be liberated through the amendment of the various constitutions. Constitutional amendments would address historical injustices and bring about transformation. This is better as compared to using the military to harass the locals, terming them sympathizers of terrorism. The second alternative would be to address the global issues that bri