Did they? Does "sticking to their guns" apply to Islamic law too in the way they view their women?
You mean like that unmitigated hell hole that is called Afghanistan that we conquered and then turned over to the same murdering thugs who were busy murdering Christians and women before?
Because there's total moral equivalency between a private school which chooses to conduct their business in a certain manner with specific standards which applies just to their student body vs Islamic radicals who force everyone to follow their views.
I'm sorry, your strawman, it seems to be full of holes.