It's called kohl, and it's been around as eye protection from the sunrays and bacterial infections for a long time. Nowadays it's kind of a cultural holdover more than anything for both men and women in Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Hope someone has realized this... But the fact that there is a comparison of middle east women's rights with United States women's rights is extremely concerning.
IDK man I get to choose not to black bag myself for easy government rendition, at least for now. Can women living under men implementing Islam say the same?
(Of course not, they don't get to talk outside the home, silly!)