Friday, January 4, 2008

There must be violence against women

Here it is folks, from "YEMEN'S MOST WIDELY READ AND TRUSTED ENGLISH NEWSPAPER". "There must be violence against women". The "moderate" Yemenis are so proud of the Islamic edict to beat women, they defend it in print for all the world to see. Their main concern is that outside influences will subvert their barbaric religion and way of life: "I hope my message is clear, since it’s really quite relevant to the future of our societies, which must be protected from any kind of cultural invasion." And these are the "moderate" Muslims.
FROM YEMENTIMES.COM:

There must be violence against women

This title may sound strange, but it’s actually not just a way to attract readers to the topic because I really do mean what it indicates. Violence is a broad term, especially when used regarding women. In this piece, I want to shed light on those instances where violence against women is a must.

First, we should know the meaning of the word violence. Longman’s Dictionary of Contemporary English defines violence as “behavior that is intended to hurt other people physically.” However, the term violence mustn’t be confused with other concepts and terms such as gender inequality or absence of women rights.

Occasionally – if not daily – we hear about events occurring in Islamic and Arab societies. Some human rights organizations recently have attacked violent acts against women, standing against any type of violence – even that between a father and daughter – and citing the cases of some women as examples.

Consequently, they offer solutions such as complaining to the police, taking revenge or leaving them men, who are either their husbands, fathers or brothers – with no exceptions.

One such case involved a woman whose husband allegedly had beaten her. Without revealing the husband’s reasons for doing so, such human rights organizations immediately urged the wife to complain to the police and the courts, while at the same time generalizing the instance and other similar solutions to any type of violence.
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