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Sep 1st, 2003, 05:11 AM
so what? women are still being oppressed by islamic nations using the muslim religion as a pretext.
female genital mutilation. stonings. denying women education, and the right to use higher degrees. honor killings, forced marriages. imposed servitude. home imprisonment. rape punishment. restricted movement. humiliation, and disfiguration.
you mentioned pakistan where the laws of qisas and diyat give men the cover to commit hundreds of honor killings every year, without reprecussion. women are often treated as second class citizens due to the zina law, passed in 1979. women are supposed to have equal rights there, but these loopholes are granted to muslims, in adherence with islamic law. these crimes aren't being commited by arabs, they're being commited by islamic arabs. if one were to put any value on united nations studies, their claim is that 50 % of women in pakistan are abused, and 99% are mentally or verbally abused. even assumng these numbers are inflated, it's still obviously a rampant problem.
jeanette - i'm sorry you're difficult during your period, but how is that relevant?
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