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Authors, sign in!Stories like this give me chills and remind me that women's rights is still a struggle in other countries.
According to Huffington Post, "A 16-year-old Bangladeshi girl was who raped 8 months ago was given 101 lashes as punishment for having conceived during the assault, Bangladesh's Daily Star reports. Meanwhile, the paper notes, the alleged rapist received no punishment."
"Enamul has spoiled my life. I want justice," said the girl as tears rolled down from her eyes.WOW!
The village elders who issued the fatwa against the girl also fined the girl's father and warned him that his family would be forced into isolation if they didn't pay, the Huffington Post reports.
According to the Telegraph, the girl was so ashamed that she did not lodge a complaint about her attack. Human rights activists say that she married quickly after the attack, but was divorced not long after when it was revealed she was pregnant."
My Thoughts...
Reports such as this one help me to realize why I fight so hard for women's rights and reproductive justice. It is not only appalling, but truly sad that they would punish the victim and not the culprit. He should be ashamed of himself.
To read more about this story check out the Huffington Post, (or click the available links above), click here.
Published January 26, 2010 by Tatiana McKinney |
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Comments (2)
Patriarchal societies allow these injustices to go unchallenged. In reading the comments to the Huffington Post, Christianity was quite often accused of being Patriarchal. The world culture, including the Jewish religion, in Old Testament times was predominately Patriarchal. However, the examples Jesus presented in the New Testament makes it very clear that Christianity is not Patriarchal. That doesn't mean that all who claim Christianity give equal status to women. Our, so called, 'devout Christian' founders did not give women or slaves equal status. But, through the years, we have gradually moved closer to equality, regardless of gender, race, or social position.
Tatiana, we still have a long way to go, don't we?
Posted by Ken Poland
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January 26, 2010 5:20 PM
Posted on January 26, 2010 17:20
Patriarchal societies allow these injustices to go unchallenged. In reading the comments to the Huffington Post, Christianity was quite often accused of being Patriarchal. The world culture, including the Jewish religion, in Old Testament times was predominately Patriarchal. However, the examples Jesus presented in the New Testament makes it very clear that Christianity is not Patriarchal. That doesn't mean that all who claim Christianity give equal status to women. Our, so called, 'devout Christian' founders did not give women or slaves equal status. But, through the years, we have gradually moved closer to equality, regardless of gender, race, or social position.
Tatiana, we still have a long way to go, don't we?
Posted by Ken Poland
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January 26, 2010 5:20 PM
Posted on January 26, 2010 17:20