Afghanistan Legalizes Rape, Starvation of Women
Posted on July 12, 2009
So where’s the ACLU and all the other “Human Rights” Organizations that claim they’re protecting peoples’ rights? “President” Karzai of Afghanistan signed legislation that allows men there to starve their wives if they refuse to have sex with them. It’s an amendment to the law which gives husbands the right to force themselves on their wives if they’re not consenting.
David Gibson at the Norfolk Examiner:
Some NATO countries have threatened to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan as a result of the measure.
Speaking to British newspaper The Independent, women’s rights activist Wazhma Frough said that hard line clerics pressured the Justice Ministry to retain the most outrageous parts of the original legislation. She said: “There have been a few little changes, but they are not enough. For example, if the wife doesn’t accept her husband’s sexual requirements then he can deny her food.”
Afghanistan’s Muslim law now allows rapists to go free if they offer to marry their victims. The same practice actually exists in Mexico and is known as ‘Rapto.’
The new law has touched-off riots in the streets of Kabul, as hundreds of women protested the law which would be unthinkable in a civilized society. However, groups of men from Kabul’s largest Shia madrassa also took to the streets and attacked the women. The event has been completely ignored by the American press.
Read the rest. He goes on to cite examples of violence against women in the Muslim world and makes some other points-such as a woman’s testimony in court counts as a fraction of a man’s; in a rape case a woman needs to bring four male witnesses to support her side of the story; a book was written by a Muslim man in Spain which explains ways to beat your wife; the horrid practice of honor killings of female relatives. The writer concludes that we should pull our troops out of countries that legalize unthinkable things to their own family members, and I heartily agree.
Phyllis Chesler at Pajamas Media and writers at Frontpage Magazine among others-are among those who are constantly asking the same question as the author of this article: about women’s groups and activists here in the U.S. Where are the women’s rights organizations here in the US to speak for the suffering women in the Muslim world? They are more interested in their crusade to kill more babies than taking a stand and speaking out against government-sanctioned oppression across the globe in Islamic countries.
It is beyond disgusting that women are beaten in the streets for showing an ankle and that family members get light sentences for killing a female relative for being raped.
With thanks to Jack for the tip.
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“So where’s the ACLU”
ACLU = American Civil Liberties Union.
They do not operate in Afghanistan.
But they are a supposed “Civil Rights” organization, who gave advice to Obama recently about how he should represent himself abroad regarding the closing of Gitmo.
That’s also interesting since they’re so concerned about “rendition” and “torture” outside of the United States.
Surely they could make a statement about the civil rights of women in Afghanistan since they’re so concerned about our image abroad.
If women don`t like their husbands and dont want to make them happy, then why should their husbands have to support them? They should go find some guy they like and make him your meal ticket and personal walking ATM machine. Sounds like the Afghans have more common sense than pussywhipped Americans! Such as Glenn Beck – a typical pussywhipped American mangina who admits he does whatever he is told by his wife.
The Koran teaches that women must be “available” to their husbands at any time, and must not deny him. The Koran also states that a woman’s testimony is 1/2 of a man, as women are not “thinkers,” but rather emotional beings, thus, their testimony being less reliable. Just more Sharia law, that’s all. Isn’t that why we went to Afghanistan in the first place?
We went to Afghanistan to support Sharia law? Wow that’s a new one on me!
It’s typical of a liberal to equate marriage with a woman enslaving a man as a meal ticket…in order to support starving her and rape. Not much different than the dems who want to pass a “hate crimes bill” that protects pedophiles or a gay academic at Duke University molesting his adopted son and then attempting to sell pimp him out for sex.
It’s too bad that some people (libs in particular) don’t understand a loving relationship between a man and a woman not only protects children, but can be a beautiful thing.
It’s pigheadedness that would lead a man to believe that he would be justified in forcing himself on his wife; or starving her because she’s on her period or any number of other legitimate reasons to refuse him for sex. There doesn’t seem to be much love under Sharia law, particularly when one way to rescue a rape victim from dishonor is for the rapist to marry her.
This just ticks me off to no end, but I’m not sure what we can do about it at this point.
Other than a lot of complaining.
Cao,
What the hell are you talking about? I am a progressive liberal and I know none of my fellow liberals feel the way you say they do. You have some very deep rooted problems. I would suggest that you seek professional help quickly.
Liberal/conservative has nothing to do with this. It is a Human Rights issue that can and should be pursued at the highest levels… in Afghanistan, by our government. Realistically, we can keep pushing for change, but an entrenched religious excuse will be hard to overcome. We are hoping for common sense and human decency to prevail, but we’re dealing with a religious dogma centuries behind the civilized world.