Nearly 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Survey Say They Have Been Sexually Assaulted

December 14, 2011

An exhaustive government survey of rape and domestic violence released on Wednesday affirmed that sexual violence against women remains endemic in the United States and in some instances may be far more common than previously thought.

Nearly one in five women surveyed said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point, and one in four reported having been beaten by an intimate partner. One in six women have been stalked, according to the report.

“That almost one in five women have been raped in their lifetime is very striking and, I think, will be surprising to a lot of people,” said Linda C. Degutis, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the survey.

“I don’t think we’ve really known that it was this prevalent in the population,” she said.

The study, called the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, was begun in 2010 with the support of the National Institute of Justice and the Department of Defense. The study, a continuing telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 16,507 adults, defines intimate partner and sexual violence broadly.

The surveyors elicited information on types of aggression not previously studied in national surveys, including sexual violence other than rape, psychological aggression, coercion and control of reproductive and sexual health.

They also gathered information about the physical and mental health of violence survivors.

Sexual violence affects women disproportionately, the researchers found. One-third of women said they had been victims of a rape, beating or stalking, or a combination of assaults.

The researchers defined rape as completed forced penetration, forced penetration facilitated by drugs or alcohol, or attempted forced penetration.

By that definition, 1 percent of women surveyed reported being raped in the previous year, a figure that suggests that 1.3 million American women annually may be victims of rape or attempted rape.

That figure is significantly higher than previous estimates. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network estimated that 272,350 Americans were victims of sexual violence last year. Only 84,767 assaults defined as forcible rapes were reported in 2010, according to national statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

But men also reported being victimized in surprising numbers.

One in seven men have experienced severe violence at the hands of an intimate partner, the survey found, and one in 71 men — between 1 percent and 2 percent — have been raped, many when they were younger than 11.

A vast majority of women who said they had been victims of sexual violence, rape or stalking reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, as did about one-third of the men.

Women who had experienced such violence were also more likely to report having asthma, diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome than women who had not. Both men and women who had been assaulted were more likely to report frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, limitations on activity, and poor physical and mental health.

“We’ve seen this association with chronic health conditions in smaller studies before,” said Lisa James, director of health for Futures Without Violence, a national nonprofit group based in San Francisco that advocates for programs to end violence against women and girls.

“People who grow up with violence adopt coping strategies that can lead to poor health outcomes,” she said. “We know that women in abusive relationships are at increased risk for smoking, for example.”

The survey found that youth itself was an important risk factor for sexual violence and assault. Some 28 percent of male victims of rape reported that they were first assaulted when they were no older than 10.

Only 12 percent of female rape victims were assaulted when they were 10 or younger, but almost half of female victims said they had been raped before they turned 18. About 80 percent of rape victims reported that they had been raped before age 25.

Rape at a young age was associated with another, later rape; about 35 percent of women who had been raped as minors were also raped as adults, the survey found.

More than half of female rape victims had been raped by an intimate partner, according to the study, and 40 percent had been raped by an acquaintance; more than half of men who had been raped said the assailant was an acquaintance.

The public release of the report was postponed twice, most recently on Nov. 28. The findings are based on completed interviews lasting about 25 minutes each; they were conducted in 2010 with 9,086 women and 7,421 men.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/health/nearly-1-in-5-women-in-us-survey-report-sexual-assault.html

Studies also show that more than 1 in 5 women had fantasized about being raped at some stage in their lifetime.

Go figure  :D

Guys, you just ain't raping to the fantasmagorical ideal.i

Another Ozpolitics low.

falah wrote on Dec 16^th, 2011 at 3:28pm:

Another Ozpolitics low.

You were the one who posted it....

falah wrote on Dec 15^th, 2011 at 8:42pm:

Nearly 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Survey Say They Have Been Sexually Assaulted December 14, 2011 An exhaustive government survey of rape and domestic violence released on Wednesday affirmed that sexual violence against women remains endemic in the United States and in some instances may be far more common than previously thought. Nearly one in five women surveyed said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point, and one in four reported having been beaten by an intimate partner. One in six women have been stalked, according to the report. “That almost one in five women have been raped in their lifetime is very striking and, I think, will be surprising to a lot of people,” said Linda C. Degutis, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the survey. “I don’t think we’ve really known that it was this prevalent in the population,” she said. The study, called the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, was begun in 2010 with the support of the National Institute of Justice and the Department of Defense. The study, a continuing telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 16,507 adults, defines intimate partner and sexual violence broadly. The surveyors elicited information on types of aggression not previously studied in national surveys, including sexual violence other than rape, psychological aggression, coercion and control of reproductive and sexual health. They also gathered information about the physical and mental health of violence survivors. Sexual violence affects women disproportionately, the researchers found. One-third of women said they had been victims of a rape, beating or stalking, or a combination of assaults. The researchers defined rape as completed forced penetration, forced penetration facilitated by drugs or alcohol, or attempted forced penetration. By that definition, 1 percent of women surveyed reported being raped in the previous year, a figure that suggests that 1.3 million American women annually may be victims of rape or attempted rape. That figure is significantly higher than previous estimates. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network estimated that 272,350 Americans were victims of sexual violence last year. Only 84,767 assaults defined as forcible rapes were reported in 2010, according to national statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But men also reported being victimized in surprising numbers. One in seven men have experienced severe violence at the hands of an intimate partner, the survey found, and one in 71 men — between 1 percent and 2 percent — have been raped, many when they were younger than 11. A vast majority of women who said they had been victims of sexual violence, rape or stalking reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, as did about one-third of the men. Women who had experienced such violence were also more likely to report having asthma, diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome than women who had not. Both men and women who had been assaulted were more likely to report frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, limitations on activity, and poor physical and mental health. “We’ve seen this association with chronic health conditions in smaller studies before,” said Lisa James, director of health for Futures Without Violence, a national nonprofit group based in San Francisco that advocates for programs to end violence against women and girls. “People who grow up with violence adopt coping strategies that can lead to poor health outcomes,” she said. “We know that women in abusive relationships are at increased risk for smoking, for example.” The survey found that youth itself was an important risk factor for sexual violence and assault. Some 28 percent of male victims of rape reported that they were first assaulted when they were no older than 10. Only 12 percent of female rape victims were assaulted when they were 10 or younger, but almost half of female victims said they had been raped before they turned 18. About 80 percent of rape victims reported that they had been raped before age 25. Rape at a young age was associated with another, later rape; about 35 percent of women who had been raped as minors were also raped as adults, the survey found. More than half of female rape victims had been raped by an intimate partner, according to the study, and 40 percent had been raped by an acquaintance; more than half of men who had been raped said the assailant was an acquaintance. The public release of the report was postponed twice, most recently on Nov. 28. The findings are based on completed interviews lasting about 25 minutes each; they were conducted in 2010 with 9,086 women and 7,421 men. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/health/nearly-1-in-5-women-in-us-survey-report-sexual-assault.html

FIVE MOSLEM WOMEN BURIED ALIVE IN PAKISTAN

youtube.com/watch?v=BHcqdA8t4c4

Three women killed every day in U.S from Domestic Violence

"Violence against women is pervasive throughout the United States. One in four women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. On average, three women are killed every day at the hands of a current or former intimate partner."~ National Network to End Domestic Violence.

http://www.femisex.com/content/three-women-killed-every-day-us-domestic-violence

falah wrote on Dec 18^th, 2011 at 5:16pm:

Three women killed every day in U.S from Domestic Violence "Violence against women is pervasive throughout the United States. One in four women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. On average, three women are killed every day at the hands of a current or former intimate partner."~ National Network to End Domestic Violence. http://www.femisex.com/content/three-women-killed-every-day-us-domestic-violence

You would of course know that western countries have a softer defintion of what constututes domestic violence than say...muslim countries.  Where raising your voice is considered 'abuse' for the sake of massaging statistics to secure funding in the west, nothing less than having your face burnt off by acid is considerded abuse in afghanistan.

Did it cross your mind that women feel safe enough in the west to actually report it too?

... wrote on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 11:09am:

falah wrote on Dec 18th, 2011 at 5:16pm: Three women killed every day in U.S from Domestic Violence "Violence against women is pervasive throughout the United States. One in four women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. On average, three women are killed every day at the hands of a current or former intimate partner."~ National Network to End Domestic Violence. http://www.femisex.com/content/three-women-killed-every-day-us-domestic-violence You would of course know that western countries have a softer defintion of what constututes domestic violence than say...muslim countries.  Where raising your voice is considered 'abuse' for the sake of massaging statistics to secure funding in the west, nothing less than having your face burnt off by acid is considerded abuse in afghanistan. Did it cross your mind that women feel safe enough in the west to actually report it too?

Let me get this straight...are you trying to tell us that the 3 women killed every day by their partner were just yelled at too loudly?

These murdered women felt safe enough in the West to report their own muders?

You are sadly deluded. Unfortunately your narcissism prevents you from comprehending the possibility that your own culture/civilisation is flawed.

http://rightturnforever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Arrogance.jpg

http://www.femisex.com/

lol

falah wrote on Dec 19^th, 2011 at 10:49pm:

... wrote on Dec 19th, 2011 at 11:09am: falah wrote on Dec 18th, 2011 at 5:16pm: Three women killed every day in U.S from Domestic Violence "Violence against women is pervasive throughout the United States. One in four women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. On average, three women are killed every day at the hands of a current or former intimate partner."~ National Network to End Domestic Violence. http://www.femisex.com/content/three-women-killed-every-day-us-domestic-violence You would of course know that western countries have a softer defintion of what constututes domestic violence than say...muslim countries.  Where raising your voice is considered 'abuse' for the sake of massaging statistics to secure funding in the west, nothing less than having your face burnt off by acid is considerded abuse in afghanistan. Did it cross your mind that women feel safe enough in the west to actually report it too? Let me get this straight...are you trying to tell us that the 3 women killed every day by their partner were just yelled at too loudly? These murdered women felt safe enough in the West to report their own muders? You are sadly deluded. Unfortunately your narcissism prevents you from comprehending the possibility that your own culture/civilisation is flawed. http://rightturnforever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Arrogance.jpg

You idiot.  Of course the ones that get killed are for real, however the "1 in 4" figure is inflated.  But anyway, it ain't my culture that's got the problem:


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New figures paint an alarming picture of Aboriginal domestic violence, with indigenous offenders responsible for 46 per cent of all reported domestic assaults in WA this year. The figures, compiled by WA Police, also show that indigenous offenders were responsible for 175, or 16 per cent, of the 1078 sexual assaults committed between January and August this year. Of 162 sexual assaults committed by children aged 10 to 17 over the same period, 34 per cent were committed by Aboriginal youths. Aboriginal people make up less than 3 per cent of WA's population.

and they're not alone.


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Overall, in the United States, blacks experience higher rates of victimization than other groups: black females experience intimate violence at a rate 35 percent higher than that of white females, and black males experience intimate violence at a rate about 62 percent higher than that of white males and about two and a half times the rate of men of other races.[31] Other survey research, more inclusive of additional racial groups, finds that American Indian/Alaskan Native women experience significantly higher rates of physical abuse as well.[32],†

http://iontheworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/arrest.png?w=500

'I've got a surprise for you': Husband blindfolds his wife.... and then chops off her fingers to stop her studying for a degree


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A jealous husband is facing life in prison after chopping off his wife's fingers because she began studying for a degree without his permission. Rafiqul Islam, 30, blindfolded his wife Hawa Akhter, 21, and taped her mouth, telling her he was going to give her a surprise present. Instead he made her hold out her hand and cut off all five fingers. One of his relatives then threw Ms Akhter's fingers in the dustbin to ensure doctors could not reattach them. Mr Islam, who is a migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates, had warned his wife there would 'severe consequences' if she did not give up her studies. 'After he came back to Bangladesh, he wanted to have a discussion with me,' Ms Akhter told The Times. 'Suddenly, he blindfolded me and tied my hand. He also taped my mouth saying that he would give me some surprise gifts. But, instead he cut off my fingers.' Mohammed Saluddin, the Bangladesh police chief said that Mr Islam had confessed after he was arrested in the capital, Dhaka, and will face charges of permanent disfiguration. Human rights groups are demanding life imprisonment. 'He was enraged. He was jealous because while he only had a grade eight standard education, she was off to college to pursue higher studies,' said Mr Saluddin. Ms Akhter says she is learning to write with her left hand and is determined to resume her studies. She is now back at her parent's house. The attack is the latest in a series of acts targeting educated women in the Muslim-majority company. In June, an unemployed man gouged out the eyes of his wife, an assistant professor at Dhaka University, apparently because he could not stand her pursuing higher studies at a Canadian University.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075435/Husband-chops-wifes-fingers-stop-studying-degree.html#ixzz1hDbEzyd7

And this is why Muslims have been in a scientific standstill for the last 1000 years.

Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:06pm:

Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education.

CLaims of 'rights' aside, women in islam rarely get educated.  When 50% of your population is denied an opportunity to contribute out of hand (and we're not just talking education here) you're always going to be behind the eight ball.  have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?  Hmm...if it's not this, (culture, or environment) and it's not because they're inherently stupid, (genetic) then what could it be?  A mixture of both?  No wait, I've got it - o-pression by the white man.  yeah, that's gotta be it.

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Laims of 'rights' aside, women in islam rarely get educated.

That is complete crap. In situations where it is financially achievable, a lot of Muslim women are educated. Like I said, go to your nearest campus and check it out. You'll find a lot of conservatively dressed Muslim women (meaning they probably come from religious families). 

Look at the graduation rates from Muslim schools in Australia. Don't just talk out your arse - learn.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:20pm:

Quote: Laims of 'rights' aside, women in islam rarely get educated. That is complete crap. In situations where it is financially achievable, a lot of Muslim women are educated. Like I said, go to your nearest campus and check it out. You'll find a lot of conservatively dressed Muslim women (meaning they probably come from religious families).  Look at the graduation rates from Muslim schools in Australia. Don't just talk out your arse - learn.

Theres those words again. 

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And this is why Muslims have been in a scientific standstill for the last 1000 years.

Australian Muslims are still Muslims, aren't they?

If you mean Arabs or Asians, you should say Arabs or Asians. Please don't make me give you another lesson in geography. It gets boring.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:24pm:

If you mean Arabs or Asians, you should say Arabs or Asians. Please don't make me give you another lesson in geography. It gets boring.

When I say islamic countries, only the mendacious and the wilfully ignorant "don't know" what I mean. 


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have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?

Now if you're through muddying the waters with your straw men, you could answer, or even just ask your self the question honestly.  or don't.  it doesn't matter. 

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:23pm:

Quote: And this is why Muslims have been in a scientific standstill for the last 1000 years. Australian Muslims are still Muslims, aren't they?

If I go to China, does that make me chinese?

... wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:13pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:06pm: Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education. have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?  Hmm...if it's not this, (culture, or environment) and it's not because they're inherently stupid, (genetic) then what could it be?  A mixture of both?  No wait, I've got it - o-pression by the white man.

Some Islamic Arab and Seljuk inventions in the last 1000 years:

*camshafts
*Science of sociology
*Crank shaft for irrigation
*Advancements in mechanical clocks using water and weights
*combination lock
*Segmental gear
*Escapement mechanism in a rotating wheel
*first known use of a crankshaft in a chain pump
*Double-action suction pump with valves and reciprocating piston motion
*The first known use of a true suction pipe (which sucks fluids into a partial vacuum) in a pump.
*In the 13th century, a medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood,
*Rockets & torpedoes in warfare - Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a "self-moving and combusting egg", and a torpedo - a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up.
*First water supply system to be driven by gears and hydropower, which was built in the 13th century Damascus to supply water to its mosques and Bimaristan hospitals. The system had water from a lake turn a scoop-wheel and a system of gears which transported jars of water up to a water channel that led to mosques and hospitals in the city.
*Robotic animals - driven by hydropower
*automatic gates driven by hydropwer
*flush system - used to wash hands, now used in toilets
*Bridge mill


Some Inventions and acheivements of the Islamic Ottoman Empire:

*First rocket propelled flight and return to Earth by parachute
*Inocculation against smallpox - The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it.
*Advancement of siege weapons, and use of explosives in underground tunneling seige warfare
*steam turbines - invented in the 16th century, for rotating spits roasts.

falah wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 2:40pm:

... wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:13pm: Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:06pm: Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education. have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?  Hmm...if it's not this, (culture, or environment) and it's not because they're inherently stupid, (genetic) then what could it be?  A mixture of both?  No wait, I've got it - o-pression by the white man. Some Islamic Arab and Seljuk inventions in the last 1000 years: *camshafts *Science of sociology *Crank shaft for irrigation *Advancements in mechanical clocks using water and weights*combination lock *Segmental gear *Escapement mechanism in a rotating wheel *first known use of a crankshaft in a chain pump *Double-action suction pump with valves and reciprocating piston motion *The first known use of a true suction pipe (which sucks fluids into a partial vacuum) in a pump. *In the 13th century, a medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, *Rockets & torpedoes in warfare - Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a "self-moving and combusting egg", and a torpedo - a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up. *First water supply system to be driven by gears and hydropower, which was built in the 13th century Damascus to supply water to its mosques and Bimaristan hospitals. The system had water from a lake turn a scoop-wheel and a system of gears which transported jars of water up to a water channel that led to mosques and hospitals in the city. *Robotic animals - driven by hydropower*automatic gates driven by hydropwer *flush system - used to wash hands, now used in toilets *Bridge mill Some Inventions and acheivements of the Islamic Ottoman Empire: *First rocket propelled flight and return to Earth by parachute *Inocculation against smallpox - The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it. *Advancement of siege weapons, and use of explosives in underground tunneling seige warfare *steam turbines - invented in the 16th century, for rotating spits roasts.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

AN awfully short list of oudated and insignificant things to show for an effort of a 1000 years.

robotic animals

omg

falah wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 2:40pm:

... wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:13pm: Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:06pm: Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education. have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?  Hmm...if it's not this, (culture, or environment) and it's not because they're inherently stupid, (genetic) then what could it be?  A mixture of both?  No wait, I've got it - o-pression by the white man. Some Islamic Arab and Seljuk inventions in the last 1000 years: *camshafts *Science of sociology *Crank shaft for irrigation *Advancements in mechanical clocks using water and weights *combination lock *Segmental gear *Escapement mechanism in a rotating wheel *first known use of a crankshaft in a chain pump *Double-action suction pump with valves and reciprocating piston motion *The first known use of a true suction pipe (which sucks fluids into a partial vacuum) in a pump. *In the 13th century, a medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, *Rockets & torpedoes in warfare - Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a "self-moving and combusting egg", and a torpedo - a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up. *First water supply system to be driven by gears and hydropower, which was built in the 13th century Damascus to supply water to its mosques and Bimaristan hospitals. The system had water from a lake turn a scoop-wheel and a system of gears which transported jars of water up to a water channel that led to mosques and hospitals in the city. *Robotic animals - driven by hydropower *automatic gates driven by hydropwer *flush system - used to wash hands, now used in toilets *Bridge mill Some Inventions and acheivements of the Islamic Ottoman Empire: *First rocket propelled flight and return to Earth by parachute *Inocculation against smallpox - The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it. *Advancement of siege weapons, and use of explosives in underground tunneling seige warfare *steam turbines - invented in the 16th century, for rotating spits roasts.

Why do you do this?  Why?

You know very well the islamic world is a technological backwater, and this pitiful list only serves to further reinforce the point. 

I wonder if this tendency to deny rather than attempt to explain why is a factor in the lack of scientific development in the muslim world.

... wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2011 at 10:19am:

Why do you do this?  Why? You know very well the islamic world is a technological backwater, and this pitiful list only serves to further reinforce the point.  I wonder if this tendency to deny rather than attempt to explain why is a factor in the lack of scientific development in the muslim world.

Living in denial is the explanation for the lack of every kind of development, not just scientific. To be a Muslim is to have no responsibility.
It's either Allah's will or the jews' and infidels' fault.

falah wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 2:40pm:

... wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:13pm: Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:06pm: Don't be an idiot. Go to any university in Australia and look at how many scarfed women there are. Women in Islam have a right to an education. have you got a better idea of why there've been no scientific contibutions by islamic countries for 1000 years?  Hmm...if it's not this, (culture, or environment) and it's not because they're inherently stupid, (genetic) then what could it be?  A mixture of both?  No wait, I've got it - o-pression by the white man. Some Islamic Arab and Seljuk inventions in the last 1000 years: *camshafts *Science of sociology *Crank shaft for irrigation *Advancements in mechanical clocks using water and weights *combination lock *Segmental gear *Escapement mechanism in a rotating wheel *first known use of a crankshaft in a chain pump *Double-action suction pump with valves and reciprocating piston motion *The first known use of a true suction pipe (which sucks fluids into a partial vacuum) in a pump. *In the 13th century, a medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, *Rockets & torpedoes in warfare - Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a "self-moving and combusting egg", and a torpedo - a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up. *First water supply system to be driven by gears and hydropower, which was built in the 13th century Damascus to supply water to its mosques and Bimaristan hospitals. The system had water from a lake turn a scoop-wheel and a system of gears which transported jars of water up to a water channel that led to mosques and hospitals in the city. *Robotic animals - driven by hydropower *automatic gates driven by hydropwer *flush system - used to wash hands, now used in toilets *Bridge mill Some Inventions and acheivements of the Islamic Ottoman Empire: *First rocket propelled flight and return to Earth by parachute *Inocculation against smallpox - The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it. *Advancement of siege weapons, and use of explosives in underground tunneling seige warfare *steam turbines - invented in the 16th century, for rotating spits roasts.

Falah, I would like to point out that the Romans invented the crank shaft, but as yet archaeologists do not know what it was used for. Galen a Roman physician and philosopher described the circulatory system in about 150AD. Gunpowder was offered for sale to the Greeks by a Chinese man, they refused to purchase it, he then sold it to the Turks prior to the unprovoked slaughter of Constantinople by the Khalifah. I hope this clarifies a few of the more outlandish claims made by biased Islamic site’s. Perhaps you will double check your sources next time.

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Nearly one in five women surveyed said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point

Can't Americans keep their pants on?

... wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2011 at 12:21pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 12:20pm: Quote: Laims of 'rights' aside, women in islam rarely get educated. That is complete crap. In situations where it is financially achievable, a lot of Muslim women are educated. Like I said, go to your nearest campus and check it out. You'll find a lot of conservatively dressed Muslim women (meaning they probably come from religious families).  Look at the graduation rates from Muslim schools in Australia. Don't just talk out your arse - learn. Theres those words again.

oh  YOU MEAN IN Australia      ;D ;D ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1DiIhg3kwc&feature=player_detailpage

All rapes in oslo over last 5 years done by men of 'non-western origin'.
What does 'non-western' mean?  Well, letslook at the demographics of etnnicity of immigrants to Norway:



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Country of origin Population (2011)[2] Poland 60,610 Sweden 34,108 Pakistan 31,884 Iraq 27,827 Somalia 27,523 Germany 24,394 Vietnam 20,452 Denmark 19,522 Iran 16,957 Turkey 16,430 Lithuania 16,309 Bosnia-Herzegovina 16,125 Russia 15,879

Crikey!  Most of the 'non-westerners' appear to be form muslim countries!  Who woulda thunk it?

... wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 8:44am:

What does 'non-western' mean?  Well, letslook at the demographics of etnnicity of immigrants to Norway: Quote: Country of origin Population (2011)[2] Poland 60,610 Sweden 34,108 Pakistan 31,884 Iraq 27,827 Somalia 27,523 Germany 24,394 Vietnam 20,452 Denmark 19,522 Iran 16,957 Turkey 16,430 Lithuania 16,309 Bosnia-Herzegovina 16,125 Russia 15,879 Crikey!  Most of the 'non-westerners' appear to be form muslim countries!  Who woulda thunk it?

God you really are stupid. Please - just for my amusement and so I can see how you came up with that ridiculous statement - which of those countries are majority Muslim countries?

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 8:54am:

... wrote on Dec 29th, 2011 at 8:44am: What does 'non-western' mean?  Well, letslook at the demographics of etnnicity of immigrants to Norway: Quote: Country of origin Population (2011)[2] Poland 60,610 Sweden 34,108 Pakistan 31,884 Iraq 27,827 Somalia 27,523 Germany 24,394 Vietnam 20,452 Denmark 19,522 Iran 16,957 Turkey 16,430 Lithuania 16,309 Bosnia-Herzegovina 16,125 Russia 15,879 Crikey!  Most of the 'non-westerners' appear to be form muslim countries!  Who woulda thunk it? God you really are stupid. Please - just for my amusement and so I can see how you came up with that ridiculous statement - which of those countries are majority Muslim countries?

Still paying dumb i see. Or maybe youre not playing...

pakistan
Iraq
somalia
Iran
turkey
Bosnia is about 40% muslim.

Unless you wanna blame it all on vietnamese, but that wouldnt mirror a trend with vietnamese people all over the world. 

Right. Now taking the figures from those countries, they don't even add up close to half, do they?


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Crikey!  Most of the 'non-westerners' appear to be form muslim countries!  Who woulda thunk it?

So that makes the above statement crap, but comparable with most of your arguments lately. Top points for consistency.

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 9:04am:

Right. Now taking the figures from those countries, they don't even add up close to half, do they? Quote: Crikey!  Most of the 'non-westerners' appear to be form muslim countries!  Who woulda thunk it? So that makes the above statement crap, but comparable with most of your arguments lately. Top points for consistency.

Half of what?  try making points using more than 1 sentence, lest you appear another generic liberal airhead.

Nevermind. It appears I'm the retard this time. At least I'm in good company!

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 9:17am:

Nevermind. It appears I'm the retard this time. At least I'm in good company!

That's almost an apology, or as close as I'm gonna get to one.

But shocking figures wouldn't you say Annie? 

It was an apology, without reservation.

sometimes the tersest response is the best response.

...

;lol

... wrote on Dec 29^th, 2011 at 8:44am:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1DiIhg3kwc&feature=player_detailpage All rapes in oslo over last 5 years done by men of 'non-western origin'. What does 'non-western' mean?  Well, letslook at the demographics of etnnicity of immigrants to Norway:

What kind of news report is that? All rapes were by people of non-Western origin?

I find these kinds of claims ridiculous. No race or nationality has a monopoly on fair treatment of women. Just because you're Western, doesn't mean you necessarily treat women better. Women experience rape even in developed countries by people who are supposed to be respectable. There should have been at least one Western offender.

Look at all the sex scandals in the USA of politicians and high-profile people. Pastors, rabbis, bishops, teachers, professors, CEOs, social workers, doctors and dentists -- all these professions have had sexual offenders at some point in Western countries. They aren't necessarily people on the fringe but people getting relatively high incomes but for some reason aren't getting enough sex!!!!

If you can force someone to have sex with you and get away with it, you'd do it.

So this is Norway is it? This is the country where a guy with Norwegian ancestry goes on a killing spree because he thinks Muslims are infiltrating his country.

http://muslimvillage.com/2011/07/23/12493/anti-muslim-right-wing-terrorist-kills-over-80-in-norway-attack/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/world/europe/24oslo.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/us/25debate.html?pagewanted=all

If there are others who think like him, this Norwegian terrorist and this news report tells me one thing: that Norway is a very racist society and is demeaning toward people who are not of Western background. I think whoever produced this news report has a political agenda. They are deliberately leaving out details of Western sex offenders. Westerners don't rape? That's ridiculous. Every ethnic group has its rapists. What a racist, politically-motivated, divisive news report. Norwegians should be ashamed of their country. It's a disgrace. There is something seriously wrong with Norwegian society. Norwegians should kick themselves in the butt.

Here is a picture of Norwegian racism:

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2011/Jul/Week4/16035954.jpg

A tour of say, eastern Turkey, for a few months will put to sleep any suggestion that treatment of women is just as bad  here.

I did a double take on the title of this thread. On the Front Page it reads -

Re: 1 in 5 US Women Raped... By: Bolshevik Destroyer

:o   All I can say is that you get around.

lol. You're on a roll today.

I would hardly see 1 in 5 US women as being worthy of the status of being "rapable".

That's an overestimation if ever I've seen it.

Who would bother with them....really?

Fat and ugly..buggered everybody and anybody...ready to take your life's hard work?

Is it any wonder that the US has collapsed?

Who would work for that sh!t?