shockresist wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 2:39pm:


Dreadful, terrible stats.
And to think that they are lucky not to live in Muslim countries where it is much worse.

Afghanistan
Nearly 90 percent of Afghan women suffer from domestic abuse, according to the United Nations Development Fund for Women. Despite that, there are less than a dozen shelters like this one in Afghanistan, usually run by non-governmental organizations. Abusers are rarely prosecuted or convicted, and most women are afraid to say anything. "Their mothers are beaten by their fathers. They're beaten by their fathers, by their brothers. It's a way of life," said Manizha Naderi, director of WAW.[1]
Iran
Statistics in Iran show that 66% of Iranian women, at the beginning of the marriage have been at least physically abused once. Some forms of physical abuse that occur include: biting, bondage, imprisonment in their own home, scratching, hair pulling, and even starving.[2]

Iraq
A recent report by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) registered 139 cases of violence against women in the northern region of Kurdistan in the second half of 2008 alone. It said 163 women were killed as a result of domestic violence in Kurdistan in 2009. Experts suggest the number is less than 5 percent of the real estimates.[3]

Jordan
91% of university students polled by the Jordanian Human Right Center approve of wife beating. An earlier study by another organization found out that a majority of WOMEN also supports the right of a husband to beat the wife[4]
According to the [National Family Council] report:
83% of Jordanian women approve of wife beating if the woman cheats on her husband
60% approve of wife beating in cases where the wife burns a meal she's cooking
52% approve of wife beating in case where she's refused to follow the husband’s orders[5]

Pakistan
A study published in June 2006 in the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, based on interviews with 300 women admitted to hospital for childbirth, said 80 percent reported being subjected to some kind of abuse within marriage. At times, the violence inflicted on women takes on truly horrendous forms. The Islamabad-based Progressive Women's Association (PWA), headed by Shahnaz Bukhari, believes up to 4,000 women are burnt each year, almost always by husbands or in-laws, often as “punishment” for minor “offences” or for failure to bring in a sufficient dowry. The PWA said it had collected details of nearly 8,000 such victims from March 1994 to March 2007, from three hospitals in the Rawalpindi-Islamabad area alone.[6]
The number of incidents of violence against women increased by 13 per cent in 2009, says a report by the Aurat Foundation set to be released on Wednesday. The report states that 8,548 incidents of violence against women were reported in 2009 compared to 7,571 incidents reported in 2008. Of these, 5,722 were reported to have occurred in Punjab, followed by 1,762 in Sindh, 655 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 237 in Balochistan. Similarly, 172 cases of violence against women were reported in Islamabad, the report said.[7]

Palestinian Authority area
Launched in January 1999, the [Women's Empowerment] project first established a research team, trained by Dr Abdo, which in turn began training community leaders on gender-based research methods. They have used these skills to interview a representative sample of 120 women from refugee camps, villages, and cities in the Gaza Strip to determine the incidence of gender-based violence. The preliminary results are alarming: half of the women interviewed to date have been victims of violence. "Violence against women in Gaza basically means domestic violence," says research consultant Aitemad Muhanna. "Women are beaten by their husbands, beaten by their fathers, and even beaten by their brothers." Women are beaten for not fulfilling traditional roles — such as cooking, cleaning, or tending to their appearance — to a husband's satisfaction. Other abuses include harsh insults, sexual abuse among family, and marital rape.[8]

Qatar
One in three wives in Qatar suffer physical or psychological violence from the side of their husband[9]

Turkey
London-based Refugee Workers Association Woman’s Group (GIK-DER) revealed disturbing news last week [in November, 2006] that up to 80% Turkish and Kurdish women are victims of domestic violence and sexual harassment. At the same time 70% of Turkish and Kurdish husbands cheat on their wives.[10]

Are these true?

Baronvonrort wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 5:33pm:



Baronvonrort wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 6:08pm:

True Colours wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 7:44pm:


So a woman does not have the right to make her own choice in the matter, unless of course she chooses to.

Makes perfect sense, to a Muslim.

BTW, I am genuinely interested in those "valid excuses", as I think they apply to wives also. I think Abu hinted that they are medical in nature, presumably including having her period. But I never could get the details out of him.

freediver wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 7:55pm:


Do sex slaves even exist these days?

Or slaves?

Not to my knowledge.

shockresist wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 8:30pm:



Bullsh!t. Only under Islamic law will a woman be sentenced to jail for being raped:


A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police.



Lucky she was in Dubai. In Pakiland or Iran or Talibanistan she'd be dead.

freediver wrote on Jul 20^th, 2013 at 10:12pm:


Sex slavery is big problem in Australia. Thousands of them being forced to work in brothels. Authorities don't care much because they are Asian not blondies.

True Colours wrote on Jul 21^st, 2013 at 7:02am:


If only we had Shariah law. Then sex slavery would be legal and the 'blondies' could end up as slaves as well...