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Saudi Women Seek End to Home Abuse
Arab News ^ | November 25, 2004 | Maha Akeel

Posted on 11/24/2004 7:15:36 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John

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Where is NOW's outrage???
1 posted on 11/24/2004 7:15:36 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

These days, the best way for a Muslim woman to liberate herself is to shoot her husband.


2 posted on 11/24/2004 7:17:34 PM PST by Trippin
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Sorry girls, wife-beating is a husbands right. It's all right there in the Koran. Ask your mullah or imam or whatever.


3 posted on 11/24/2004 7:20:13 PM PST by MisterRepublican ("I must go. I must be elusive.")
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To: Trippin

Sounds like a simply capital idea to me!

The mothers would then be easy to convert to Christianity, thereby ending the cycle of extremism rampant in those 3rd world hellholes.


4 posted on 11/24/2004 7:21:37 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: clee1

Ann Coulter's idea, pretty much.


5 posted on 11/24/2004 7:24:29 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Ann's a pretty smart lady.

Another person's brilliance is judged by how closely they agree with you.


6 posted on 11/24/2004 7:27:50 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: clee1

Are you the same clee1 who became a father yesterday???


7 posted on 11/24/2004 7:28:52 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Mais oui.


8 posted on 11/24/2004 7:29:31 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: clee1
OK, Ann's obligatory pic...


9 posted on 11/24/2004 7:30:45 PM PST by Righter-than-Rush
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Saudi Women Seek End to Home Abuse

Why do people abuse the women's homes in the first place?


10 posted on 11/24/2004 7:30:46 PM PST by MaryFromMichigan (We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
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To: clee1
Mais oui.

Congrats again!!!

11 posted on 11/24/2004 7:32:10 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: MaryFromMichigan

The better question is: why do the women put up with it?

I confess, I just don't understand how any woman can stay with an abusive husband.


12 posted on 11/24/2004 7:32:52 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Thanks, FRiend!

She's a sweet little Georgia peach. Not fussy, rarely cries.

I think her mom and I'll be OK until she's dating age! (Hush yo mouth!) :)


13 posted on 11/24/2004 7:34:14 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: Righter-than-Rush
'Nuther one:


14 posted on 11/24/2004 7:37:39 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
“We need at least an institution that would teach Saudi women how to utter the word: No,”

I am very glad to hear that Saudi women are gathering enough courage to stand up for themselves against their barbaric husbands...

15 posted on 11/24/2004 7:38:09 PM PST by njwoman
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Islam = Submission

What's the problem again?

16 posted on 11/24/2004 7:59:38 PM PST by Popman (Democrat Party Political Values are Condescension, Hypocrisy, Bigotry)
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Sameera Al-Ghamdi, a psychologist and media coordinator at the Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital, agrees that domestic violence is a problem on the increase not only in Saudi Arabia but all over the world.

So because domestic violence is on the increase worldwide, it justifies the increase in Saudi Arabia?

Likewise:

Worldwide oil prices are dropping, so the Saudi should lead the way and keep dropping the price?

17 posted on 11/24/2004 8:03:49 PM PST by Popman (Democrat Party Political Values are Condescension, Hypocrisy, Bigotry)
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"The better question is: why do the women put up with it?

I confess, I just don't understand how any woman can stay with an abusive husband."

That may be a valid sentiment as relates to western women, but Saudi women are essentially slaves and have about as much chance of escaping their situations on their own as our slaves did. Think about it: they can't drive, they have no access to money, they can't go out alone, the courts won't help them, their so-called religious advisors are busy debating how many times a week they should be beaten, and society says they're getting what they deserve. Can you imagine the hopelessness?

It seems miraculous that all the women there haven't killed themselves or their captors, but they're as much a product of that sick society as the men. If a little Saudi girl has been told every day of her life that she is evil and dirty and stupid and deserves pain, it's hardly surprising that she doesn't know to expect better for herself once she's grown.


18 posted on 11/24/2004 8:47:57 PM PST by MonaMars
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True enough FRiend.

I guess my query had to do with the western women that tolerate abuse.

As to the Saudis; their time is coming. In this day and age, with the threat from fanatical sheetheads on the rise in nearly every country, I'd say that these women will soon taste the freedoms of the west. We will see to that because it is becoming imperative to our national security.

Sad it is that we have to wait for the threat to become intolerable before we do that which is right and just.


19 posted on 11/24/2004 8:59:12 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: clee1

"I guess my query had to do with the western women that tolerate abuse."

That one is beyond me. The only thing I can think of is some kind of pathological self-loathing. In my book, tho, any woman who stays with an abuser is a fool, especially if she has kids. The first time, you're a victim. The second time, you're a volunteer.


20 posted on 11/24/2004 9:11:22 PM PST by MonaMars
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