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I was reading an article on MSNBC online about Pakistan. The article was about what the President of Pakistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf intends to do about dealing with rape cases. He wants to change the law, removing tradition and religion from the context of proving and convicting a rape. The current law follows a law that dates back to the early days of Islam, whereby a rape can proved if only four truthful eyewitness' come forward and address a council. Now that is how rape cases was dealt in the 7th century and the days before DNA testing. I for one am not particularly fond of Musharaf, but to me this is the best thing he could have done to raise the status of women in his country, so be it. Who cares if 68 of 344 lawmakers of the PakistanÂs National Assembly, which could cause a by-election. This is when a dictator should like a dictator, well that's just my opinion.
I know that many people in these communities are very religious, but come on people. Grow up. This is the land where the old saying, 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth' holds strong. Lets go back 2002 when Mukhtar Mai was gang raped allegedly on the orders of village elders because of something that her 12 year old brother did at the time. She was raped by a total of 14 men twice, once in public by 4 men.
Come on, this is not Islam people. This is simply Neantherthals hiding behind the face of Islam. It is the same thing that happened during the dark ages in Europe where the priest had a lot of influence and whatever they said was thedivinee wish of God. Well, that is what is happening here although it took a long time, but that is what is happening.
The people involved are being taken care of. Where as Ms Mai can't travel anywhere as herpassportt has been taken from her by the government. She has been placed on a travel ban that prohibits her from leaving Pakistan. How ironic thatpublicityy can also affect people who don't care what others think of them (meaning the west).
Well, who am I to judge. I am insignificant. I am a tree falling in the middle of the jungle that no one hears.
I was reading an article on MSNBC online about Pakistan. The article was about what the President of Pakistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf intends to do about dealing with rape cases. He wants to change the law, removing tradition and religion from the context of proving and convicting a rape. The current law follows a law that dates back to the early days of Islam, whereby a rape can proved if only four truthful eyewitness' come forward and address a council. Now that is how rape cases was dealt in the 7th century and the days before DNA testing. I for one am not particularly fond of Musharaf, but to me this is the best thing he could have done to raise the status of women in his country, so be it. Who cares if 68 of 344 lawmakers of the PakistanÂs National Assembly, which could cause a by-election. This is when a dictator should like a dictator, well that's just my opinion.
I know that many people in these communities are very religious, but come on people. Grow up. This is the land where the old saying, 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for tooth' holds strong. Lets go back 2002 when Mukhtar Mai was gang raped allegedly on the orders of village elders because of something that her 12 year old brother did at the time. She was raped by a total of 14 men twice, once in public by 4 men.
Come on, this is not Islam people. This is simply Neantherthals hiding behind the face of Islam. It is the same thing that happened during the dark ages in Europe where the priest had a lot of influence and whatever they said was thedivinee wish of God. Well, that is what is happening here although it took a long time, but that is what is happening.
The people involved are being taken care of. Where as Ms Mai can't travel anywhere as herpassportt has been taken from her by the government. She has been placed on a travel ban that prohibits her from leaving Pakistan. How ironic thatpublicityy can also affect people who don't care what others think of them (meaning the west).
Well, who am I to judge. I am insignificant. I am a tree falling in the middle of the jungle that no one hears.
posted by azmo85 at 8:47 PM
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