Okay, so I stole the title from Eddie Blue Eyes, but it does fit what I'm about to write about. Well, kinda.
See, one of my male friends went on a tantrum this week after hearing how U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confronted Afghan President Hamid Karzai (pronounced Carz-eye) about a new law he signed. The law, according to Clinton and U.N. officials, effectively allows husbands to rape their wives.
Women, as you know, have very little freedom in many parts of the Middle East. In places like Afghanistan, Muslim women must be completely obedient to their husbands. The new law essentially forces women to get their husband's permission before looking for a job, going to the doctor, or receiving education, and grants custody of children to fathers and grandfathers only.
The friend I mentioned earlier, takes offense to Clinton - and by extension - the U.S. meddling in Afghan affairs. He flatly states that it is not America's business what happens in the bedroom of a husband and wife, especially when that husband and wife live in another country, on another continent.
As a woman my heart goes out to the women in Afghanistan, I mean, what woman would want to live under those conditions?
When I mentioned that, my friend asked me what Muslim women have I heard complain. Well, you know me, don't ask a question if you don't want me to answer. I pointed to several youtube videos, news articles, human rights reports... You get the picture. I have my facts together and spat them.
Then he goes to a place that I wasn't prepared, and still can not, possibly defend.
My friend, who isn't American, pointed out the ultimate of American hypocrisy. We talked about rape in America and how victims are too often treated. Many times they are raped, albeit not physically, all over again by the people who are supposed to protect them.
And then he mentioned that if we're going to use this issue to ramp up American anger to help bolster military efforts against the Taliban in Afghanistan, then we better be prepared to go after our trusted ally Saudi Arabia too.
Yup, he's right. when it comes to women, they don't have any rights in Saudi Arabia either. In fact, some maintain that women are worse off in Saudi Arabia than they are in Afghanistan.
Remember this? Or how about this?
And what about Pakistan, another "friend" of America, where public flogging of women is commonplace.
2 comments:
You need to watch out for people that want to point the finger back at America. While we can't control what our "allies" do, we surely don't go around whipping, raping, and beheading women in this country. In fact in many intellectual circles, it's men that are getting the short end of the stick now. With so many Feminyst"Women's Studies" departments in university's now, it's no wonder why black AND white men are having trouble getting through colleges where they are constantly shamed for being men.
Watch out for the shamers, they'll try to use your own good heart against you. Keep throwin' out facts, people need to hear them. Thank you for your blog, it is like a light in the sky!
Sorry To say this, but Muslim Husbands Can not Rape Their Wives!
it's against religion and Law, But I think you like this thought and fantasy, that's why you made it up!?
when you say "Muslim" do you even know how many nations and countries you're talking about?
This Is Your blog, but it's not right to shit in other ppl's faces, you might get some of that shit back.!
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