Wednesday, January 4, 2012

South Asian Muslims and It's Women Inequality

I have been reading articles and news regarding  the culture of the South Asian people mainly about Afghans, Pakistans, Indians, Iranians and western Asia, Iraq. I was awed with what I have read. Until now, their beliefs are still benighted. Women below 18 are still forced to marriage just to pay debts or for them to keep the wealth. In the yahoo news: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/hope-afghan-outcry-over-brides-abuse-195905756.html, Sarah Gul, a 15 year old lady was beaten to force her into prostitution.



In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 file photo, 15-year-old Sahar Gul, is wheeled into a hospital in Baghlan north of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to officials in northeastern Baghlan province, Gul's in-laws kept her in a basement for six months, ripped her fingernails out, tortured her with hot irons and broke her fingers _ all in an attempt to force her into prostitution. Police freed her last week after her uncle called authorities. Horrific images of Sahar, bruised and bloodied, captured on video, transfixed Afghanistan and set off a storm of condemnation. President Hamid Karzai set up a commission to investigate, and his health minister visited her bedside at a Kabul hospital. The in-laws have been arrested _ they deny abusing her _ and a warrant has been issued for her husband, who serves in the Afghan army. (AP Photo/Jawed Basharat, File)







In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 file photo, 15-year-old Sahar Gul, is carried into hospital in Baghlan north of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to officials in northeastern Baghlan province, Gul's in-laws kept her in a basement


I have somehow read the Quran. It teaches a lot of good values. It's almost like the Holy Bible. I am trying to find in which part of the Holy Book that says people can force children to get married. I wish I can find all the answers to my questions. And I wish this will not happen anymore.


2 comments:

  1. Unfortunately this is nothing to do with the religion but how the culture and society view woman as mere objects. :(

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  2. How horrible! I don't think you'll ever find that in the Koran.

    Joyce
    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2012/01/silly-sunday-teacher-arrested.html

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