Why aren't women being given any protection by the International community?

Elyzabeth

Elyzabeth

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1)A woman has to give birth in jail, in chains for marrying a man who wasn't Muslim,
because her absent father was a Muslim ( woman was raised as a Christian by her mother)

2)Another woman was stoned to death BY HER FAMILY for a similar infraction

3)200 school girls are kidnapped and are expected to be sold as sexual slaves..


Why the surge of horrific crimes against women?

....and why is nobody doing anything about it?
 

Elyzabeth, I had not heard of your first two points, but I have been wondering why we have not been discussing your third point. Over 200 young girls were kidnapped. The news here told of this for a few days, and then nothing. Have you heard more of these poor children. The world still sees girls as less valuable than boys. In many places girls are just livestock. This is a war that needs to be addressed, much more than who can get us the oil.
:dunno::notfair:
 
Almost as bad in India where the men seem to be obsessed with sex.
Take a look at their artwork; sculptures etc.

There are too many muslims praying to allah 5 times/day for the international community to
take any action against them.

Guess the only answer is for the women themselves to do something about it.

This has been going on for years and years and NOTHING has been done about it.
 

I would add to that list the trafficking of women to work in the sex trade.

I agree with Falcon that the answer is for women themselves to do something about it, but on an international level and with the support of men. The women's liberation movement is stalled in the First World. It needs to re-engage with the Third World.

Military strikes won't work. They always make matters worse for women and children.
 
Women themselves in these countries are not able to "do it for themselves!.

We, in America sometimes forget how privileged we are!

I am very interested in this subject and over the past 10 years or so have read 25 books written my Muslim women
from many Muslim countries, as well as the UK and Africa.

Pretty horrific reading. In many Muslim societies women are not even allowed to leave the house without a male relative accompanying them.

Here in the UK we get different news than in the US.

The follow-up to the girls that were captured,
is that they are now in different countries, and there is no help for them from anyone.

The woman who gave birth to her child while she was in chains and was sentenced to 100 lashes and then to be hanged, has been freed from her chains and due to public outcry , hopefully, she and her new born baby might, just might, be released.

The woman who was stoned by her family is, obviously dead

One would think that in the 21st Century woman would not be treated in this way, but it is a reality,
and that reality seems to be getting worse, not better.
 
Elyzabeth said:
Women themselves in these countries are not able to "do it for themselves!.
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They can with a bit of encouragement and support. Remember the women of RAWA in Afghanistan ? (Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan) These women were defying the Taliban's prohibition of schooling for girls. They set up clandestine classes in their homes, teaching English, reading Jane Austen and preparing the girls for tertiary studies. Books and money were smuggled in from supporters in western countries. After the American intervention the schools were able to emerge from the homes and girls are being educated. Not all of them to be sure but it's a good start.

We, in America sometimes forget how privileged we are!

I am very interested in this subject and over the past 10 years or so have read 25 books written my Muslim women from many Muslim countries, as well as the UK and Africa.

Pretty horrific reading. In many Muslim societies women are not even allowed to leave the house without a male relative accompanying them.

Here in the UK we get different news than in the US, the follow-up to the girls that were captured, is that they are now in different countries, and there is no help for them from anyone.

One would think that in the 21st Century woman would not be treated in this way, but it is a reality, and that reality seems to be getting worse, not better.
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In countries like Nigeria and Sudan there is no effective law and order away from the cities for the general population and terror groups like the Lord's Army and Boku Haram are able to terrorise villages at will. Until they are brought under control, probably requiring foreign intervention, no-one will be able to live in freedom, least of all women. The trouble is that the governments that do exist don't want foreign troops because they are usually corrupt themselves.
 
"After the American intervention"

Then and only then were the girls permitted to go to school.


These women are some of the most abused in the world they might be very brave,
but they need people with power to help them, and that is simply a fact.
 
It is unfortunate that soon they will have to go it alone again.

On a happier note, the largest province of Pakistan has legislated to make education compulsory for girls as well as boys.
This is a big step forward, and a brave one.
 
Women should be protected from abuse from wherever it comes. A lot of British women are abused by their partners, and no doubt this applies to women all over the Western world too.
 
Elyzabeth said:
Women themselves in these countries are not able to "do it for themselves!.

We, in America sometimes forget how privileged we are!

I am very interested in this subject and over the past 10 years or so have read 25 books written my Muslim women
from many Muslim countries, as well as the UK and Africa.

Pretty horrific reading. In many Muslim societies women are not even allowed to leave the house without a male relative accompanying them.

Here in the UK we get different news than in the US.

The follow-up to the girls that were captured,
is that they are now in different countries, and there is no help for them from anyone.

The woman who gave birth to her child while she was in chains and was sentenced to 100 lashes and then to be hanged, has been freed from her chains and due to public outcry , hopefully, she and her new born baby might, just might, be released.

The woman who was stoned by her family is, obviously dead

One would think that in the 21st Century woman would not be treated in this way, but it is a reality,
and that reality seems to be getting worse, not better.
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-they can't do it for themselves=

It shows exactly how repressed they are. How twisted with actual human rights violations the US and others will not intervene but yet interfere with objectionable politics. The Cold War was a perfect example of that. I think we've could've done a lot more in Iraq if we had intervened immediately after Gulf War One when Sadam actually gassed rebel villages including women and children. Instead we wait 10 years for a contrived reason.

But it all comes back to oil and the religion of those who control the oil. Can't upset the extreme worshippers now can we.

I'm appalled be many of these third world country atrocities and human rights violations but unfortunetly by the same token if we don't another country or UN intervening here for miscellaneous violations we have to wait until there is more international consent for direct intervention. What puzzled me on the talking head cable shows stories like this don't get the same coverage or priority among US news directors. One channel is the only one following this issue persistently.
 
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