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Quote by: rcne  Women are responsible for rape --- The problem is Al Hilaly is one of the leading clerics in Australia. Many are calling for deportation - good call. No wonder they are so adamant about the veil; any woman skin is an invitation to rape. How do Muslim men walk the streets in th Western world without going berserk???
Fundamentalist crap that the believers believe... Islamic leaders discuss sheikh's future. 26/10/2006. ABC News Online |
How ridiculus! When did we stop blaming women for rape? I vividly remember a college professor telling the whole class that women who are raped want to be raped, or they would avoid putting themselves in a position where they could be raped. I remember the horror of attempting to press rape charges on a man, meant the man's defense attroney attempting to prove the woman was a slut or otherwise responsible for the rape. Am I the only one who remembers?
And saying terrible things about women, the bible is full of them! I hope no one is thinking this issue is a Christian verses Muslim issue!!! Look at both religions, and the Koran says more to protect women than the bible. But what is making the biggest difference is culture, not religion. Some countries are closer to the time that these holy books were written, so they are more apt to blame and stone women as the bible explains the rightness of doing this.
The most important factor for the quality of life females are allowed, and how their rapes are handled, is if they have the money that means power in any society. At any time in history, any place on the globe, where human beings have been kept powerless (laws preventing women from owning property, forcing them to be property, and laws protecting slavery) there has been terrible injustice. All the religions are sexist and Islam gives them the most protection. The bible can also be used to promote sexism and slavery.
And personally, I think women do need to take steps to protect themselves, by dressing modestly and avoiding being alone with a man in private. What is modest has changed, but the US began with laws about women keeping their bodies covered. Now we think nothing of her legs and arms being exposed, so we might continue to progress in the direction of reducing male sensitivity to the exposed female body.