Ending Violence Against Women Worldwide
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-07-12/ending-violence-against-women-worldwide
The brutal execution by the Afghan Taliban of a married woman falsely accused of adultery has sparked international outrage. The killing of the 22-year-old also heightened concern for Afghan women after the U.S. ends its combat mission. Some women's advocates were encouraged by protests this week in Kabul against the execution, calling the reaction evidence of progress. But the reality is that physical, sexual and psychological abuse of women occurs across the globe. In many places it exists in epidemic proportions. Diane and her guests will talk about efforts to empower women and change cultural attitudes among men and boys.
Guests
Ritu Sharma
co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide.
Donald Steinberg
deputy administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development and former U.S. ambassador to Angola.
Rangita de Silva-de Alwis
director of the Women in Public Service Project at Wellesley College and director-elect of the Wilson Center's Global Women's Leadership Initiative.
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I support the ending of violence against women, men and children.
DITTO. Well stated.
What happens to the men involved in the supposed adultery? The women are killed and the men go free? How does this treatment reconcile with a culture that is supposed to revere women?
The United States has saddled itself with the shame of pretending to care about women`s rights in Afghanistan,while at home women`s rights are under attack by the T-Party. At home we call our women "WHORES",when the speak up.No T-Party Presidential candidate spoke out to defend them.We hear the T-Party call for the pistol whipping of the Catholic 'Nuns on the Bus' effort.The move to end "Title 9". The stalling by the T-Party of legislation dealing with women`s abuses.And again,NO T-Party Presidential candidate spoke up for women.
Afghanistan is a poster child for "American Exceptionalism". aka Do as I say,not as I do. We told the world we bring the Middle East DEMOCRACY,while at home voters at being thrown off voter registries.
The right wing religious extremists,be they Muslim or Christian, are willing to wait as long as it takes to re-install their perverse vision of humanity.
"What happens to the men involved in the supposed adultery? The women are killed and the men go free? How does this treatment reconcile with a culture that is supposed to revere women?"
They "revere" women as property.
SIX hours ago on the BBC World Service:reported that the woman was desired by two taliban fighters... the village elders decided to solve the dispute by charging the woman with adultery and then executing her...A few hours, on hearing of this, the local Taliban Commander had both the fighters involved executed...
Your guests are making up opinions based on old facts...
Emmett McAfee
Ritu Sharma stated that the virginity test in Egypt was done in accordace with Sharia law. That is a lie, there is no such thing in Islamic law. Please don't let people use your forum to spread lies about Islam.
What if the abuse of women is a God given right to men in a religion?
Quran 4:34
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], STRIKE them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.
Agreed, this is a HUMAN rights issue. It would behoove all of us to be more educated on human rights. Here's an organization doing something about it
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/
The tradition of the prophet is the only example for the Muslim to follow. The tradition of the prophet explains the Quran. He was married to many women and he had never beaten, threatened, insulted, frowned at, or even argued with any of his wives. The Quran covers cases that can be extreme and needs to aproached by very educated people to understand it fully. The last sermon of the prophet stressed on treating the women with tenderness and mercy.
This is an interesting and vitally important conversation on the DRShow, but it also reminds me of the Invisible War against women in the US military. Something like 1 in 6 women in the military is raped and/or sexually brutalized. It's an epidemic. I'd like to hear and DRShow on that subject, too.
The "men" who did that are COWARDS. It is just sickening that this sort of thing occurs in the world today. It just goes to show that some humans have not really evolved very far in history, and are the lowest form of animal on the planet
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Patsy Nomore wrote:
"The right wing religious extremists,be they Muslim or Christian, are willing to wait as long as it takes to re-install their perverse vision of humanity."
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;" Ephesians 5:25 (New American King James).
Pretty perverse, huh, Patsy?
"So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever yet hated his own body; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church" (5:28,29)
It's more than a little disingenuous for a representative of the U.S. Government to be on this panel decrying violence against women in other countries when so little is being done to protect women in the U.S. military and women at home are routinely being denied their rights to even use the morning after pill or emergency contraception after being raped at home. Maybe while we're raising these issues in other countries we should be cleaning up our own backyard at home.
According to my studies, Muhammad was a self-professed warrior and murdered many people. This is not an example I wish anyone to follow, male or female. To call Islam a "religion of peace" is blatantly and arrogantly patronizing to any intelligent person.
"wives be subject to your husbands, because the husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church." Ephesians 5
I agree. Violence against women all over the world exists, is evil and must be stopped. And any religious doctrine that is used to support such oppression is equally evil. Granted, conditions for women in the US have improved greatly in the recent century, they have a ways to go. I believe much of the rest of the world has a much more violent oppression of women and should be a priority.
Human Rights should do something also to eliminate the cloth these poor women had to wear : The long dress with a trouser as well as a Burqa (Chadari) on top to cover them from the head to the ankle. That is horrible , infamous.
I found some of the callers on today's show to be very ignorant. Especially the woman who called as an "observer" of Muslim families in her region. It seemed more like a judgment than an observation. Oppression happens everywhere, not just within Muslim families.
"wives be subject to your husbands, because the husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church." Ephesians 5
Thanks for that, Jokr, although the subject here is spousal violence. Note that the admonition does not end with "because the husband is the head of his wife". It likens the relationship of the husband to the wife to that of the relationship between Christ and the Church. Christ gave his life for the Church, He didn't "Lord it over the Church". In Christianity, the wife is subject in love and respect, not domination and abuse.
Great show today, Diane. I whooped and hollered at the radio when one of your guests quoted Secretary Clinton as saying: "Beating women is not cultural, it's criminal." Amen!
Your studies are lacking.
Do not take screen shots from someones lifetime and then make a judgement about the person. You have to use multiple sources and read from A to Z.
This is what happens when Saudi Arabia runs the system of "education" in an Islamic country. Pure evil, plain ansd simple.
Muhammad personally took part in many battles. He was also personally involved in the slaughter of the innocent Banu Qurayza tribe where up to 900 unarmed men were slaughtered and their women and children enslaved. Evidence of this can be found in Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari's Hadiths and references are made in the Qur'an to this event.
Not a good basis for a "religion of peace." What an amazing claim to make.
In our country we cherish Religious choice, but we are not the arbiters of all that is right. If another group of people wish to create a country based on a single religion, I would not want to live there but many might. Different views on how to run or rule a country does not implicitly make it wrong just wrong for you. That being said, while there is NOTHING WRONG with a religious country, violence against any countries people especially against a particular group is wrong and should be addressed. We are a large and powerful country we can aid others at the same time as we address our own issues.
I have Muslim friends who are peaceful and would have made the same claim, but then I read the Quran and Hadiths. Islam is not peaceful at all despite Muslims who are.
The laughing statement of the woman who is employed by Wellesley College saying "sign me up" for a campaign of "castration without representation" against men was outrageous.
It was doubly outrageous that Diane could not be bothered to distance herself from the remark in even a perfunctory way.
No man working for a U.S. college, and no male host of a "mainstream" call-in show would continue to be employed after making such a remark and countenancing such a remark supporting such sexist violence. Violence isn't funny. Even if it is against men.
That such commentary is made by highly-paid employees at Wellesley College and WAMU is a sad example of how quickly the "oppressed" become the oppressors.
Diane, you owe your listeners, especially your male listeners, an on-the-air apology or you should resign.
Actually you haven't read all the hadiths it seems. Muhammad made is adoptive son Ali divorce his wife so he can marry her, that confrontation with his other wives was recorded in the Hadith. Also Muhammad actually raped Safiyah bint Huyayy after killing her father and husband in front of her, then marry her. She was not the only one Muhammad also molested little 9 year old Aisha. Is that what you call good example to follow?