Domestic Violence Is On The Rise In Saudi Arabia
Written by: Tom Sawyer
I’ve seen how women are treated in Saudi Arabia from a social perspective. They are thought of as far less than men; it is as if their main reason for being is to birth male children. The men are brought up with this attitude and it is no surprise that the end result is increasing domestic violence in the country. Thank God for the USA and thank God that all of our values haven’t went down the toilet. Look at these two quotes:
Judge Hamad Al-Razine said that “if a person gives SR 1,200 [$320] to his wife and she spends 900 riyals [$240] to purchase an abaya [the black cover that women in Saudi Arabia must wear] from a brand shop and if her husband slaps her on the face as a reaction to her action, she deserves that punishment.”
Another Saudi judge, in the city of Onaiza, was the source of a separate recent controversy: he twice denied a request from the mother of an 8-year-old girl that the girl be granted a divorce from her 47-year-old husband.
We must remember that behavior like this is coming from a region who considers us infadels: An unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam. An infadel is further defined as one who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principle.
In a way, aren’t we infadels? We do reject certain doctrine, systems and principles. Women, and men, have been fighting for women’s rights since 1848. Have we ever lived in a value system that would allow some of these things to happen? I would say no!
Having a set of twisted values makes people dangerous. Normal criminals (if there is such a thing) lack the values to keep them from robbing or committing other heinous crimes up to and including murder. But that doesn’t hold a candle to someone who has been brought up with beliefs that will allow them to strap a bomb to themselves in the name of what they believe to be right. If someone is willing to do that, why wouldn’t they slap their wife for spending too much on clothes at the mall? I’m not even going to get into the 8-year-old being married to a 47-year-old man!
We are better off here than we think sometimes.
Tags: OK so slap Saudi wives for spending too much, Radical Saudi judges speak out on issues, Saudi values system vastly different from America's, USA is not so bad compared to Saudi Arabia
May 13th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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May 17th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
We are better off here than almost anywhere but our rights are being stripped away and most people don't even realize it. America is changing and not in a good way. I am very concerned about where we will be a year from now.
May 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
It seems like more and more of your comments are laced with anti-Obama sentiments. Do you really think we were better off with Bush running the country?
How do you suggest we get out of the mess we are in?
January 31st, 2010 at 2:01 am
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:45 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 2:08 am
Incredible, what a great write-up! You’ve absolutely utilized sometime to consider and be able to write this article. I am really happy I had been allowed to read it.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Vista Maria is an organization dedicated to restructuring the lives of victimized girls. They are a great resource that can be very helpful for girls dealing with domestic violence and physical abuse. Please check out The Need on their website at http://www.vistamaria.org.
July 16th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Do you blame other countries for hating the US? We can’t even work together to improve our own country and imagine what we do to other people. Our congress does nil to make the right decisions, it’s all about business. It’s embarrasing that our Government works against us instead of for us.