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Domestic Violence: What Is The Solution?

By Mohammad Yusha • May 22nd, 2010 • Category: Features

Education isn’t. Educated men treat their wives like animals and educated women put up with all kinds of abuse. Religiosity isn’t. Religious men treat their wives like servants. So what is the solution?
I think one aspect of domestic violence that is not talked about is the custom of joint families. I don’t know from where [...]



Domestic Violence

By Tanzeel • May 18th, 2009 • Category: Misc

“If a person gives 1,200 riyals (320 dollars) to his wife and she spends 900 riyals (240 dollars) to purchase an abaya from a brand shop, and if her husband slaps her on the face as a reaction to her action, she deserves that punishment,” Saudi Judge
Surprisingly domestic violence is a rapidly growing problem of [...]