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Nearly 1,000 Pakistani women were victims of honour killings last year… but true number could be far higher
Nearly 1,000 women and girls in Pakistan were murdered in 2011 in honour killings, worrying figures have revealed.
A new report by Pakistan’s leading human rights group has revealed at least 943 women were killed last year by their fathers, husbands or brothers for damaging their family name. Ninety-three of those killed were minors.
Monogamy Reduces Major Social Problems of Polygamist Cultures
“Our goal was to understand why monogamous marriage has become standard in most developed nations in recent centuries, when most recorded cultures have practiced polygyny,” says UBC Prof. Joseph Henrich, a cultural anthropologist, referring to the form of polygamy that permits multiple wives, which continues to be practiced in some parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America.
“The emergence of monogamous marriage is also puzzling for some as the very people who most benefit from polygyny — wealthy, powerful men — were best positioned to reject it,” says Henrich, lead author of the study that was recently published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. “Our findings suggest that that institutionalized monogamous marriage provides greater net benefits for society at large by reducing social problems that are inherent in polygynous societies.”
A Wakeup Call to Arab Women Living in the West, Part 3
The legacy of the liberty and dignity enjoyed by the Arab women of Jahiliyah days has been analyzed in Part 2 of this article. Let us now ponder over the reasons behind Muhammad’s Megalomaniac behavior towards women, and also about how to overcome this centuries-old oppression on them. To understand the reasons for Muhammad’s character, one must study the psychological profile of his past. Muslims tell all kinds of myths and fairytales about the childhood of Muhammad. Whatever we are told about Muhammad are either fabricated fables or overly exaggerated.
Wakeup Call to Arab Women Living in the West, Part 2
The fact, which the scholars of the religion of peace didn’t like to tell the believers and Kuffars, is that the pre-Islamic Arabs, by nature, were aggressive and often waged meaningless wars amongst them. This resulted in the decline of males in comparison to females in society. To cover up the difference in the sex ratio, they had no choice but to marry multiple wives. Also, in an effort to produce male-children, they even made the use of their widows. In that sense, the Arab women acted as a tool for producing maximum number of children. Muhammad just Islamized that tradition of his forefathers.
A Wakeup Call to Muslim Arab Women Living in the West, Part 1
Arab women! It’s time to stop cursing your fate! Enough is enough! It is a pity to be born as women in Muhammadan society in general, and in the Arabian Muhammadan society in particular. It’s a 14-century-old curse upon you. Let us not lose hope. Instead of resigning to your fate, as you have been forced to for centuries, it is time to stand up to reverse the fate of your daughters and granddaughters.
Are Muslims Allowed to Marry Non-Muslims? Islam and Interfaith Marriage
1/30/2012 SOURCE The number of Interfaith marriages around the world are on the rise. People are becoming a lot more open minded and tolerant of other faiths, but what does Islam think about marrying a non-Muslim? Interfaith Marriage in Islam The General Rule of Thumb According to the Quran, Muslims should NOT marry people who [...]
A Woman is Worth Half a Man in Islam… Literally
Equality (or in this case, inequality) between the sexes is a very controversial topic in the modern Islamic world. Muslim countries are advancing and trying to catch up with the west, yet women and men cannot have equal rights because Sharia Law states that the value of a woman is half of a man.
My Biggest Problems with Mohammad the “Prophet” of Islam. A Polygamist and Pedophile
Mohammad, of course, is the main reason why polygamy is accepted throughout Islamic countries. He even had his own set of rules that applied only to him. Since he was “special”, he was actually allowed to have 9 wives at once (there were others at different times). This also doesn’t include any of the slaves that he took as wives (a common practice during his time).
‘Honour’ based violence in the United Kingdom
Authority. Islam is not the only patriarchal society present within the UK, but Islam’s Patriarchal nature is clearly written into its religious code in that women are expected to obey men throughout their lives (K.4:34; Bukhari Vol.4, Bk.54, No.460, Vol.7, Bk.62, No.81, Vol.7 Bk.62, No.121; Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 11, Number 2135, book 11, Number 2141, Book 11, Number 2142; Ibn Majah 1854; Mishkat al-Masabih Book 1:60, Book 1:61; Kanz el’Ummal, Vol.22, No.868; Ishaq p969; Tirmidhi Hadith, Number 104. These quotes generally reflect the level of obedience required of Muslim wives to their husbands. Given that all societies regard children as owing obedience to their parents we can deduce that un-wed women and girls are required to be obedient to their fathers, and other close male relatives.)
Afghan woman’s choice: 12 years in jail or marry her rapist and risk death
Kabul (CNN) — The ordeal of Gulnaz did not simply begin and end with the physical attack of her rape. The rape began a years-long nightmare of further pain, culminating in an awful choice she must now make. Even two years later, Gulnaz remembers the smell and state of her rapist’s clothes when he came [...]
Germans Stunned by Report on Forced Marriages
The vast majority of these victims are women or girls, although 6% are young men. Almost one-third of those forced into marriage in Germany were 17 years old or younger. Another 40% were between the ages of 18 and 21.
Many of the victims experienced extreme violence. More than half (70%) were beaten or otherwise physically abused to convince them to marry, and 27% were threatened with weapons or with death if they did not go through with the forced marriage.
The vast majority — 83.4% — of the victims of forced marriages were from Muslim households. Another 10% were Yazidi (a Kurdish religion) and 3.4% were Christians.
Open Letter To Western Feminist Figureheads and Academics
6/1/2011 Open Letter To Western Feminist Figureheads and Academics Bessy Lions Dear Leading Feminist Spokeswoman, I am writing to inquire if you know why there has been no discernable reaction by Western feminists and intellectuals to the oppression of women in the Middle East. Do you have any explanation for this mysterious [...]
The (lack of) Rights of a Muslim woman
Weekly Synopsis 30th May 2011 The (lack of) Rights of a Muslim woman The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia is in the news again this week, with the arrest of a 32 year old female Computer Security Consultant named Manal al-Sharif. Manal was arrested by Saudis religious traffic police for ‘inciting women to drive’ [...]
Take Action Now: Two Sisters in turmoil
We are two Pakistani atheist sisters that are seeking asylum in Sri Lanka. My name is Asmaa Azeem and my sister’s, Fatima Azeem. There are a lot of complications we are facing at the moment. Our initial plan was to move to the Uk and settle there, but our family is trying to [...]
Joys of Muslim Women
The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman.
Allah wants to see women illiterate
Allah wants to see women illiterate By FFI Contributing Editor Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari Women are second grade people in Islam: In Islam, jihad is the best form of worship of Allah. What is jihad? Islamic jihad is the most barbaric incitement, the world has ever seen, to commit indiscriminate and large [...]
Female genital mutilation “is part of the Sunna of the Prophet”-Warning: Very Graphic
Female genital mutilation in Islam
Where Is The Honor?
These so called “honor killings” are on the rise and they are anything but honorable. The only way to use the word “honor” would be to honor these girls and women and make sure it doesn’t continue.
Did Muhammad rape Safiyah?
This question was asked by a Muslim in the process of leaving Islam. Here is my response. http://alisina.org/did-muhammad-rape-safiyah/
Sexual Encounters of the Muslim Kind…!
Qur’an 4:85 ‘Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in its burden: And Allah hath power over all things…’ This article is explicit in verbal verbose, so discretion is highly advised. I have to be this low in thoughts as Mohammad’s Allah [...]
Islam: A Religion Custom Made For Men
To Muslims, human rights have a different meaning, and its protective provisions are reserved strictly for Muslims—primarily for Muslim men.
Cleric Says Female Circumcision Recommended by Islam
Imam Mala Yassin Hakim Piskandi, here he speaks of the Shafi’i school of Islamic law, which teaches this (with information on other schools in parentheses): “Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women.
Sexual Slavery of Women in Islam
Islam has a long history of the enslavement of women. Of course, this was never mentioned to me at all. It was always said that a Muslim man can marry up to 4 women but 1 is better and hardly anybody actually did that any more. I never understood that part about “And that [...]
Hey! Muslim Women are LUCKY to be Beaten!!!
Quran 4:34 “Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and [as to] those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone [...]
Muslims Love Lies
I received two email from a person who uses the name Luke Kasperov asking me to discuss topics in a web site “http://www.quran434.com/wife-beating-islam.html”. I do not recommend this site to anyone. It is saturated with flat out lies about Islam. My own suspicion is that Luke Kasperov, whoever he is, is the main perpetrator on [...]
Adoption in Islam and the History of Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage to Zainab Bint Jahsh
Islam prohibits adopting children. Adoption, as it is understood in the West, is not allowed in Muslim Shariah law. While Mohamed did say “I and a patron of an orphanage are as close in Paradise” and “the best house in Muslim houses is the one with an orphan being treated well in it.” ( Bukhari [...]
Mohammad and Allah one and the same
Preliminary Remarks I may be a Kaffir according to Islam, but all of Islam is the worst Paganism ideology that has ever existed, and that for two simple reasons: it is evil and obviously a fraud. There are many ayats in the Qur’an that make my point, so to give only one could be said [...]
Men And Women are Not Equal at All In Islam
Muslims love to say that men and woman are equal in Islam. They quote a few verses which totally go against the many traditions that make it clear that this is not the case. The Husband’s Desires Must be Immediately Met The prophet of Allah said: When a man calls his wife to satisfy his [...]
Wife Beating In Islam
Domestic Violence Against Women IS Permitted in Islam There are many Islamic sites that are directed at non-Arabic speakers. If you speak Arabic, you can’t be fooled and many of the arguments stating that a Muslim man can not beat his wife fall like a deck of cards. They claim that the following verse (4:34) [...]
An Exemplary Judgment by the Indonesian Court
By FFI Contributing Editor Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari On Wednesday, 19 May, 2010, the editor of the well known website faithfreedom.org posted my article Prophet Muhammad’s Holy Tradition Inspires Muslims Worldwide to Engage in Child-Marriage & Pedophilia and in that article I narrated two incidents of child marriage, one by a Nigerian Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima [...]
Institution of Marriage in Islam: A Whorehouse for Men, a Jailhouse for Women
In the Quran there is no word for marrying. The only word used is nikah which means having sex in Arabic.
How Women Are Perceived Disrespectfully in Islam
Women are Compared to Donkey’s Narrated ‘Aisha: The things which annual prayer were mentioned before me (and those were): a dog, a donkey and a woman. I said, “You have compared us (women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah! I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in (my) bed between him [...]
Women’s Lack of Legal Rights in Islam
Women’s Testimony is Worth Half a Man Call in two male witnesses from among you, but if two men cannot be found, then one man and two women whom you judge fit to act as witnesses. Qur’an 2:282 O womenfolk, you should ask for forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst [...]
Child Marriage
In all my years as a Muslim, I never heard anyone talk about Aisha’s age. Aisha was always described in glowing terms and praised for her wisdom. Wisdom is something that comes with age, and it never really occurred to me to question the age of the Prophet of Islam’s favorite wife. It was [...]
My Big Fat Sharia Wedding
My Big Fat Sharia Wedding By Louis Palme The discussion of Sharia Law has picked up a bit in the media lately, primarily due to an Oklahoma state constitutional amendment banning Sharia Law which was passed by 70 percent of the voters this month. Because religious family arbitration courts have been a part of the [...]
LAUREN BOOTH CONVERTS TO ISLAM
By FFI Contributing Editor Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari Western people are helping Muslims to spread Islam in the West: Nearly six weeks ago, Ms Lauren Booth, who is the half sister of Cherie Blair (the wife of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair), decided to embrace Islam after what she described as a holy experience in Iran. She [...]
Embodiement of Altruism: Muhammad’s Marriage to Sawda Bint Zam’a
So, was Muhammad’s marriage to Sawda a great act of altruism?
Love Story: Prophet Muhammad and Rayhana Fall in Love on the Day of Qurayza
“Then the apostle divided their property, wives, and children of B. Qurayza among the Muslims, and he made known on that day the shares of horse and men, and took out the fifth. A horseman got three shares, two for the horse and one for his rider. A man without a horse got one share.
How Muhammad Married Safiya Bint Huyay
Muslim apologetics see Muhammad’s marriage to safia as a valid marriage. I call it rape. No woman will be will rush to sleep with you after you have killed her husband and many aduklt men in her immediate and extended family, let alone marry you.
Incredible Story of Shibani Acharya
I therefore request each and every reader of this write-up to give a deep thought over the matter and find out an effective means so that we may be able to stop thousands of Hindu girls from going with Muslims. In that case, we would request him to let us know the trick so that we may put that in practice in a bigger way. We shall then be able to save thousands of our Hindu sisters from disaster and we shall be able to save them from getting lost under the black burqa.
Western Woman: Wanna be Muslim’s Wife? Here’s Your Crash-Course!
A Muslim man is asking for your hand in marriage, and you have [madly] fallen in love with his bronze Middle Eastern complexion. He seems to be intelligent, romantic, handsome, kind of rich, well-educated and well-mannered, too! He shows deep love and affections towards you. Showers his unlimited attentions, caresses; he really really cares for [...]
Horror Stories of Acid-attacks On Women in Pakistan
It has been mentioned in the previous article Islamic Barbarism: Disfiguring Women by Acid Attack, Part 2, that Pakistan tops the list of incidence of acid attacks on women. In fact, nearly 150 incidents of acid-attacks take place every year in Pakistan, out of which about 50 occur in Balochistan alone. A report entitled “Acid [...]
Islamic Barbarism: Disfiguring Women by Acid Attack, Part 2
Destruction or disfigurement of the facial beauty of a woman, the natural gift she is endowed with, is a horrible crime, worse than murder. So, the acts of throwing acid , intended to deface a girl , should be condemned as a worst kind of criminal act and the perpetrators must dealt with exemplary punishments. [...]
Islamic Barbarism: Disfiguring Women by Acid Attack, Part 1
“The only way to stop this horrendous crime against innocent girls is for ordinary people to realize that Islam is false, shot down the mosques and imprison the hate spewing mullahs, just as Ataturk did in Turkey and Reza Shah did in Iran, more than eighty years ago. But that would be the first step. The most important thing is to detoxify Muslims from Islam. Islam is the poison that is causing all these insanities”
Joys of Muslim Women
The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.
Soon-to-be Ex Muslimah
How can I live with myself if being a Muslim, I am aware that others of my faith will willfully kill and slaughter people in the name of God? What God is that, I ask? It’s not the God I know, the God I trust, the God that has brought me to where I am today. My parents taught me it’s wrong to hurt others, to steal, to Kill another human….whether religious or not, we all know it is just plain WRONG!!! No God of our universe would teach that. God takes our lives when he is ready to.
Barcelona Bans The Burka
One Spanish city has reacted to the influx of shrouded Muslim women by introducing a ban on wearing of the burka and also the “niqab” or face veil in its public buildings.
UK Poster Campaign: Mohammed Believed in Women’s Rights. Really?
Most British people have negative views on Islam, a study suggests. So to counter such views, a campaign aims to reassure them by pretending that Mohammed was a kindly saint.
Child-Marriage and Pedophilia in Muslim Societies: Will It Come To an End
In various cities, where there are Muslim ghettos, this happens regularly. Muslims condemn prostitution but allow legal prostitution through temporary marriage or Mutah. Young girls of16-18-year-old are married to aged Arabs, for a stipulated period, simply for money. Mullahs make the old Arab and young girls sign nikahnama and talaknama at the same time.