Saudi Women - fighting back!

Biggins

I have to say, I'm glad to see it. There are more and more reports of Saudi women standing up for themselves and in some cases fighting back again the nutty religious police in Saudi Arabia.

For example two cases lately:

Woman opens fire on religious police officers

Saudi Woman Punches Religious Policeman Who Stops Her for Questioning

More power to them! Rock on ladies!

aidan_walsh

Violence. Long proven as the best method of cultural change.

Darlughda

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

starbelgrade

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

Ah yes, the Burka - the camouflage for the battered Muslim woman.

You can't beat a good generalisation.

Biggins

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

Possibly very true.

brianthebard

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

I can picture the scene now

'dammit woman, why aren't the dishes done? You're going to get an Irish kiss tonight if you're not careful!'

Pauleta

I just hope one day we can unite and liberate those folks living under this oppressive religious regime. I suppose we these poor people will have to wait until the oil runs out.

stupidusername

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

starbelgrade wrote: »

Ah yes, the Burka - the camouflage for the battered Muslim woman.

You can't beat a good generalisation.

This is a pisstake right? or do you really think all Muslim women are beaten by their husbands? And that's why they wear a burka?

gbee

starbelgrade wrote: »

Ah yes, the Burka - the camouflage for the battered Muslim woman.

You can't beat a good generalisation.

Yup, but SOME generalisations are pretty accurate, nonetheless.

Do you remember the TV pic of a live execution of women in a football field anywhere? Anytime in the last ten years?

Darlughda

starbelgrade wrote: »

Ah yes, the Burka - the camouflage for the battered Muslim woman.

You can't beat a good generalisation.

Do you have the slightest comprehension of what is going on for many fundamentalist islam women in Britain?

Google it. Oh just to help you, try googling honour killings as well.

My sister works in Manchester in the burns unit of one of the major hospitals. You would not believe the torture that is going on. And these are the unreported stories.

Darlughda

brianthebard wrote: »

I can picture the scene now

'dammit woman, why aren't the dishes done? You're going to get an Irish kiss tonight if you're not careful!'

Funny how a Mod of History can post this kind of nonsense just because he is utterly ignorant of what is going on right now.

Darlughda

stupidusername wrote: »

This is a pisstake right? or do you really think all Muslim women are beaten by their husbands? And that's why they wear a burka?

Don't be living up to your username. No one said 'all'.

murraymarmalade

Pauleta wrote: »

I just hope one day we can unite and liberate those folks living under this oppressive religious regime.

eh??

we've enough problems of our own here with the RC church love so forget about trying to change other nations beliefs and ways of living just because its different and difficult for westerners to comprehend.

Micky Dolenz

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

Are you saying that domestic violence is a big part of their culture?

gbee

stupidusername wrote: »

This is a pisstake right? or do you really think all Muslim women are beaten by their husbands? And that's why they where a burka?

Yes, pretty much par for the course, but there are also a lot of moderate or 'catholic' Muslims who don't follow the old ways, but cannot say they don't.

So there would be a lot of modern Muslim women living non Muslim lives very happily.

But from the old religions women were owned by the husband and he could punish them as he thought fit.

In a Christian story, a man called Joseph was betrothed to Mary ~ she got pregnant by an angel, but under the old law Joseph should have stoned her to death, if he did not, the village elders would stoned both of them to death ~ they fled.

You might know this story with a different slant and it is based some 600 years before Islam emerged.

Wearing the Burka is a religious symbol ~ as far as I'm told, I accept that, but that it may hide what we in the free west would be jailed for, ie, beating up our wives, then it's a happy coincidence.

Indubitable

Want to hear a joke?





















Women's rights.

Biggins

Speaking of Manchester, I lived there too and also in Bolton (Halliwell road) which was mainly a burka community.
Now I CANNOT say that I saw females who were covered up outside, with bruises - for obvious reasons.
But when indoors and in the job I had there, I saw as much barka ladies with bruising as I did other non-burka ladies in society.
Thats all.

Having spoken to some of them myself, some confirmed how they came about their injuries.
I am NOT saying a burka is a higher indication of attacks than normal, I am say that its a possibly it's happening just as much.
Again, thats all.

bluto63

gbee wrote: »

Yes, pretty much par for the course, but there are also a lot of moderate or 'catholic' Muslims who don't follow the old ways, but cannot say they don't.

So there would be a lot of modern Muslim women living non Muslim lives very happily.

But from the old religions women were owned by the husband and he could punish them as he thought fit.

In a Christian story, a man called Joseph was betrothed to Mary ~ she got pregnant by an angle, but under the old law Joseph should have stoned her to death, if he did not the village elder would stone both of them to death ~ they fled.

You might know with story a different slant and it is based some 600 years before Islam emerged.

Wearing the Burka is a religious symbol ~ as far as I'm told, I accept that, but that it may hide what we in the free west would be jailed for, ie, beating up our wives, then it's a happy coincidence.

What angle? 45 degrees? 60 degrees? Better not have been plain old 90 degrees

Darlughda

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Are you saying that domestic violence is a big part of their culture?

Nope. What I am saying is there is a huge hidden horror, that is domestic violence and honour killings going on in Britain within some of the more extremist, fundametalist communities.

gbee

bluto63 wrote: »

What angle? 45 degrees? 60 degrees? Better not have been plain old 90 degrees

I fixed it ~ it was an angel

bluto63

gbee wrote: »

I fixed it ~ it was an angel

Yes, but I allowed my pedantic cynicism to take over. I don't agree with the burka though. For the reasons mentioned, it allows indecent acts upon the body to be hidden from public. While it may not happen often, it enables it. It's part of their culture for the man to be in control of the woman, and like any culture, you'll have some men taking that too far. I know that banning it would be restricting peoples religious freedom, but how many Muslim women do you think would prefer to wear the burka than to not? I'd say pressure from male Muslims scares many into wearing it though.
This is all just assumption though

Biggins

Back to the original theme, it seems the tides are turning. Recently I mentioned that the head of the country allowed himself to be photographed with women (very good of him! :rolleyes: ) and it was made public.

They know the tides are turning and ladies are finding their own self-worth more so.
Hopefully within another generation or so (wishful thinking that it would be quicker), they will be a force to be reckoned with just as equally as the men there!
Lord knows when the oil runs out, there will be a lot of changes, some expected, some unforeseen at present.

Victor

bluto63 wrote: »

Yes, but I allowed my pedantic cynicism to take over. I don't agree with the burka though. For the reasons mentioned, it allows indecent acts upon the body to be hidden from public. While it may not happen often, it encourages it.

Perhaps the word you are looking for is "enables".

Possession of a baseball bat doesn't encourage a punishment beating, but it does enable it.

bluto63

Victor wrote: »

Perhaps the word you are looking for is "enables".

Possession fo a baseball bat doesn't encourage a punishment beating, but it does enable it.

True. I should have said enables.

brianthebard

Darlughda wrote: »

Funny how a Mod of History can post this kind of nonsense just because he is utterly ignorant of what is going on right now.

Dunno what my mod position has to do with anything, but I'm not ignorant just because I don't buy into hate filled sensationalism.

SugarHigh

I wonder if they bother to put their faces on crimewatch?

stupidusername

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

Darlughda wrote: »

Don't be living up to your username. No one said 'all'.

No where have you said 'some', so if you make a generalisation like that, it tends to include the majority, not some. So don't try to make out like I just took it up wrong.

ScumLord

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Violence. Long proven as the best method of cultural change.

Not really, it's a good way of wiping out a culture (which can't really be done these days) but Modern examples of India and the US show peaceful protest are the only way to overcome the most powerful government's. In the end the way Ireland got freedom was by moving from violence to political debate. Violence isn't working in any of the current conflicts, it just breeds more violence.

stovelid

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

The existence of the burqa is actually bad enough in itself without needing to make generalisations to discredit them.

Tar.Aldarion

I believe he was being sarcastic Mr. Lord.

starbelgrade

stupidusername wrote: »

This is a pisstake right? or do you really think all Muslim women are beaten by their husbands? And that's why they wear a burka?

Oh yeah - that could be the only reason. I know that to be fact coz I read it in the Daily Rag.

I even heard from a guy who knows a girl whose sister is a nurse, that almost all Muslim women who attend A&E also wear the Burka to disguise the fact that they have moustaches, hairy armpits & uni-brows.

Sure, it's no wonder they cover up from head to toe. Half of them look like Chewbacca.

Wolfe Tone

My, my, another Muslim bashing thread. I thought the "Draw Mohammad day" one fulfilled AHs quota for the week.

starbelgrade

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

My, my, another Muslim bashing thread. I thought the "Draw Mohammad day" one fulfilled AHs quota for the week.

I wouldn't mind, but according to most posters, the Muslims are already doing enough Muslim bashing of their own without us throwing our tuppence into the mix.

gbee

starbelgrade wrote: »

also wear the Burka to disguise the fact that they have moustaches, hairy armpits & uni-brows..

This is a fact, I've seen it in a 'carry on' movie ....

strobe

murraymarmalade wrote: »

we've enough problems of our own here with the RC church love so forget about trying to change other nations beliefs and ways of living just because its different and difficult for westerners to comprehend.

This old chestnut again.....

"Hey did you hear there is a country where they hold little kids down and stab the with hot pokers? Messed up, right?"

"Don't be so ignorant, that's just their culture, who are you to say they are wrong. Just because you don't understand why they do it doesn't mean they should change."

Some things are just wrong, and calling them tradition or culture doesn't make them any less fukked up.

Coriolanus

bluto63 wrote: »

What angle? 45 degrees? 60 degrees? Better not have been plain old 90 degrees

Must have been acute.

ANYWAY, on topic, I'm not sure that the violent approach is going to work in these countries. It rarely does. A quasi-state body that's used to getting it's own way and that is held in check by essentially nobody isn't going to be cowed by a couple of women giving a digging.

If anything, it's going to lead to a further crackdown.

I'm not saying that they should do nothing, but there's more than one option than women carrying guns around to shoot at the police to let their lovers escape.

Splendour

Biggins wrote: »

I have to say, I'm glad to see it. There are more and more reports of Saudi women standing up for themselves and in some cases fighting back again the nutty religious police in Saudi Arabia.

For example two cases lately:

Woman opens fire on religious police officers

Saudi Woman Punches Religious Policeman Who Stops Her for Questioning

More power to them! Rock on ladies!

In any case of bullying I think it's great when victims feel strong enough to stand up for themselves. However, in both the above links, I think it would've spoken volumes if the involved men had actually been men and had stood by their womenfolk. I've no time for cowards...

pablomakaveli

Splendour wrote: »

In any case of bullying I think it's great when victims feel strong enough to stand up for themselves. However, in both the above links, I think it would've spoken volumes if the involved men had actually been men and had stood by their womenfolk. I've no time for cowards...

It's even more cowardly when you consider the fact that the women will probably receive the harsher punishment. If they really cared they would have let the women escape instead.

Splendour

pablomakaveli wrote: »

It's even more cowardly when you consider the fact that the women will probably receive the harsher punishment. If they really cared they would have let the women escape instead.

Indeed...although afaik, according to Islamic law, there should be equal punishment...

Auldloon

Saudi...lived there for a year. Wouldn't recommend it.

WindSock

Those women are more oppressed than anyone in any country has ever been, imo. I think they should take to arms and go to war, tbh. Bloodbaths! Fuck them all up, bitches!!

ddef

WindSock wrote: »

Those women are more oppressed than anyone in any country has ever been, imo. I think they should take to arms and go to war, tbh. Bloodbaths! Fuck them all up, bitches!!

THIS...IS.....SAUDI!!!!!

Gunsfortoys

WindSock wrote: »

Those women are more oppressed than anyone in any country has ever been, imo. I think they should take to arms and go to war, tbh. Bloodbaths! Fuck them all up, bitches!!

They need their own robin hood. Robin Burka maybe...

Cheap Thrills!

ddef wrote: »

THIS...IS.....SAUDI!!!!!

So you're sayin Saudi is full of gun totin' b!tches.....? oh joy!

I thought it was just um...........deserts n'stuff....well who knows what goes on er, over there beyond the iron cushions curtain em....er....sea or border or something....;)

WindSock

Nah they don't. Within every Burqha lies a true ninja.

starbelgrade

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

They need their own robin hood. Robin Burka maybe...

Did you hear about the Saudi woman who had an arranged marraige?

Her name was Maid Marryman.

Gunsfortoys

starbelgrade wrote: »

Did you hear about the Saudi woman who had an arranged marraige?

Her name was Maid Marryman.

I heard she was married by Friar Turk....

starbelgrade

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

I heard she was married by Friar Turk....

Who was then arrested by the Sherrif of Noteatham.

irishconvert

Darlughda wrote: »

There would be horror on the streets of Britain if the full burka was shed and the evidence of the physical domestic violence these women endure were exposed.

Darlughda wrote: »

Do you have the slightest comprehension of what is going on for many fundamentalist islam women in Britain?

Google it. Oh just to help you, try googling honour killings as well.

My sister works in Manchester in the burns unit of one of the major hospitals. You would not believe the torture that is going on. And these are the unreported stories.

Ok, seeing as you know much on this topic, would you care to tell us
a) How many women who wear burqu's you actually know?
b) How many of these women are beaten up by their husbands?

Actually, do you even know any actual Muslims in the real world?

Gunsfortoys

irishconvert wrote: »

Ok, seeing as you know much on this topic, would you care to tell us
a) How many women who wear burqu's you actually know?
b) How many of these women are beaten up by their husbands?

Actually, do you even know any actual Muslims in the real world?

It dosen't matter, she is a 40 year old divorcee that eats 25 year old lads alive. She knows EVERYTHING.

starbelgrade

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

It dosen't matter, she is a 40 year old divorcee that eats 25 year old lads alive. She knows EVERYTHING.

After the over 30s deperate woman thread, there's no going back for some people!