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Showing Original Post only (View all)Pakistani men can beat wives 'lightly,' Islamic council says [View all]
Source: CNN
The leader of a Pakistani Islamic council has proposed a bill that allows husbands to "lightly beat" their wives as a form of discipline.
In the 75-page proposal, Mohammad Khan Sheerani suggests a light beating is acceptable should the need arise to punish a woman. The proposal bans forceful beating, saying only a small stick is necessary to instill fear.
The Council of Islamic Ideology is a powerful constitutional body that advises the Pakistani legislature whether laws are in line with the teachings of Islam.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/asia/pakistan-women-light-beating/index.html
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The difference is law that says you can beat women vs law that says it's a crime to beat women
Bluenorthwest
May 2016
#18
Better check up on your religious understanding. Not all religous texts approve men beating up women
patsimp
May 2016
#44
sadly, there is no real difference between that woman crap and the common-law "rule of
niyad
May 2016
#21
The need? Men feel less than manly, have to take out their frustration where they can.
McCamy Taylor
May 2016
#29
This is where the xtian fundys want to take American women. Property. Beatings. Slaves.
Dont call me Shirley
May 2016
#40
"only a small stick is necessary" Well I can think of one way to measure "small"
yellowcanine
May 2016
#58