Over 150 women were raped in a Congolese village over a 4-day spree. Can Africa be saved?
A woman born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped than learning how to read!!!
This is not sensationalism or yellow journalism. One inf four men admitted raping a woman in the previous year
BBC
This goes back to the discussion on who is at fault for Africa's state.
Whether this is the colonialism's fault or the inherent lack of adaptation to the Western culture and values. I read an article written by an African defending the latt...er. Lack of progress combined with guns and power lead to more rape and killing.
As Sam has written before, many of the Africans believe the way to cure HIV is to rape a little baby. Many of them rape adolescents and wait around for a chance for an eligible virgin to show up.
I wonder whether Western efforts could help Africa...
there are some things, which are commonly abhorred by all societies and are understood as such on all levels of intelligence, such as rape and child abuse. Th...is is not a West vs. East issue. In fact, they do it, everywhere in the world, to instill fear because they know just how horrible it is. It IS much more accepted there because there is no law and order and because there is no punishment. And yes, I am saying the moral set is absolute when it comes to a basic right of not wanting to be raped.
Another issue, though, is FGM. A lot of people used the West vs. East argument on that one, but this is just defending ignorance! And barbaric rituals and killing of innocent women (girls). The only reason a girl would not protest this on a physical (not emotional) level is because she does not want to be excoriated from her family or society.
This is a point to consider when it comes to a veil or burqa and how we defend women's right to wear it because they WANT to. The question is who really wants THEM to wear it...
Here's another Africa story that was on CNN today, this time from Nigeria
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/08/25/nigeria.child.witches/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=AL6Iv4iWzFp&wom=false
This is heart breaking how ignorance causes people to abuse their children adn throw them out of their families. This is inconceivable; reminds me or the Scarlet letter...
Whether this is the colonialism's fault or the inherent lack of adaptation to the Western culture and values. I read an article written by an African defending the latt...er. Lack of progress combined with guns and power lead to more rape and killing.
As Sam has written before, many of the Africans believe the way to cure HIV is to rape a little baby. Many of them rape adolescents and wait around for a chance for an eligible virgin to show up.
I wonder whether Western efforts could help Africa...
there are some things, which are commonly abhorred by all societies and are understood as such on all levels of intelligence, such as rape and child abuse. Th...is is not a West vs. East issue. In fact, they do it, everywhere in the world, to instill fear because they know just how horrible it is. It IS much more accepted there because there is no law and order and because there is no punishment. And yes, I am saying the moral set is absolute when it comes to a basic right of not wanting to be raped.
Another issue, though, is FGM. A lot of people used the West vs. East argument on that one, but this is just defending ignorance! And barbaric rituals and killing of innocent women (girls). The only reason a girl would not protest this on a physical (not emotional) level is because she does not want to be excoriated from her family or society.
This is a point to consider when it comes to a veil or burqa and how we defend women's right to wear it because they WANT to. The question is who really wants THEM to wear it...
Here's another Africa story that was on CNN today, this time from Nigeria
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/08/25/nigeria.child.witches/index.html?hpt=C1#fbid=AL6Iv4iWzFp&wom=false
This is heart breaking how ignorance causes people to abuse their children adn throw them out of their families. This is inconceivable; reminds me or the Scarlet letter...
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