10-Year-Old Raped by Mullah; Family Considers Killing Her to Restore Their Honor

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Re: 10-Year-Old Raped by Mullah; Family Considers Killing Her to Restore Their Honor

@amber19

I never said a lack intermingling is a CAUSE for rape. I said that rape occurs in these rural area where most often it is authority figures in their lives **because there are not many circumstances where they would come into close contact with the opposite sex. **Intermingling between the sexes is not common in places like Afghanistan. So when is it appropriate for them to allow their daughters to speak to or be in the company of a male? In circumstances like this unfortunately.

Yes you are basically saying lack of intermingling is a factor which should be blamed for these events. In earlier post you said that as well.

No. Lack of intermingling is not a factor here.

In fact intermingling of opposite gender certainly can lead to more opportunities and hence more rapes.
Only one example: Date Rape.

@amber19

I never said religion causes rape or justifies it, I said that many **authoritative figures **get away with their crimes because of their positions and the **misuse of religion and interpretation of texts. **I’m not blaming the religion but the sheep of people who are too afraid to question the people they follow or allow close to their daughters.

Yes you are not saying it directly but saying it indirectly.

**Nowhere in this case or anywhere religion was misused.
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As I said authority figure can be anyone, like a teacher or an adult or older person in the family.

When a Christian Priest rapes an altar boy, is that misuse of religion too? Which text is misused there?

When a teacher rapes a student is that misuse of authority or the whole school system?

Answer clearly please.

My point throughout this thread was to leave religion aside since that is not even remotely a factor here. Why keep bringing it one way or other?

@amber19

Also I know honour killing is not religion based, but many of these rapes are seen as adultery in the illiterate person’s eyes- and then people have used Islam to justify the punishment for adultery, not the punishment for rape. That’s a major problem.

You could have stopped after first sentence. Right?

Why contradict after saying ‘but’?

In this case no punishment is given to the girl based on any religion. Period.

@amber19

In the West, the circumstances for rape are quite different as intermingling here is quite common. Also the average age for rape occurring is much higher compared to rural areas and many SE countries.

What circumstances are different? Please explain. It will be interesting to know your viewpoint there.

Can you back it up by any information the **red **part?

I do not like to throw statistics but you have made such a statement that I have to.

Do you know about 45% rapes are committed towards victims of age less than 18? (That is only about male to female rapes)

45% is not a small number.

And about 80% victims are of less than 30.

@amber19

Also the crime that was committed in Afghanistan would be at least punished if this happened in the West. She was underage - so a minor and even if it had been consensual as he claims, he would face statutory rape charges against him, but I doubt that will happen in Afghanistan.

Again back it up with any information you might have.

Only about 3% of rapist ever see jail in west my friend.

You do need to get some education in this regard in my humble opinion.

The problem is way more serious than you think even outside SE Asia.

@amber19

So yes rapes do get punished and more publicized in the West than they do in SE countries - most because of no report and this stigma. There are also more support groups and organizations available to rape victims which are not prominent in SE countries for these young girls to get over the traumatic incident.

About 60% of rapes are not reported in places where it is not considered as stigma.

Yes there maybe more support groups and organization available outside SE Asia, and that does not mean the problem is not acknowledged.

There may not be organized efforts but relatives, friends and acquaintances with good hearts do come forward and help the victims which may not be highlighted in news.

In this case no one supported the rapist. He was caught. Does that make you feel any better?

@amber19

I’m not swayed by the opinions of the people in the video, I was just stating my opinion on the issue.

Good. The video reeks of bias.