Re: A Pakistani Girl
There is a source of confusion, because most of us urban girls, and Pakistanis raised in safer parts of the world don’t go through these things. It’s not a cultural issue, it’s a law and order issue.
Stop people from pursuing their dreams and achieving adequate employment in America, and you’ll see these horrors here too. Countries that happen to be poor these days are the muslim countries, so blaming the socioeconomic problems on religion or culture does nothing but marginalize these people more.
Pakistanis don’t believe in sexual molestation as a cultural value. They just don’t. Ask the majority of families. Does that mean criminals don’t exist? They do, because the law is not putting them behind bars, where they belong. Not because Pakistanis value sexual molestation.
And because women face sexual troubles, people react by sheltering them more. Doesn’t make them less important, it’s a protective mechanism.
Now are boys allowed out more than girls, sure, but even those days are gone. Not sure if you guys have been to Pakistan recently, but young guys are not allowed out by sensible families anymore either because of target killings and kidnappings.
How is it a law and order issue to reject a girl child instead of celebrating her birth? I fail to understand that and that is the beginning of the entire mess. Not being accepted. You can’t overlook that then go on about how everything is a law and order issue.