Jahez is very much a norm there and expected from the guys’ side of the family.
A bonus is something you earn because of hard work and something you’re not entitled to legally. You’re calling a woman’s rights a bonus? I am sorry if I sound harsh but your basic human rights are not a bonus you earn over time…they are given to you the day you were born.
Why are women so mean to each other?
So, if a woman is told she cannot work, cannot ask for money to fulfill basic necessities, cannot send money to her parents, cannot see her friends or family for long periods of time…she needs to be an excellent Muslim (according to your standards) in order to demand her rights as a wife and individual?
No. Thats wrong. Your employer does not with hold your paycheck because he didnt like the quality of work you submitted last month.
Fine, you get this one. But only this one!
Im not talking about beating or hitting or buring the bahu alive in the kitchen like desi movies.
Im talking about things like not being allowed to work but having no access to any money.
Limited contact with family and friends for months at a time
No transportation…husband takes wife everywhere.
Complete and total dependance…