Amina Filali, a 16-year-old Moroccan girl, killed herself this week after being forced to marry her rapist, who beat her, the Associated Press reports.
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In many societies in the Middle East, the loss of a girl’s virginity outside of marriage—even in cases of rape— can be seen as a stain of honor on the family and the girl. The family’s honor can often be restored if she marries her rapist. - Washington Post
I know all civilizations went through a stone-age kind of law in their timeline (Facebook = civilization? :-D ). The holy scripture has stories almost similar (more like, as brutal) to this one. And plus size formal dresses (like the ones used in the Renaissance Period) will definitely be a fad again soon. But it's 2012 already and this news has something to do with equality and dignity. I really hope we won't be hearing a news story like the one in Morocco anytime in the future. It's just -- very Stone Age-ish. Tapos na tayo dun.
2 comments:
does the same logic apply when a man doesn't like a girl?
That was just plain too stupid, the law and the girl, methinks. Why kill yourself if only for that, if they really force you to marry, flee!
Methinks.
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