Veiling and the Rise in Rape
Results of studies showed:
25% of veiled girls between ages 6 and 12 were sexually abused
82% of veiled girls between ages 12 and 14 had been sexually molested
25% of veiled girls between ages 6 and 12 were sexually abused
82% of veiled girls between ages 12 and 14 had been sexually molested
Since rape in a Muslim society places guilt and punishment on the rape victim, the fear of rape is more than the act of violence itself. Rape is a crime that completely dishonors the family, and in many cases, a woman is killed for being raped.
During Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, clerics on TV would tell viewers that women must be raped if they were not wearing a veil.
During Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, clerics on TV would tell viewers that women must be raped if they were not wearing a veil.
The result of these TV sermons was that the number of rapes skyrocketed -- even the raping of veiled women.
Though the wearing of the veil rose during this period, so did the numbers of rapes on veiled women. Veiling women had worked in reverse because men began seeing girls and women who veiled themselves as "sexual" -- these girls and women had something sexually tempting and irresistible hiding under the veil.
Muslim clerics then preached on TV and in the mosque that women should not be seen in public at all unless chaperoned by a male family member, otherwise they risked rape.
The consequences were immediate, especially in the villages. Women who were once free to go to market or to work were being raped -- for being seen in public.
Though the wearing of the veil rose during this period, so did the numbers of rapes on veiled women. Veiling women had worked in reverse because men began seeing girls and women who veiled themselves as "sexual" -- these girls and women had something sexually tempting and irresistible hiding under the veil.
Muslim clerics then preached on TV and in the mosque that women should not be seen in public at all unless chaperoned by a male family member, otherwise they risked rape.
The consequences were immediate, especially in the villages. Women who were once free to go to market or to work were being raped -- for being seen in public.
Throughout the Islamic world, religious leaders teach that if women are raped, the women are at fault because they are evil and a threat to men's chastity and virtue.
Once men begin seeing women as evil and tempting, extreme and harsh laws begin to be put in place to protect men.
* Women are forbidden to sit on chairs (sitting on a chair is thought to stimulate a woman's vagina and will make her tempt men to sin).
* Women are forbidden to work (exposure to male co-workers or customers will tempt men to sin).
* Women are forbidden to be seen in public (to prevent men from sinning).
Once men begin seeing women as evil and tempting, extreme and harsh laws begin to be put in place to protect men.
* Women are forbidden to sit on chairs (sitting on a chair is thought to stimulate a woman's vagina and will make her tempt men to sin).
* Women are forbidden to work (exposure to male co-workers or customers will tempt men to sin).
* Women are forbidden to be seen in public (to prevent men from sinning).
Religious leaders consistently reinforce the belief that women cannot control their sexuality.
Girls are circumcised because otherwise they will be "out of control" sexually and will cause men to sin.
Girls are circumcised because otherwise they will be "out of control" sexually and will cause men to sin.
By the time a young man enters university these beliefs are so installed that many young men begin to expel females from university via sexual harassment and rape. In some Islamic countries, girls are denied education because even veiled, they are considered too tempting to resist.
Rape as a political tool.
Rape escalated dramatically in countries that experienced the "Arab Spring". Religious leaders announced on TV and social media that women who participated in protests must be raped. The result was a wave of very brutal rapes at "Arab Spring" protests.
After the Arab Spring Revolutions in Egypt and Libya, the number of rapes skyrocketed as Islamists gained power.
In an attempt to prevent rape, very young girls began to be forced to veil, but the consequence was a rise in rape. Once veiled, these young girls were seen as fully "sexual" and desirable.
Rape escalated dramatically in countries that experienced the "Arab Spring". Religious leaders announced on TV and social media that women who participated in protests must be raped. The result was a wave of very brutal rapes at "Arab Spring" protests.
After the Arab Spring Revolutions in Egypt and Libya, the number of rapes skyrocketed as Islamists gained power.
In an attempt to prevent rape, very young girls began to be forced to veil, but the consequence was a rise in rape. Once veiled, these young girls were seen as fully "sexual" and desirable.
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In Saudi Arabia and elsewhere where girls are veiled young, sexual abuse is high. Young girls become irresistible.
25% of veiled girls between 6 and 12 are sexually abused 82% of veiled girls between 12 and 14 have been sexually molested |
A study by Dr. Wafaa Mahmoud of King Saud University found that 25% of Saudi Arabian girls between the ages of six and twelve who wore the veil were victims of sexual abuse. A study by Dr. Ali al Zahrani at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health corroborated this finding with other studies.
Dr. Khaled al Halibi at the Family Development Center in Saudi Arabia found that 82% of all girls in secondary school had suffered sexual abuse. By the time a girl enters 7th grade, the majority have been sexually molested.
Studies have shown that 86% of women in Egypt between the ages of 15-49 have been sexually harassed or molested. Yefet (2011) states: "The highest religious authority in the country has expressed its view that a girl who loses her virginity outside of marriage − even through rape − is condemned to death. The Egyptian legal system follows suit; it usually proves itself harsh toward women and forgiving toward men."
"Egyptian law ... winks at the murder of adulterous wives, thereby signaling that women are not valuable in their own right, but only as vessels of honor and virginity. Compounding the problem, the murderers [husbands] are often applauded by their peers and are given special treatment and respect."
Dr. Khaled al Halibi at the Family Development Center in Saudi Arabia found that 82% of all girls in secondary school had suffered sexual abuse. By the time a girl enters 7th grade, the majority have been sexually molested.
Studies have shown that 86% of women in Egypt between the ages of 15-49 have been sexually harassed or molested. Yefet (2011) states: "The highest religious authority in the country has expressed its view that a girl who loses her virginity outside of marriage − even through rape − is condemned to death. The Egyptian legal system follows suit; it usually proves itself harsh toward women and forgiving toward men."
"Egyptian law ... winks at the murder of adulterous wives, thereby signaling that women are not valuable in their own right, but only as vessels of honor and virginity. Compounding the problem, the murderers [husbands] are often applauded by their peers and are given special treatment and respect."
In some Gulf countries only one eye is allowed to show. The eyes are considered too provacative to expose; they may cause temptation to evil.
Yefet (2011) continues: "While pre-modern Egypt witnessed only occasional veiling of women, since the 1970s forces of spreading Islamism have brought about an enormous increase of the veil epidemic, leaving women with only a small embroidered grille at eye level through which to view the world.
"Yet some Islamists are still unsatisfied with the myriad of restrictions and minimal exposure of female flesh. They baselessly claim that 'Islam allows women to show only half of one eye'. To date, three-quarters of the women in cosmopolitan Cairo have abandoned Western dress for the orientalist veil. Even young, innocent schoolgirls are forced to attend school covered from head to toe."
Yefet (2011) continues: "While pre-modern Egypt witnessed only occasional veiling of women, since the 1970s forces of spreading Islamism have brought about an enormous increase of the veil epidemic, leaving women with only a small embroidered grille at eye level through which to view the world.
"Yet some Islamists are still unsatisfied with the myriad of restrictions and minimal exposure of female flesh. They baselessly claim that 'Islam allows women to show only half of one eye'. To date, three-quarters of the women in cosmopolitan Cairo have abandoned Western dress for the orientalist veil. Even young, innocent schoolgirls are forced to attend school covered from head to toe."
"Men decide the particulars of women's attire, and the criterion on which that decision is based, is the garment's potential to arouse male lust: Women must be restrained and covered, as they constitute 'a threat to the smooth functioning of society, and therefore it would be better if they were kept out of men's sights and in the seclusion of their homes.
"After all, a man's honor lies between the legs of a woman, and an unchaste woman is 'worse than a murderer'."
"After all, a man's honor lies between the legs of a woman, and an unchaste woman is 'worse than a murderer'."
Yefet, Karin Carmitt. “Lifting the Egyptian Veil: A constitutional road map to female marital emancipation in the Islamic world.” The Family in Law 5, no. 87, pages 87-179: 2011.
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