al Hilali was just saying what most Muslims believe in relation to women and rape, wasn't he?

Question

His latest outbursts were received with wild applause from 5,000 admirers:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20658334-601,00.html

In contrast, the only Muslim women I've heard who have taken objection to his comments have Australian accents, and were presumably not brought up as Muslims.

The father of one convicted Australian Muslim rapist defended his son's actions by stating that "What do they expect to happen to them? Girls from Pakistan don't go out at night".

Muslim women, why can't you see that these attitudes are oppressive, unreasonable, and need changing?

Umm, you are not correct in saying "this type of attitude exist in all religions and cultures". There is no case of which I am aware in a Western court in which it was held that the woman was entiely or 90% responsible for her rape and no case in which a female complainant was punished and not the offender, as happens under sharia. But I concede there used to be a mitigating defence that was used to the effect that if the victim had consensual sex with other men, the offence was not considered as serious and the offender received a smaller prison sentence. This defence, fortunately, is no longer available in most justice systems, and since it disappeared, women have been more willing to report rapes, creating a false impression that rape in some western countries is on the increase, when it is in fact falling. The countries that have rape epidemics are sharia countries, as women are afraid to report them as they are the ones punished. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/975997

Answer 1

As a Muslim, I have to admit what he said was really distasteful. I also feel that there is a little bit of truth in what he said... like, if a woman dresses scantily, c'mon... she's doing it to get the attention of men. As a female, I can almost assure you that's why women wear sexy outfits. The other reason is to impress other women. But of course, when it comes to sexual assaults the men are to be held responsible as well. No matter what outfit a woman is wearing, men have something called self-control and a conscience.

Answer 2

I think not. Al-Hilali deserves to have his balls twisted off with a rusty nail. His "5000" supporters are nothing more than blind sheep. Like sheep, they will follow whatever wind is the strongest. If tommorrow an Al-Hilali counterpart starts screaming "Women should all go out in bikinis!", I'm guessing those 5000 and + would be out there "supporting" him too.

All rapists should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. If you look at statistics, the number of rapes that get convicted is scarily low, only about 6%. And that's only of the rapes that get reported! I'm guessing about double that actually happens and the victims are too scared to come forth.

It is more than vital, in fact crucial, to identify the real cause. A criminal is a crimina is a criminal, with no excuses. What a rapist does is destroy a women's life. Now, women, that doesn't mean that we can't take measures to defend ourselves. Dressing appropriately in high-risk situations and being conscious of our environment (not completely stoned or wasted) will help prevent rapes, generally speaking. Just like locking your car and rolling up your windows will generally speaking stop a car robbery. Not always though. As mentioned above, rape is about power more than sex. Even hiding in a box isn't going to take away that motive or intent. So women, watch out for those b@stards!

Answer 3

I am an American Muslim woman, this type of attitude exist in all religions and cultures. I am sure you have heard the saying or ones similar to it, "If you advertise enough sooner or later, someone is gonna take you up on it." Rape is a crime of control, If women were only raped for dressing provocatively then there would not be nuns that have been raped or other women that dress modestly. There is NO woman that asks to be dressed or deserves to be raped, only rapists that should be punished severely with castration with out anesthesia or worse

Answer 4

yo keyser .have i told you that your case is pathetic?when you can pull a verse out of the Quran that justifies rape then you should bring it.and how pathetic is the one who in his own country rape is and has been in epidemic proportians? your critique is a joke.ask your sister if shes feels safe at night? ask your mother to walk down my street in the night and i trust she'll refuse.why?because christianity has made the world safe for women?where is your crusade against the repression and oppression of the women in your country?you dont have the balls do you?you have been castrated by ignorance.you cant even see your hand in front of your face.darkness is what you wallow in.you know full well islam does not approve of the rape of women.there are some muslim peoples whos culture is way out of date but in no way is islam the culprit.your case is pathetic.check out the state dept.bureau of statistics. you will find what i did.rape,incest,sexual assaults,pedophilia are all rampant in your society.from the highest levels of government to the preacher in the corner church. so if there is something oppressive,unreasonable and needs changing how is it that you see islam when you look in the mirror?

Answer 5

Youre very stupid if you think all Muslim women stay at home all day and night. I go out all the time. Just because Im not a slutt doesnt mean that Im being oppressed and unreasonable. Islam is not the only religion that says women should keep their virginity sacred until marriage buddy.. Try every other religion! (although i think Jews are allowed to have premarital sex..not sure though)

Answer 6

I would be very cautious if I were you before proclaiming what all Muslims believe. 5000 supporters do not equate to the opinion of all Islam.

And what were these women who were "presumably not brought up as Muslims" actually brought up as. I know you probably think that this is impossible but perhaps they were born here and brought up as Muslims and Australians!

Answer 7

For your main question...no.

Answer 8

i disagree with the harsh words that's all.