Why so little discussion about women rape victims & Sharia Law?

Question

Recently a Saudia Arabian woman was gang raped by 7 Saudi men. She was sentenced to 80 lashes for this & when she spoke out against this punishment, they increased the punishment to 200 lashes. Her lawyer was disbarred for appealing the sentence. What concerns me is the way the plight of this woman has been ignored by the politically correct of both the left & right. I would think those with a real concern for women's rights would be very upset about the situation... what do you think?

Object: The mainstream media has spent countless hours covering the Monks in Mynamar, but almost none covering the injustices of Islamic countries... it doesn't require a rocket scientist to see they are afraid to mention the countless human rights violations perpetrated by Nations that claim to adhere to Sharia Law.

Answer 1

Our government not going to say much, this is our ally. Her rape and punishment are two different things, if you can believe it. The 80 lashes were for her sitting in a car with a male not of her family. Now the 200 lashes is for the same thing and for telling her story to the media. The punishment for rape in Saudi Arabia can be anything from a slap on the hand to death, that is the rape of a woman. Here's something you don't hear much about three of the men attacked the young man, the way they said it sounded like rape. With crimes like that they should have received death.

Answer 2

This country is pretty screwed up anyway. I recently read where a prince bought the largest Airbus plane available and has another large private plane. This is all the while most of the people in that country live in poverty and under one of the most repressive regimes in the world. The family that rules that country are a bunch of hypocrites anyway. While adultery, fornication, drugs, and alcohol can get people severely beaten or executed, these princes have girlfriends who live abroad and they certainly use drugs and alcohol. The US won't do anything about the mistreatment of women in that country because they are too deeply in bed with the royal family. That's why that country wasn't held accountable after the 9/11 attacks even though 15 of the 19 hijackers came from there as did much of the funding.

Answer 3

Saudi Arabia has oil. Lots and lots of oil. Saudi Arabia is a close ally of America, and boy oh boy does America need allies in the Middle East. SA is also an independent country. Why aren't you posting about the treatment of the monks who recently demonstrated in Myanmar? The treatment of political dissidents in China? Aboriginal peoples in Australia? Systemic rape of women refugees in Darfur?

Of course what happened is reprehensible. If you want to make a difference then support the work of Human Right's Watch or Amnesty International - or other NGO dealing with human rights abuses such as this.

Answer 4

1. It's not that Saudi are a friend of US at the time when US needs all the friends it can get. It's more that "both left and right" only care about issues that get them votes, and fate of muslim women is not one of those issues.

2. The actual situation is not quite so grim. The rapists all got several years jail time, and there is an appeal in progress to upgrade it to death penalty. She got lashes not for getting raped per se, but for hanging out with unrelated male (boyfriend); which is still very wrong, but not nearly as demonic as your version. Finally, the lawer on her side is still i business and kicking.

3. Story did get media coverage in the west:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7098480.stm
and I am pretty sure they'll get the girl's sentence reverse under pressure.

Answer 5

The United States is notorious for paying lip service to human rights violations. We may sign treaties but if you don't enforce them in a meaningful way or at all...it's not really worth much. There's evidence of this in our own country, much less helping other countries. There has to be some economic or political reason for the U.S. to step in and help another country in need.
The best bet is to support nonprofit organizations which deal with issues that outrage you. Donate your time and money or expertise. That's how things get done. Think globally...act locally.

Answer 6

Both Ms. Magazine's website and the Feminist Weekly News' site covered the story. What's there really to say about something that happened in another country except that their laws backs up the erroneous notion that the victim is to blame for being raped? Going out without a male member of the family to protect her left her fair game in their culture.

Answer 7

Because many of the women here focus on themselves and their own wants and desires.

I am not familiar with this story, but as you described it is an outrageous situation. Sadly I am sure situations of this nature happened far too often in many countries. I am not quite sure what we should do to stop it. Our military is already fighting a war that is unsupported and many feel is unnecessary. Sadly I believe a war on the violation of human rights would be much larger than the war on terror. I believe it is simply too overwhelming for a single country to take on.

Answer 8

The first answerer has it right. To oppose something Saudi Arabia does would be disastrous for the U.S., since the Saudis have so much money invested in the American economy. Those who support women's rights are indeed very concerned, but there really isn't much we can do about it.

Answer 9

Very merely, they're following what their prophet has taught them - mohammed raped many women folk and taught his followers to do an analogous (regrettably). He had sexual intercourse with a 6 year previous lady named Aisha - now many muslims argue that it replaced into o.ok.for mohammed to have intercourse with a 6 year previous because of the fact it replaced into the "custom/regulation of the time" for muslims. yet I say to you, God supplies us morals to correctly known what's right and what's incorrect and having intercourse with 6 year olds is incorrect, raping women folk is incorrect, homicide is incorrect and so forth... you could not conceal at the back of the customs saying it replaced into the subculture of the time like the nazi's did while they have been on trial for murdering jews "they stated it replaced into the regulation we had to do it". A homicide is a homicide no depend while it happens, a rape is a rape no depend while it happens and muslims would desire to open their eyes to work out the reality of their lack of understanding and violence.

Answer 10

I think the U.S. govt. is in bed with the Saudi govt., so to say anything too harsh would get them in trouble. I cannot believe that no one has done anything to help this poor woman. It is unfortunate that there are people in this world that are bent on causing injury to others.