Henry,

I didn't assume that Muslim women DID receive "the same protection of the law, and the same rights under the law particularly in relation to marriage and sharing of property, as all other women should have, and have as much right to freedom of expression as all other women should have. "

I meant that I fervently hope that they would, should, could, might in the future. I'm not so naive as to think for a moment that they currently do. Thanks anyway :)

Joe

Henry,

We all know that the law is not equal.
People get off lightly for a variety of
reasons. It depends on each case and the
circumstances involved. Perhaps that's
why justice wears a blindfold? But as Joe
pointed out - we can only trust and hope
that the rule of law will prevail in a
modern country like ours. Knowing full
well it doesn't always.

HenryL,

Good job of correcting naivety and ignorance. Abuses are afflicted on young girls by Muslim parents, and Australian so-called authorities are unable, or too gutless, to do anything about it - even if they know it's happening. Multiculturalism cleary means multi-law fare to the gutless wonders who couldn't keep us free from Islam. What would land all other cultures in jail, doesn't affect Muslims.

And, of course, apologists for Islam shamelessly and discracefully look the other way. They are more comfortable with yapping about the evils of white males and lies from the #metooers than they are about innocent kids with parents adhering to a vile, creepy religion.

Yes genital mutilation is vile and is illegal
in this country. Yet, it still goes on.
But lets look at the bigger picture of our
society and communities, before we start pointing
fingers at just any one group.

Surveys suggest that each year hundreds of
couples go through a violent episode in which
one spouse tries to cause the other serious pain
or injury. Wives assault husbands as often as
husbands assault their wives, and spouses are
equally likely to kill each other.

Although wives are rarely a match for their
husbands in a fistfight, they are more likely to
use lethal weapons (notably kitchen knives).
In most nonfatal physical violence between the
spouses, however, wives are very much the victims.
Wife-beating is a widespread and very serious
problem in this country.

Also, each year, children wield weapons against a
brother or sister, and parents kick, punch, bite
or batter their children.

Child abuse - involving acts like - burning children
with cigarettes, locking them up in closets or sheds,
tying them up for hours or days, and breaking their bones -
is alarmingly common and probably causes many of the
hundreds of runaways that happen each year.

Then there's the sexual abuse of children. Now
recognised as a national epidemic. It is rarely a matter
of molestation by a stranger. It is usually perpetrated
by one family member or friend on another.

All these crimes of violence need our attention as well.

Joe,
You want to talk about Australia and muslim women?

In the last year of the Howard government, in response to complaints, the Feds authorized a report by the Victorian Muslim Womens Association into the conduct of some muslim men.

The report was done and presented to the government shortly after the Rudd government was elected. It stated that some muslim men after being divorced were presenting themselves at the homes of their former wives and demanding sex, claiming under muslim law, they were still married. As you know a muslim woman is to obey her husband.

This report made headlines for one day and was never heard of again and the Vic womens website was shut down for a long time. The report itself was pigeon holed and never tabled in the House so, in effect, it does not exist.

As you are, no doubt, aware such action by men after divorce would be rape in our law and of course there was no investigation.

I have little doubt that this practice still occurs as nothing has changed and there is no reason to doubt the printed word of the Victorian women. It would be the biggest scsndal ever if it happened to non muslim women.

This shows just how Muslim women are treated here by their own group. Best shut up and not talk about it.

But why should I care as they are only muslims and get what they deserve for being silly enough to be muslim

Dear Henry,

I assume you're speaking tongue-in-cheek.

You wouldn't say the same thing about other religions.
Like Catholics
being abused by Catholic priests.
That they're silly for being Catholics?
Or Christians in general, abusing other Christians?
Or Jews, et cetera.

Violence is wrong no matter who does it.