Comments on: After Prayer http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: zainab http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1183 zainab Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:42:59 +0000 http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1183 between 2005 - 2006, 3 % of calls placed to the assaulted women's helpline www.awhl.org were in/ requested arabic; 4 % tamil; 4 % urdu; 23 % farsi -- fair to say the problem is not specific to arabs / muslims. that said: this is only the proportion that seeks help -- many never get there. definitely informative, the stats in p.6 of their autumn 2006 newsletter: http://awhl.org/newsletter/Autumn2006.pdf between 2005 – 2006, 3 % of calls placed to the assaulted women’s helpline http://www.awhl.org were in/ requested arabic; 4 % tamil; 4 % urdu; 23 % farsi — fair to say the problem is not specific to arabs / muslims.

that said: this is only the proportion that seeks help — many never get there.

definitely informative, the stats in p.6 of their autumn 2006 newsletter:

http://awhl.org/newsletter/Autumn2006.pdf

]]> By: Faraz http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1132 Faraz Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:01:35 +0000 http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1132 I was going to mention the situation with the Sikh community in BC, as Din mentioned. I was just living in Vancouver for a year, and it seemed that there were always tonnes of highly publicized cases of domestic violence in the Sikh-dominated areas (e.g. Surrey, Langley), including a recent murder of a Sikh school principal by her husband. Only now, after decades of tolerating it, are people starting to speak out against it. I was going to mention the situation with the Sikh community in BC, as Din mentioned. I was just living in Vancouver for a year, and it seemed that there were always tonnes of highly publicized cases of domestic violence in the Sikh-dominated areas (e.g. Surrey, Langley), including a recent murder of a Sikh school principal by her husband. Only now, after decades of tolerating it, are people starting to speak out against it.

]]> By: Sumera http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1131 Sumera Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:15:10 +0000 http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1131 "Just the way it is" is all too common a reason for most of the things people do wrong with their loved ones, or those who are under their care. Its appalling :( “Just the way it is” is all too common a reason for most of the things people do wrong with their loved ones, or those who are under their care. Its appalling :(

]]> By: Din http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1130 Din Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:56:31 +0000 http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1130 It is a broader problem, I think. And within South Asians it goes beyond the muslim community and extends to the non muslims as well as illustrated by this article: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/11/03/domestic-abuse.html AT a recent event at a local masjid, an active uncle stood up appealed to all attendees to treat domestic abuse of women and kids around them as a serious issue. Furthur I was surprised to find this "home" for abused women on the west and east sides of the GTA: http://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/mwh.htm I dont know what the solution to removing ingrained cultural practices of abuse is? One solution is education of the abuser and the abused. The problem is that the abuser rarely will be open to education and the abused ( even if educated) will feel pressured not to reveal abuse toa third party due to social realities specially if a woman is new to the country and finds it hard to be independent-and yes while I think the problem might be magnified for converts, it is also magnified for new immigrant wives).... It is a broader problem, I think. And within South Asians it goes beyond the muslim community and extends to the non muslims as well as illustrated by this article:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/11/03/domestic-abuse.html

AT a recent event at a local masjid, an active uncle stood up appealed to all attendees to treat domestic abuse of women and kids around them as a serious issue. Furthur I was surprised to find this “home” for abused women on the west and east sides of the GTA:

http://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/mwh.htm

I dont know what the solution to removing ingrained cultural practices of abuse is? One solution is education of the abuser and the abused. The problem is that the abuser rarely will be open to education and the abused ( even if educated) will feel pressured not to reveal abuse toa third party due to social realities specially if a woman is new to the country and finds it hard to be independent-and yes while I think the problem might be magnified for converts, it is also magnified for new immigrant wives)….

]]> By: Faraz http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1129 Faraz Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:31:44 +0000 http://disconnectedverses.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/after-prayer/#comment-1129 You've singled out Arab men in this post. Do you believe this is a problem more common in Arab communities, or were they just used as an example to illustrate a broader problem? You’ve singled out Arab men in this post. Do you believe this is a problem more common in Arab communities, or were they just used as an example to illustrate a broader problem?

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