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In Pakistan these days, anything is possible!Fatima Jinnah Women’s University [http://fjwu.edu.pk/] had an interesting advertisement earlier this year in August to recruit for honey-trapping work. Now, honey-trapping is a well-known technique in intelligence and espionage. It has been employed from time immemorial. However, it is
Pakistan has been trying to paint India black on human rights and civil liberties. But the moment you point the light at their society you know that it is at the bottom of the barrel. No country is as uncouth and horrendously pathetic when it comes to treating women as
Aurat March is a is a women empowerment movement that has started in Pakistan where women are asking for economic justice, reproductive justice, right to their cities, villages and towns, and environmental justice. The women are not just doing peace rallies, or demonstrating with some placards or sloganeering for women
Saloni Chopra begged him [https://medium.com/@salonichopra/after-all-the-years-of-silence-heres-metoo-9818ebac15e2] to just let her “fuck him”, so Sajid Khan could “back off afterwards” and stop abusing and messing her up. You are so “naive and stupid”, he yelled. “This wasn’t about sex, it was about me being his little bitch
Film maker Nishita Jain accused yesteryears TV anchor turned fake news peddler at thewire, Vinod Dua of sexual abuse. Her story of how not only Vinod Dua stalked her but also cornered her to force herself on her is heart breaking. Sexual Predator Vinod Dua's 'Bar in a Car' abuse
During the funeral service for Aretha Franklin, Bishop Charles H Ellis III openly groped the famous singer and actress Ariana Grande on stage. Aretha was known as the “Queen of Soul” – for her gospel music. This tweet shows additional pictures of the despicable deed of the Bishop. > #RespectAriana [https://twitter.
On Monday, Bill O’Reilly, the Fox Anchor and the person who has done not one but several multi-million dollar sexual harrassment settlements lamented about how “God” is not protecting him enough [http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/23/media/bill-oreilly-misconduct-allegations/]. > “You know, am I mad at God? Yeah, I’
In Quran’s Surah An-Nisa (The Women), there is a verse which says that if a woman is not obedient enough, then men can “strike them”. The modern commentators interpret this verse to put in the qualifier “strike lightly”. Who decides what is “lightly” however, is left unsaid. 4:34
We have talked about the unethical ways of the documentary – India’s Daughter – made about the Indian girl who was raped brutally in a moving bus. All sane and normal policies of depiction of death and rape in Europe in general and in particular in UK were jettisoned! Why was
Days after the launch of the movie “50 Shades of Grey” the world over, where BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) erotic practices are shown – a movie and a story where women are depicted akin to sex slaves to a rich handsome guy, we have in India and the world,
“A trial by press, electronic media or public agitation is the very antithesis of rule of law” stated India’s Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra v. Rajendra J. Gandhi [(1997) 8 SCC 386]. This goes to the heart of a democratic society as opposed to a banana republic. The
Some people have this idea that although Good-looking women marry not so good looking men, Good looking men do marry good looking women. But is that true? Here is an interesting mathematical argument. Read Gayle Laakmann McDowell [https://www.quora.com/Gayle-Laakmann-McDowell]‘s [https://www.quora.com/Why-do-good-looking-women-often-marry-men-who-are-way-less-good-looking-while-good-looking-men-often-marry-good-looking-women/answer/Gayle-Laakmann-McDowell]
Due to the recent spate in rapes in India, there has come about a question mark on how safe women are in India when they travel alone. Specifically for an American woman, or any foreign woman in general. Here is a very interesting and detailed answer to that question. Read
The new Sexual Assault law is being criticized in a lot of areas, but some of its provisions may bring cheer for women. It puts the decision for sex being consensual on the victim squarely. If the victim says it was not consensual, it wasn’t. > On consent for sex,
Many women from outside India – specially developed world – are “renting wombs” of Indian women [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/01/2013128122419799224.html] to have their babies. > In a study [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09649069.2012.750478] recently published in Journal of Social Welfare and
In the recent Delhi Gangrape case, there were 6 rapists: Ram Singh, the bus driver, and his brother, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, an assistant gym instructor, Pawan Gupta, a fruit seller, an unemployed youth Akshay Thakur and Raj Mohammad [http://www.rediff.com/news/report/juvenile-gang-rapists-mother-he-is-dead-for-me/20130201.htm] supposedly a
Relationship between Delhi Braveheart and her friend, who was also badly injured that night, was a very sweet one. This is how they met: > The two first made contact in December 2010. It wasn’t exactly a success. A mutual friend had suggested that the young man might help her
If equality, respect and inclusiveness are on the agenda, the economies will fare better, it’s now a proven fact, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director at IMF, said at the WEF meet.
After the gang rape in Delhi, the discussion about women safety has come to the forefront. For women in New Delhi, just the basic transportation back and forth from work is a question of life and death now. How does one tackle that. Some, who can afford cars – and even
It has been over a month now since the gang rape in Delhi happened and Jyoti Pandey died a horrendous death after shaking the entire country, and indeed the world, in just 13 days. The youth were out in the streets. The Government clamped curfew. Closed all routes to the
Mahatama Gandhi was, after all, the “Father of the Nation”. What’s wrong if the sons take after their father? A lot has been said about Rape and the Indian culture. Even Hinduism has been invoked to show linkages to the rape epidemic currently in place in India. But are
Here is an interesting discussion on what the boys should be taught about rape. Akhil Sharma discusses the whole issue of how boys are brought up and what messages are they getting.. specifically with respect to sex and rape .. and women in particular. > Much of this conversation has focused on
I know a lot has been written about rape and rape cases. Jyoti’s rape itself was a demonstration of mind-numbing inhuman traits… Worse than animals. Now, this another one – close on heels of so many others, is equally baffling. Do we not have human beings living in India anymore?
It is as if the collective male consciousness has just become mind-numbingly criminal in India. Close on the heels of the death of Jyoti Singh Pandey, the Delhi Gang rape victim, come another gang rape, which can bring the images of Delhi’s nightmare back. The victim had boarded the
On Point’s Tom Ashbrook is one of the best radio interviewer in the world – with his in depth research and useful discussion. Here is a blurb on the introduction to his piece on Delhi Rape and Protests > The agony of India over the brutal gang rape and murder of
Minor girls studying in boarding school – aged between 8 and 12 – were being raped in a Chhatisgarh school and it was being covered up by prominent people in that area. > Police said they have detained two men who worked at a state-run boarding school in a remote part of India
In this very interesting post, Shilpa Jamkhandikar gives a list [http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2013/01/09/short-skirts-bad-stars-and-chow-mein-why-indias-women-get-raped/] of the Hall of Shame of the people who have given controversial statements regarding the Delhi Gang Rape incident. Just putting it here as a means of future reference. > Asaram Bapu,
The friend of Delhi Braveheart discussed the incidents surrounding the whole rape situation (People were afraid to help us: Delhi gang-rape victim’s friend [http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/i-never-had-thoughts-of-leaving-her-and-running-away-delhi-gang-rape-victims-friend_820801.html] ). Here is what he said. > “The occupants of the bus, which had tinted windows and curtains, had
Given the realization of the place of women in the world, here is something that I found interesting. These are observations by Mark Palmer, the CEO of StreamBase Systems [http://www.streambase.com/] on his blog (link [http://streambase.typepad.com/streambase_stream_process/2010/03/women-leaders.html] ) > Women, if
The following “Rape Map of India” is very interesting. In 2011, a total of 24,206 rape cases were registered in India, as per the National Crime Records Bureau. The map gives the distribution of the cases. Obviously, reporting of rape cases in India is not the same as reporting
Long before Swami Vivekananda had become popular through his landmark speeches in Chicago in 1893, he had once gone to meet and stay with Maharaja of Jaipur. As was the custom, Maharaja a great lover of festivities went out of his way to welcome Swamiji. There was an issue that
Honey Singh is a Punjabi rapper from Hoshiarpur, who is going to perform at the Bristol Hotel in Gurgaon. A section of the society has started a campaign to ban this guy from performing in Delhi. Actually he should be banned from performing anywhere in India. He openly sings songs
What kind of humanity are we raising in this society? This rape is not main issue. We need to look at the foundation of such acts of violence. When such things happen, we usually just become politically correct and raise outrage. But is that the solution?
The expression of this girl is priceless and the message enhances the profundity of the situation.
It seems the gangrape accused weren’t aware of the anger around the country regarding their heinous crime. When they were told of the country-wide anger; it sent chill down their spine. They froze and also started cooperating with the police. It was earlier reported how these people had earlier
India Gate was ground zero today, as the protesters were treated badly. Lathi charged and attacked. There could be many reasons. But one of the reason maybe that IAC, Arvind Kejriwal’s party and even BJP came over to support the efforts. And in that the Government saw trouble. > Hooligans
Delhi’s Girl (lets call her that instead of the demeaning “Delhi Gangrape victim”) has corroborated that all the 6 guys raped her, which syncs with her friend’s version as well. (All 6 men raped me, Delhi Gangrape victim tells SDM [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/All-the-6-men-raped-me-Delhi-gangrape-victim-tells-SDM/Article1-979351.
Sometimes in the face of extreme adversity comes extreme courage. When I read about the girl in Delhi who was the victim of gangrape and what she is going through as well as her love of life and strength to fight back despite of what she has left with her
Wow, even the hard core criminals can’t stand the inhumanity of this guy. Serves him right. For once, the Tihar Jail inmates may be India’s heroes! > Even Tihar Jail inmates couldn’t stand the horror of the Delhi bus gangrape case [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-gangrape-victim-continues-to-fight-for-life-gives-written-statement-to-cops/1/
Rape is a serious crime and it shouldn’t be belittled by some just for their own purpose. These stray and nonsensical acts can then be used by apologists to go slow on the creating tough laws for Rape Accused. > A 62-year-old retired schoolteacher from Powai, who claimed that she
It is difficult to even imagine the state of this girl. Imagine living her whole life on intravenous fluids only, because she has no intestines left! These beasts not just gang raped her but inserted a metal rod and then when they took it out, her intestines came out with
Here is a strange and pathetic case in which the Aaj Tak reporter, Anjana Kashyap, is hounded by three guys driving around in a car as she is reporting on the Delhi Gangrape case. Of course the camera catches their faces and the license plate of the car. But will
The salary inequality between men and women is well known in the corporate world today. And there has been a lot of effort to reduce that gap, but it hasn’t really come down. Now, one research suggests that only when women work in sectors different from men, they are
Is the power dynamics changing towards the women? This writer says – that women and men equation is surely changing. Related articles How a feminist debate was derailed by asking all men to leave | Marta Owczarek [http://r.zemanta.com/?u=http%3A//www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/03/
In a path-breaking judgment, Allahabad High Court has equated a housewife with any other earning member. This was important specially when it came to deciding the compensation for insurance of a housewife who was killed in a road accident. > The Allahabad high court has upheld that a married woman as
Reporter Interviewing Victim while pushing her hair backMedia shamefully in India goes after the TRPs. News is broadcast as if it is some drama. The protagonists in the news also are treated with the same frivolousness. Remember Barkha Dutt asking a man outside of the Oberoi Hotel during the 26/
In Guwahati, Assam a young girl, student of class 11thwas publicly molested by men – young and old – in full view. They were ostensibly playing vigilantes and had access to a girl who wasn’t in her complete sense, so was easy target. In fact, she was completely disoriented! (Watch the
In a recent investigation by NDTV and Tehelka into the rapes in Delhi and how the law enforcement handles and looks at them, there was a stunning revelation: Most senior cops [http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in-and-around-delhi-cops-blame-rapes-on-women-tehelka-investigation-with-ndtv-194735] are hostile to the victims and blame them for their own rape.
What is it about the people of Indian subcontinent, that we still value “Honor” or our value in others’ eyes so much? Why can’t we live our lives in a way that upholds ourselves in just our own eyes? Although, both India and Pakistan have this family honor disease,
Rajasthani Women LabourersYesterday, the world observed International Women’s Day. Women are facing many issues over the world, specially in countries like India. The issues that a working woman faces in the urban places is quite a bit, but the issues that the rural or slum mothers face often puts
Today is International Women’s Day. While many use this day to wish women, but the real intent of instituting this day was to push for Gender Equality. Even today, most women do not get the same level of salary as their male co-workers get, even in the US! In
A Kerala High court judge had an interesting observation on the society around him: > “Sex with young girls had become the luxury of the rich and the hunt for virgins had gained momentum. This may be because of fear of AIDS,” So spake Justice K T Shankaran, in a case
India is achanging. A few Kerala brides [http://www.timescrest.com/society/from-purdah-to-power-5705] married to Haryana Jats are changing the landscape and the social norms in that society. > “Mere to bhag khul gaye iske aane te (She has proved lucky for me),” says Sarti, the mother-in-law of 35-year old Omna
Zakir Naik – the very popular Islamic authority and speaker from India – has a great business idea for Pakistan. He wants the Government of Pakistan to fund research for Shariah-Compliant Bras. If, he thinks, research could be done and such lingerie created that can make a woman’s breast unnoticeable, then
It is said that the way the women of a particular region, or country, are kept and treated tells a lot about the men of that place. Take your mind off to all those places of our country or the world where atrocities on women are common and then think
A couple of years back I came across a letter written by a Sikh girl from UK on an internet forum, on how she was seduced by a Pakistani guy and then made pregnant and married and converted to Islam. Not just that, she was taken to Pakistan and was
Are you a woman, and have you ever thought like this? Why is it so difficult to deal with women? Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever felt that in personal relationships too being friends with boys, while in school or college or work place, was less complicated than
Indian Marriages, all over the world, are seen with so much awe. Moreover, the rituals and ceremonies as shown in movies which are further popularized by celebrities have all created such a hype around Indian marriages. Indian marriages are like the perfect case studies, which are taught and sold throughout
A conversation with my maid servant made me think about this. Can one person be a moral inspector of another? Be it an employer or anyone else. Do we have the right to be moral policing of others? Read on…. “Maine kuch nahin kiya” (I have done nothing wrong) she
I wanted to start writing a series of posts on femininity, being feminine and the various aspects of being a woman in Indian society. What better way to start with than discussion first about the factors which determines the sexual identity of a woman (and for that matter a man
Imagine the alleys of an old city in a place like Lucknow, and in a locality which is very conservative and a few women, (as I saw in the picture, there was no Burqa), march together with placards saying things like “Dharmacharyon se yeh keh do hum unki zageer nahin”
I wrote this some time back : Its Dussehra or call it Vijaya Dashmi. The same story is going to repeat itself once again this year too. I had been reading it since my school days – Burai par Achchai ki jeet ka tyohaar – victory of goodness over evil. The jubilant crowds
Smoking is a habit that hits directly at a person’s basic living system – the lungs. This is why many smokers have decided to kick their tobacco habit, either by using things like vaping products available at indejuice.com [https://indejuice.com], or by stopping smoking altogether. Its been a
A low-cut protest rocked the world this week. The epicenter was the facebook page called “Boobquake” [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boobquake/115608248460905]. Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi had said recently that: “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in
In US and in other Western countries, it is easier for single women – with or without kids – to live a life. Its not so easy in India. To start with there are numerous taboos and stigmas. Widows face issues of ritualistic society where she is either thoroughly tortured by making
In US and in other Western countries, it is easier for single women – with or without kids – to live a life. Its not so easy in India. To start with there are numerous taboos and stigmas. Widows face issues of ritualistic society where she is either thoroughly tortured by making
If good has to be done, it must be done according to the whims of a man! That at least seems to be the motto of the MP State. In a mass wedding in Shahdol (600 km of Bhopal) held under Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojna (Chief Minister’s ‘giving away the
Now that the women officers are in the Indian Defense services, it seems they are not doing as good as one might have thought they would. Which is a shame. Several of them have been called because of professional impropriety or corruption. The first Indian Army officer (Captain Poonam Kaur)
A woman walks into a store and sees trousers and short skirts. Decides to buy both. One for office and another for her party. She has a choice. Some guys see her in the trousers and admire her figure while some guys see her in short skirt on the dance
What if women ruled the world? Well, world would definitely be very different. If the women called the shots then a lot of religions would have been conceived differently for one thing! At the very least the “Heavens” would have good looking men as opposed to Virgin women or good-looking
Child Marriage is a curse in India specially for the little girls. They are often packed off with older men for a rough life and many times a sad ending. It is important that everyone speaks up against such stupid customs. In Bararola – village east of Kolkatta, West Bengal; a
A woman’s body has been a playground throughout the human history. And still man cannot get enough and justifies everything in the name of some ideology – whether it is religious, cultural or modernity. The effect is always the same – mutilation of body parts. Here are some of the well
In north-west Queensland state of Australia, the mayor of Mt Isa, John Molony [http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSSYD14437220080821?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews] found his town has a dispropotionately higher male population vs females (5:1). So, logically he thought that here is an opportunity for the not-so-coveted lonely
Of course, humans can also read and write which Monkeys [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/?q=blog/monkeys-money-and-sex-now-we-know] cannot. Humans are more sophisticated about prostitution. Here is a price chart from Hong Kong. Look at the difference in prices. A Malay girl is the cheapest and a Russian girl
Iran has an Islamic regime. The Islamic dress code is enforced and so many other things. But right under the nose of the law (and sometimes in connivance of the law) – everything goes on. I know of a person from Iran who has been to all night parties full of
In India girl child is treated as a curse! Thousands are killed every year. The worst states in this gory act are those in the North India – specifically Punjab! Now, for the first time, there is a serious scheme being planned, that is aimed at saving the girl child specifically
This is one poster (from Amnesty International) that simply got my attention. Very well thought of and it hits hard for one who is Indian and completely against the bias towards the girl child! Text on the poster: In Indien sterben jährlich tausende mädchen nur weil sie mädchen sind. English
This is one poster (from Amnesty International) that simply got my attention. Very well thought of and it hits hard for one who is Indian and completely against the bias towards the girl child! Text on the poster: In Indien sterben jährlich tausende mädchen nur weil sie mädchen sind. English
Suchitra Krishnamurthi [http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/12/the_power_of_pi.html] talks about the power of the Pink color.. and provides links to this story of women of Banda area in UP who are dressed in pink (or is it purple?) and call themselves “Gulabi Gang” [http:
Suchitra Krishnamurthi [http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/12/the_power_of_pi.html] talks about the power of the Pink color.. and provides links to this story of women of Banda area in UP who are dressed in pink (or is it purple?) and call themselves “Gulabi Gang” [http:
In 1990, I went to Insitute of Rural Management, Anand [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irma.ac.in%2F&ei=8bYfR-bIDZjceonThLcN&usg=AFQjCNHL6Atu72YADg2ARk_w9lK-S3h8tA&sig2=mzDGYMmSwi-ZJ1RggDlrRQ] . It was and remains one of the premier Business School that caters to
This guy Anwar Syed [http://dawn.com/2007/08/19/op.htm] writes in Dawn – a Pakistani daily – that a Maulana (Islamic cleric) has pronounced that Girl education is un-Islamic and asked the parents to withdraw girls from public school. Syed says that this is untrue from the religious scriptures
One of my close friends – Vish – has written this based on an earlier post on drishtikone. I think it is very informative and analyzes our poverty in context of our age old wisdom in the Vedas. ==================== Desh posted a story [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/?q=shame_on_us_
There is an "epidemic" of sorts in Europe (and Australia). More and more Muslim men are being convicted of rape (often Gang-rape) of European women who dare to stray into Muslim dominated areas unveiled or less than veiled. This barbarism is not just a European issue. Remember Australia’s highest
This is a rather bizarre case [http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/06/821177-muslim-born-woman-seeks-life-as-hindu] . A girl in Malaysia born to ethnic Indian Muslim parents was named Siti Fatimah. She was registered as a Muslim. However, she was raised by her grandmother as a Hindu! In 2001, her name was
There is a fair bit of controversy on the differences between genders. Do men and women think and behave differently? A year ago, the president of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Summers], sparked an uproar at an academic conference when he said that innate
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