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Rape Does Not Alter the Victim’s Status!

Vijendra Rao May 22, 2005

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#3 Posted by hamzaad on May 22, 2005 12:44:47 pm
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#2 Posted by temporal on May 22, 2005 9:04:49 am
vijendra:

welcome to chowk!

In fact, rape is no violation (else, societal response to it would be more proactive and corrective).

wrong on both counts!

Rape does not really alter the victim’s status.

wrong again!....it does unalterably... more so in desi context...even more so in pakistani context

She was a non-entity even earlier.

so nothing has changed, really

the muslim historians use a word chattel to describe the status of women in the times of jahiliya the dark ages before the advent of islam...in reality judging from events in pakistan she still is a glorified chattel...

rgds

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#1 Posted by ntsyed on May 22, 2005 4:01:11 am
Dear Rao,

Your observation and analysis is beyond superb!

Congratulations on hitting the nail right on the head.

Best wishes.
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