Who Really Exploits Women? `` Marx himself discriminates between men and women when he suggests that women are to be in the household and men in the workplace. ``

First of all, Marx never `discriminated` against women like that; all his theories are rooted in a socio economic causes that result in the consequent evolution of a system. Thus, the above assertion is false. Let me place this statement within context.

He argued that due to historical reasons, the placement of women, evolved, under capitalism, in the sphere of the domestic. Women do not possess the means of production, under capitalism; no economic control equals `` inequality``. This discrimination was the fault of capitalism, not Karl Marx`s assertion. He obviously found this unjust as he argued under communism this inequality would be abolished.

Peace..

An Empire in the Making Highly unlikely; iran`s stupidity might get the best of them before they mateiralize their expansion.

i think right now china`s gradual economic expansion is what needs focus.

Beethoven’s Funeral I do like the way your raising your son, wish I saw more of that in parents :)

peace

Katrina: An Abdication of Responsibility The Tsunami vitcims were given food in 48 hours. This is for the third world countries.

The Hurrican vitcims not only suffer the trauma of the storm and flood but also of looting and shootings.

What baffels me is that, the strongest super power of our time, did not forsee the damage this killer storm would bring. There were no prior emergency plans facilitate for this worse case scenario. There was prior warning! and the government knew the levis just might fail, efforts could have been made to prevent such atrocities.

Its sickening, and now lets how the US government justifies itself in the face of the world. I do hope in a strange way, this is the first sighn of the US governments downfall.

Love Among The Ruins very well written. a pleasurable and fluid read. :)

Idolizing the Koran
I do believe the intrinsic message of this article should be publicised in the media. As the struggling alienated muslim who seeks to fill his void impresses his God by killing the innocent is in dire need to read this article. I`m sure if these suicide bombers were told that they can fulfils their void by understanding the meaning behind the Quraan, they might have been deterred from their contrary horrendous ideology of this faith.

I miss you head or tail is not needed here, the emotion narrated fills the air, its complete.

in other words, i liked it. :)

scar[let] `` Pitifully ironic, so ironic now
What I wrote so pathetically
Was yet in red ``

This excerpt is an example of that rhythm, the harmony of succinctness and abstract depth that I feel the poem on its whole lacks. There is a significant difference between a poem and a story. It is not the idea that’s weak, it’s the style.

The Dance your comments appreciated temporal :)

Nadia_Zehra:

There are no hidden meanings in this poem, it lies bare before you. The last line you feel ``drops off`` has a reason for it being there. You may want to read it again to understand that reason.

And for everyone else who read my poem, I do appreciate it. :)

Peace.

Sexual Harassment in Karachi: Whose Fault? kardesh,

``And, little Miss Tuffet here is bothered by sexual harrassment in Karachi?``

Therefore, according to your argument, lets not talk about sexual harassment in order to reinforce women’s reputation as the silent weaker ‘inferior’ sex, thereby paving the way for the patriarchal order to continue raping and abusing women? Because sexual harassment is something our daughters and women should grow to uncritically accept as a norm in society??? (!)

Sexual Harassment in Karachi: Whose Fault? 1 in 20 women in England and Wales have been raped since they were 16. That is a 167 women are raped everyday. And this is only the tip of the ice-berg, as we don`t know how many more rapes and sexual assaults have not been reported. It is best not to make sweeping generalisations. As I said earlier, that no society is perfect. Unfortunately, the incidence of rape and sexual assault and harassment are present in every society. The gora society, though boasts its commitment to the law, and `respect` to women, it is however, only by law and just the surface. Go to the working class goras, go up to the North of England, or the poorer areas of London, and you`ll see the real treatment of women. Though the western society is more efficient with its law enforcement, it is only the surface.

The eastern, more specifically Pakistani society is very different from the western. Which is why, it is wise not to compare. For a solution to be woven successfully will need our very own thread.

Like the rest of the world the women belonging to the poorer areas are suffering most, and like the rest of the world, the educated middle class women in the cities are enjoying a more privileged and secure position. Most of the younger women belonging to the middle class families, like the rest of the world, are not really complaining about their position as a woman. Most, like I said before, are working and attaining successful positions in their careers.

And whoever said that there hasn’t been an incidance of rape for 18 years in Holland. It is on the rise, and in fact there is a controversial debate that Muslim men are contributing to the rise in rape incidences.

Sexual Harassment in Karachi: Whose Fault? Petition to repeal the Hudood Ordinance:

http://www.petitiononline.com/WFH1/petition.html

A Journey Through Our Conscience For all this talk of doing something about the Hadood Ordinance, here: sighn this petition, its a step somewhere:

http://www.petitiononline.com/WFH1/petition.html

Censorship Well I`m afraid India is not alone i employing women in the HR. Majority of the HR work in Pakistan is dominated by women as well. Im afraid its the only solution :)

A Journey Through Our Conscience Sajal,

I woud have to agree with temporal.

However, it depends how your defining `sex`. Ordinary sexual pleasure that is a natural desire? then I should think that men will look for sex the way normal men would. Sex because of sadistic pleasure? maybe. Rape is the `punishment` for a woman`s `wrong doings` due to which, power does come into play. The assertion of power is predominant in rape. The answere to this question is complex.

Sexual Harassment in Karachi: Whose Fault? “If rape is inevitable then why not relax and enjoy”

You can never put the word ‘relax’, ‘enjoy’ and ‘rape’ in one sentence. How dare you say something like that. I don’t understand why your post wasn’t filtered out. How can you expect a woman to relax and enjoy herself when a man is beating her and penetrating her violently without her consent, and forcefully ensuring that she is being punished. The trauma of rape lasts a lifetime. And gang rape is far worse, no woman is going to derive and sexual or personal pleasure out of being raped!

“In 55 years we have created a society in Pakistan that is based only on one priciple: Exploit and oppress the helpless the one below you.”

And what do you think the western socities in their centuries of existence have created socities any better? Do you not think that there are daily conflict between the powerful and the weak in these societies? The conflict you speak of today is purely a western phenomenon. The western man faces the same oppression but in a different context. Yet both societies as you say have figures of rape and gang rape in ‘astronomical’ figures.
Every society is based on exploitation; if there was non then we would have been living in a perfect society. So don’t give us women the bullshit that men rape women because of the daily economic struggles. Because that is not the reason, now is it. It is about male exertion of power over the female. It is a form of female punishment directed towards the suffering for the woman only.