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guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:24 PM Oct 2018

On Rape/Sexual Assault Tropes in Muslim Communities - An Islamic Response (Part II) [View all]

From the article:

Rape culture isn’t limited to a Muslims nor does it manifest in the same ways in Muslim (or religions) and non-Muslim communities. Each culture and society has certain factors unique to them that contribute to an overall toxic and dangerous environment when it comes to sexual violence. Some attitudes, however are common across communities. The end result, is a deeply painful one: A society in which sexual violence continues to take place, often without consequences, due to the stigma and taboo surrounding the matter as well as its normalization.


To read more:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/altmuslim/2018/10/on-rape-sexual-assault-tropes-in-muslim-communities-an-islamic-response-part-ii/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Muslim&utm_content=49
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