News, Islamic sharia law, Wife-beating is fine but don’t leave marks, rules UAE court. (woman, children)

[JD59]

Islamic sharia law allows a man to “discipline” his wife and children provided he does not leave physical marks, according to a ruling by the supreme court in the United Arab Emirates. The ruling was reported on Monday in the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National.

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[xxbabeechick]

Some cultures appear to be in different stages of accepting misogyny is wrong.

I know some people will have a hard time separating this with their dislike of Islam, but most of them have done no study on the nature of the culture in pre-Islamic Arabia.

It's ALWAYS been like this...Religion is just a justification.

[Mr.Cat]

A few bars of soap in a pillow case will leave no marks.

[2mares]

Well, theres something to be said for being an upity western woman with a sense of entitlement.