Posted by
Bob Siegel on Saturday, November 24, 2007 12:19:58 AM
Where is NOW when we need them? The National Organization of Women was no where on the horizon in the days following Time
Magazine’s report about the cruel way women are treated in Saudi Arabia. In fact, this story by far trumps ANYTHING
that was ever legally unfavorable to women at ANY TIME in America’s history.
A recent
appellate court ruling from a 2005 case was the subject matter. In 2005, a
Saudi woman was gang raped by seven Saudi men. The men were given sentences
from ten months to five years in prison. Not to leave anyone out, the woman was
also sentenced. That’s right, a rape
victim was sentenced. The penalty? Ninety lashes with a whip! The stated violation? She disobeyed Sharia
law by being in the company of a male and this is not allowed unless that man
is a close relative.
Now there
was one bit of good news: Her case was appealed and the rapists got a
stiffer sentence: ten years in prison. Unfortunately,
the woman’s sentence was also increased. to two -hundred lashes and a six month
prison term. Gee, that was time well
spent in the appellate court.
And so
goes the latest news from the religion of peace. Why aren’t American feminists flooding the
media with outrage over this barbaric return to ancient chauvinism? Could it be that speaking against Islam makes
them appear to be taking the side of their mortal enemy George Bush? Could it be that Islam has become a
Politically Correct religion and therefore is excused from basic human
decency? True, some will admit that this
story is a serious problem as several from the left did immediately following 9/ll. At that time they went on to say that it’s a
problem with radical religion in general of which Islam is only one example and
Christianity is the greatest culprit. You see, even when Christians are innocent,
they’re guilty.
In all
fairness to Saudi Arabia, they aren’t the only
country that has stupid agendas which cloud moral thinking. In another rape
related incident, Mayra Nieves, manager on Radio 1190 AM, KMLY a Spanish language radio station, accused the
Phoenix, Arizona police department of being
racist because they publicly described a suspect they were looking for and they
called this suspect, a Hispanic. This description evidently, was “profiling”
I’ll just
bet my bottom dollar that if the police had described the suspect as a blond
haired Swede, no one would say a word.
This is
the problem when agendas become more important than right or wrong. I believe
rape is the very worst thing that can happen to a human being. If it isn’t
worse than murder it’s at least a photo finish.
You would think that when such a horrible thing has happened, the
Politically Correct piles of concern would be put back out in the pasture where
they belong.
NOTE: Please listen to my interesting interview
with Phyllis Chesler, author of The Death
of Feminism. A second wave feminist,
this woman has gotten much flack from peer feminists for speaking out against
Islam’s treatment of women. If you go to
my website www.bobsiegel.net and then click into the
“Radio” section, then click once again to the “Guests” section, you will see
the name Phyllis Chesler. I hope you will download this program and
learn from an impressive, courageous woman.