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Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State

Tahir Qazi May 19, 2008

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#5 Posted by nasah on May 21, 2008 4:16:00 am
Re: # 3

"Parthab mian,

just what the hell is wrong with you???"

good question -- why he sounds so crushed so miserable? -- want a cheap divorce come to Vegas.
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#4 Posted by parthaab on May 21, 2008 4:06:16 am
Re: # 3
Oops! Wrong post!
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#3 Posted by akcheema on May 21, 2008 2:00:06 am
I think I have already said all this in MY words on this site; maybe I should write a book about it now...seems the logical next step..no?

Parthab mian,

just what the hell is wrong with you???
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#2 Posted by nkg on May 21, 2008 1:54:22 am
You have something called OIC. What more you want?
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#1 Posted by parthaab on May 21, 2008 12:35:45 am
Divorces in India are no easy affair for the male. Gender-biased laws have been made since recently by Renuka, a notoriously feminist minister. When a woman is angry at a man and wants a divorce, she usually lies, and makes false charges to have him and his family jailed, without appeal or bail. Domestic Violence is hyped by feminist groups internationally, but this too is not borne out by studies, which attribute equal violence to the female too. Blackmail is norm - alongwith the emotional trauma of undergoing a divorce. In a corrupt system like India , that means a pot of money, and social ostracisation too – mind you, for a young, growing, citizen of the country. Divorces should surely be made easier and simpler than this?

Alimony causes even more financial commitment on the young male – whatever for? For the ‘crime' of divorcing? Some say that alimony could be an invitation for a female to divorce – and even marry in the first place! Alimony is surely a thing for the past generation of divorces?

A word on feminism here may be in order. Feminists take media sympathy from ‘facts’ that are controversial really. For eg., let us take female feticide. In reality, four times more adult men actually commit than women! Is it because women cannot bear to see their daughters grow up anything short of a princess? And the gender ratios that are quoted in India , cannot explain the widespreadedness of feticide, because in some countries, the proportion of males is actually less! And yet, feminists continue to use the media to gain sympathy – sometimes using genuine reasons ( like minority female literacy for eg.), to get unreasonable gains.

To counter the menace of feminism, we hardly have a Male Right Movement going in India yet. In addition, it is not fashionable to the media yet. Male Rights in western countries have gained some momentum in the past few years, though.

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