I agree with calculator - however, until the stigma is placed where it belongs, on the abuser (where that person bears the shame and dishonour to the family for acting abusively to anyone) this will take a long time to change. It's not just here, it was the same in the West/Europe for centuries, battered women did not speak out and their abusers were allowed to treat them literally as property as women had no legal rights of their own.
Fortunately, under Islamic law, women do have some specific rights - whether they are enforced/recognized often depends on men - who may interpret them to the advantage of one party or the other. It comes down to the people involved, if someone wants to sweep it under the carpet or of someone wants to have a fair hearing and resolution, depends on the person and we are all very much fallable.
And hotlines and government/legal recognition of this being a problem is a giant step in the right direction - I just hope it doesn't take Qatar as long as it did in my and many other countries to recognize and fully support women to have the right to live without fear and with respect and dignity.
I believe that Qatar is progressing slowly but positively in the right direction, probably a good strategy given the cultural and social customs/attitudes/values - you can't make these types of changes with a bulldozer and a court order - people naturally balk at change, especially such fundamental ones to the accepted way of handling such issues.
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"
I agree with calculator - however, until the stigma is placed where it belongs, on the abuser (where that person bears the shame and dishonour to the family for acting abusively to anyone) this will take a long time to change. It's not just here, it was the same in the West/Europe for centuries, battered women did not speak out and their abusers were allowed to treat them literally as property as women had no legal rights of their own.
Fortunately, under Islamic law, women do have some specific rights - whether they are enforced/recognized often depends on men - who may interpret them to the advantage of one party or the other. It comes down to the people involved, if someone wants to sweep it under the carpet or of someone wants to have a fair hearing and resolution, depends on the person and we are all very much fallable.
And hotlines and government/legal recognition of this being a problem is a giant step in the right direction - I just hope it doesn't take Qatar as long as it did in my and many other countries to recognize and fully support women to have the right to live without fear and with respect and dignity.
I believe that Qatar is progressing slowly but positively in the right direction, probably a good strategy given the cultural and social customs/attitudes/values - you can't make these types of changes with a bulldozer and a court order - people naturally balk at change, especially such fundamental ones to the accepted way of handling such issues.
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"