It is not that they fear women, simply put the men in these circles have power and anyone with power, whether male or female is unlikely to give up such power willingly.
When I read stuff like this its almost enough to turn me back into the hardcore feminazi I once was. Why are females so hated (or is it feared?) in Africa and the Middle East?
I've never heard any feminist speak out aginst any of this.
You won't find any left wing femanists speaking out against this kind of child abuse, only conservatives I'm afraid. (And the few liberals that can recall when human rights was something liberals championed).
Because the men of those cultures can't take on any other men from other cultures, so they have to abuse their women to feel good and macho about themselves.
It is not that they fear women, simply put the men in these circles have power and anyone with power, whether male or female is unlikely to give up such power willingly.
The answer lies in civilizing these tribals, through conversion to Christianity. It is a simple prescription, but has worked for 2000 years. Exisitence of such savage behavior is directly proportional to the absence of Christianity.
A commendable custom.
I'd welcome society backing me up in the final say of a husband for any daughter of mine.
If other parents make unwise choices for their daughters, that's their look out.
Not reason enough for me and other fathers of good judgment to be penalized for their idiocy.
I don't see this having much to do with modern western feminism. There aren't any comparable customs in Western Culture. Western world feminists aren't notable in their criticism of such practices - emphasis on 'notable' - while I am certain many of them find it as deplorable a custom as I do, they aren't at the vanguard at all about publicizing and combating this type of stuff.
Why are females so hated (or is it feared?) in Africa and the Middle East?
An adolescent view of sex and sexuality most likely, and not so much hatred or fear or women necessarily (though the worldview might certainly lead some to hatred and fear). The idea that a non-virgin bride is somehow permanently spoiled, for example, is something most westerners have tossed away quite a while ago.
The fear of being cuckolded and replaced by a superior male is also likely a big motivator - it takes a certain kind of whacked-out mentality to place a cheating spouse on the same moral tier as a murderer or thief, for example. For some, the penalty for adultery is death - that's just crazy and has been wholly rejected by the West and again, has been rejected for a while.
I think Muslim males have a problem - chest pounding and exhortations about 'being a man' aside, I think they tend to exhibit many of the qualities of a chronic victim: always an excuse for sub-par performance, and exerting the little power they do have to absurd lengths.
I have a problem with this article. The statistics stink. It considers child-brides to be anyone under the age of 18. Now I was married at 16 and never considered myself a child bride.
Many cultures have girls who are married off early. In many cultures girls are women at 12 and 13. Only in wealthy cultures is there enough money to support children beyond puberty...and sadly in the poorest culutres, there isn't even that much money.
"Why are females so hated (or is it feared?) in Africa and the Middle East?"
Because women are civilization.
FEARED
Try Northern Arizona too, home of radical Mormons who beat their minor daughters so they marry their uncles, who already have a few wives.
When I read and article like that, I makes me want to see the feminazis in this country (U.S.) jailed for doing nothing, not even speaking out against this, for women who really need help like these girls.