Posted on 04/18/2019 2:25:08 PM PDT by Jyotishi
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster.
Her courage in speaking out against sexual assault, her death five days after being set alight and everything that happened in-between has gripped Bangladesh and brought attention to the vulnerability of sexual harassment victims in this conservative South Asian country.
Nusrat, who was 19, was from Feni, a small town 100 miles (160km) south of Dhaka. She was studying at a madrassa, or Islamic school. On 27 March, she said the headmaster called her into his office and repeatedly touched her in an inappropriate manner. Before things could go any further she ran out.
Many girls and young women in Bangladesh choose to keep their experiences of sexual harassment or abuse secret for fear of being shamed by society or their families. What made Nusrat Jahan different is that she didn't just speak out - she went to the police with the help of her family on the day the alleged abuse happened.
At the local police station she gave a statement. She should have been provided with a safe environment to recall her traumatic experiences. Instead she was filmed by the officer in charge on his phone as she described the ordeal.
In the video Nusrat is visibly distressed and tries to hide her face with her hands. The policeman is heard calling the complaint "no big deal" and telling her to move her hands from her face. The video was later leaked to local media.
'I tried to take her to school'
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was from a small town, came from a conservative family, and went to a religious school. For a girl in her position
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What the hell is ‘conservative’ about this?
Some people did something.
Re: “In this conservative South Asian country.”
White nationalists are burning women in Bangladesh?
Diversity is our Strength.
Not conservative but Islamic.
Bangladesh and other Islamic countries must be “conservative” from Islam’s (therefore Islam-friendly BBC’s) point of view.
The BBC and others still refer to the tyrannical Mullahs in Iran as “Conservative.”
Is there a “Liberal” wing in Islam?
LOL!
Jihad rolls on. RIP young lady.
I think Omar should be asked to condemn this act
bttt
While I am against torture in general, here is what God’s perfect Law commands for justice in such cases:
Exodus 21:24-25
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
If this is justice in the Law of God, it cannot be cruel and unusual.
I’m surprised they didn’t label the perps “male” and “light-skinned” as well.
Hey hash tag uglies here is your new assignment
Not a conservative town. A Moslem town. A Moslem school. A Moslem Society. Everything Moslem.
Islam. Again. Nuff said.
Typical islam.
Conservative? Our enemy is the media!
Bangladesh is an Islamic shithole and always was. Women there don’t stand a chance against sexual exploitation and rape.
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