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Some Muslim men assume “God-given right to beat wives”
by Scott Gilbreath ~ November 9th, 2008
A female Muslim obstetrician-gynaecologist in Britain says many of her patients bear the marks of domestic violence. She lays much of the blame on religious misconceptions held by their husbands.
Dr [Fatima] Husain, who works at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals in Berkshire, told the Muslim News that many women ask to be referred to her specialist clinics because she is a hijab-wearing Muslim, allowing her to discover the true scale of domestic violence in her religious community.
She said: “I’ve seen injuries on some of my patients that I wouldn’t dream would happen to pregnant women.
“I’ve seen strangle marks, finger marks on their necks and bruises on their pregnant abdomens.
“Domestic violence is supposedly equally divided amongst the various groups but I get the impression it is more common in Muslims.
“Some Muslim men think they have a God-given right to be physically violent to their spouses. I see the result of all this when they are admitted as my patients.”
That these men beat their wives is deplorable, but beating them while they’re pregnant is even more despicable.
h/t: Religion News Blog
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