Dr. Ibraheem's points are well-taken. I am wondering about the reference to laws. It seems to me that both education and a solid and effective legal infrastructure are both key elements in deterring and addressing violence against women.. If educated women live in a society where there is some rule of law, laws against violence can be created and maintained and enforced. Without a solid legal infrastructure, even educated women who know their human rights may not be able to find any support for their efforts to be treated fairly and without violence.
In the US and other western countries, I think we take the working legal infrastructure for granted. Of course, it is not perfect, but we must imagine what it would be like without it. Alice LoCicero Suffolk University Boston, MA, USA Zulfeena Ibraheem wrote: > Dear friends and members, > > I have been reading and thinking a lot about the recent discussions posted > on this list. Some of you have raised important questions regarding > violence against women in the society in general and in Islamic countries > in specific. > > ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
