Here is more compassionate light on how Islam deals with domestic
violence:
On Jun 8, 12:33 am, Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelb...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I believe Dr. Wigwe and according to Dr. Wigwe's testimony he has
> been suffering as a hen-pecked husband over a long period of time and
> this is not a side issue:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=Domsetic+violence+against+men
>
> It's the sort of issue that is surely being addressed by people like
> Pastor Adeboye, the Rev. Commander Pastor Ebenezer Obey and perhaps
> more importantly, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social
> Development.
>
> Fortunately, Dr. Wigwe is not a Muslim and so is not under a cloud of
> suspicion that he was acting under legal cover, to some extent
> provided by Sharia and that he had merely exceeded the limits set by
> Islamic Law. And by the way here the Islamic law is not being
> vilified but explained in a more compassionate light:http://www.google.com/search?q=OIC+Fatwa+on+Domestic+Violence++in+Islam
>
> So the question that remains is what does Nigerian Law say about
> domestic violence?
> And Kenyan Law?
>
> To Abdul Bangura: you talk about Italy and and the widely perceived
> to be gentle Swedes, but what can you tell us about the African
> Diaspora in the United States with regard to violent wife-husband dis-
> agreements?
>
> And apart from Islamic education and respect for Sharia etc. what
> global remedy do you suggest for the majority of people who are not
> Believers?
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