Oh, but we’re told that Islam affords equality to females.
Lawmakers in Afghanistan have blocked legislation proposing a minimum marriage age for girls, and women not being prosecuted for rapes committed against them. Some said such laws might encourage sex outside of marriage.
Failure to pass the law highlights how tenuous women’s rights remain a dozen years after the US-led war led to the overthrow of the Taliban, which kept women virtual prisoners in their homes. Khalil Ahmad Shaheedzada, a conservative lawmaker for the Herat province, said parliament withdrew the legislation because of opposition from religious parties that considered the law un-Islamic.
“Whatever is against Islamic law, we don’t even need to speak about it,” Shaheedzada said.
More here. H/T: Fjordman
If treating females with any kindness or respect can cause rapes then their men must be the most low and base bunch of animals.