Thursday, 16 February 2012

Harassing girls and IIUI

 The report was shocking. No, it was not shocking as it is common in our society which is praisingly called an Islamic society based on the Holy Quran. We should not be surprised because girls are toys simply made to be exploited by men for sexual pleasures. Don't get angry, I'm not saying this but your just society in which you're miserably passing your remaining days.

We have a history full of such incidents. Woman is considered a sexual toy and exploited for sexual purposes against their wishes. They are bounded to respect the orders of the male otherwise they are committing a serious sin. The complex relationship between men and women is defined by Islamic texts, the history and culture of the Muslim world, but still their valid rights are violated and they are treated as inferior to men and kept as slaves.

I would like to express my rage which is profoundly increasing and might cause collateral damage to my health if goes unexpressed or in other words I must do justice to my health. Why a girl who shares her story of being sexually harassed is socially avoided and ostracised? Why do we understand it a shame attached to the victim? Is not it a gross crime? Are we not giving free chances to the perpetrator? Why don't we  encourage the girls to speak up and demand punishment for what is done to them? Is it morally acceptable to avoid such cases because they bring bad name to family?

I don't think that reporting a crime brings harassment as it is not consented. It is our highly backward society that discourages the victim by thinking shallowly and at the same time favouring the perpetrator, by avoiding such cases. To me, it is really surprising,  mostly society considers a girl as of no value as she is sexually harassed ignoring the reality that being a victim is not a sin and any one can fall victim in this barbarically murderous society any time. This unacceptably sinful attitude of our society is encouraging enough for those who commit such illicit crimes and painfully dreadful for those who fall victims and another impact of this attitude is increasing is that  now most girls/victims avoid to share their stories and keep it a secret which remains forever and kills her inside. .

 I don't blame IIUI, why should I? In fact sexual exploitation, assault and rape is common, of students and junior employees at the hands of faculty and administration at all institutions. Oh I remembered the main purpose of coining these words.My aim is to salute those teachers and moral fathers who seek sexual favours. I salute you all. Wonderful work, keep it up! I wish when I become a moral teacher like you all, I must be able to muster up courage and ask to my fairy face girl students for what you're asking for grades, but I fear I might not be able to that is why I want to meet one of you for help and I hope you will not disappoint me.

I wanted to wind up as I told my purpose and as we all know we are living only for ourselves, but I remembered some thing that there are many cases like this in reputed institutions go unreported. These are kept away from public eyes because of the image of the institution, or in other words not to halt their business. The words of the acting president IIUI, Sajidur Rahman that, "we did not approach the police to investigate the allegations as it would have brought bad name to the university and set parents of the 9,500 girls studying here worrying." It is shameful, he does not want parents to suffer worrying but accepts their daughter's dignity to be damaged day by day. These words are enough to prove that business and name is extremely important than any other thing in all institutions.

Some people argue irrationally that harassed or raped girl is responsible for her plight reasoning she wears such western dresses which is futile as we see they are not safe in clad (burqa). I would like to ask them, is this Islamic or western?  And another attitude which is debatable is of the family members. They condemn the victim rather than the perpetrator which is condemnable in most possible words. Think, grow up, change your existing attitude, reflect and make sense.

It is the time for us to empower the victims, speak in their favour as they are harassed forcefully which is highly immoral and illegal, and encouragingly enable them to speak up whenever they are harassed or being played with their dignity, and special request to girl students to use their mind not for easy ways but for making efforts and never feel afraid reporting such cases, if you do, you're putting your future in dark pots.

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