Saudi Arabia releases video on National TV teaching husbands how to beat their wives

[KamaAina]

Not. The. Onion.

http://elicit.wix.com/the-watchdog#!Saudi-Arabia-releases-video-on-National-TV-teaching-husbands-how-to-beat-their-wives/c193z/573203490cf2e405158afef5

The national television of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has aired a video, in which a self-styled Islamic family doctor is seen teaching men in the country how to ‘properly’ beat their wives.

The video is believed to have been aired in the country in early February, 2016. The Kingdom’s government is said to have approved the video, and that is why it was given airtime on national television.

After airing the video in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government released the controversial video in the United States via the Washington DC-based Middle East Media Research Institute, in April 2016. Women activists group describe the video as nothing less than infuriating.

The content of the video features the doctor who is said to specialize in therapy; Khaled Al-Saqaby teaching men how to ‘properly’ beat their wives if their (wives) disobey them.

We're allied with these people why, exactly?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. this has existed since at least the 80's. my aunt and uncle lived in SA and often talk about this

[cleanhippie]

11. And?

Doesn't make it any less reprehensible.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. Did I say it was?

[Egnever]

25. I think that was another how to beat your wife video...

The video was recorded in February but was released this week via the Washington DC-based Middle East Media Research Institute.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3555047/How-discipline-wife-Saudi-style-Muslim-family-therapist-advises-men-beat-spouses-toothpick-handkerchief-forsake-bed.html#ixzz495tWpBsd
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[atreides1]

2. Give it 6 months

And it'll be a new reality show on FOX....

[arcane1]

3. Our "allies"

[Odin2005]

4. The vast majority of violent Islamism stems from Saudi-funded proselytizing...

...of fundamentalist Salafist Islam throughout the Islamic World. Traditionally Muslims in South Asia, SE Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Balkans belonged to tolerant, non-dogmatic Sufi-influenced sects.

[Emelina]

21. Wahhabi-ism has made its mark.

The Saudi leadership uses money to influence the selection of religious teachers around the world.

[Hekate]

5. Obviously they have to follow the rule of thumb: the rod must be no thicker than the man's thumb

According to former English Common Law, at least. YMMV in Arabia.

[KamaAina]

6. We know the vulgar talking yam's thumbs are short, but how thick are they?

[Arazi]

8. That's no consolation. There are thin whips that can deliver devastating damage

The size of the "rod" is a small part. Where and how frequently that "rod" is applied can easily mean permanent disability or death even if its as thin as the edge of a scalpel.

[linuxman]

47. A myth.

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=95;t=000001;p=0

[Albertoo]

7. The religion of peace, but towards wives?

[cleanhippie]

13. That's how they make peace at home... Ones own little dictatorship.

Backed by religious law.


Ain't religion grand?

[Albertoo]

18. I suppose it's OK

A religion which clearly enunciates in its sacred texts (Quran+hadiths) that men are superior to women, and can beat their wives into submission if necessary has absolutely no need to make any adjustment to its doctrine, has it?

Which is good news as adjustments are bid'ah, innovations which are heretical in and of themselves. So I suppose women will just have to submit patiently. To suggest there is anything wrong with all this stuff would be islamophobia, and probably racism.

[Egnever]

9. Here's the video

I certainly don't agree with beating your wife but in a country where wives are often brutally beaten this video advocates beating them with a tiny little tooth cleaning stick and it says the point is not to cause injury and should not be done in anger. It actually advocates against injury. Still wrong no question but in that particular country I would say it is progress.

[joshcryer]

20. That's virtually progressive liberalism for Saudi Arabia.

Add fucked up as that sounds.

Thanks for posting the video.

[Brickbat]

31. Hardly progress. It describes an expectation of obedience from a wife, and outlines the proper

emotional abuse to inflict when she's disobedient. The root is still bad.

[smirkymonkey]

10. What sick cowards!

what kind of man beats a woman and still calls himself a man?

[cleanhippie]

12. Google "How to train up a child" or "How to train up a wife". Exact same thing, just Christian.

Islam isn't the problem, religion is.

[romanic]

14. Is there a Christian tv program...

instructing a man to beat his wife in the name of God? If there is'nt then your point is moot.

[agnostic102]

15. This is the official

official position of an entire country and gov. This isnt some fringe group in a forest with there own made up church who made a youtube video. The video you watched is sanctioned by an entire country. Saudi arabia and its imperialistic wahhabi ideology is going to be the scorn of the 21st century.

[leftynyc]

23. BULLSHIT

This is being broadcast on TV by the GOVERNMENT. Don't try that magical balance fairy bullshit - it's dishonest and deflection in the name of being pc.

[cwydro]

30. Thank you.

That religion is stuck in the 13th century, if that.

[cleanhippie]

33. That's a good point. Catholicism is quite progressive, it's in the 17th century at least!

There's still the patriarchy, the misogyny, the pedophilia, the homophobia, and the absurdity like Islam, but when you're right you're right....at least it's not stuck in the 13th century. Being stuck in the 17th century is so much better, amirite?

[cwydro]

34. I don't have any love for that religion either.

But at least they've stopped burning people.

[Mosby]

43. The majority of American Catholics are Democrats.

Unlike, say, American evangelicals and Muslims.

[Ilsa]

16. Fuck Saudi Arabia.

Just fuck them.

[Initech]

17. Worst country on earth!!

[Democat]

19. As long as they aren't Christians, many on DU will probably approve

The DU rule is often that we must respect all religions except Christianity.

[leftynyc]

24. They wont approve

but they'll do fucking back flips in order to claim the West is exactly the same. There's one right here on this thread already. Repulsive.

[leftynyc]

22. That we have ANYTHING to

do with a shithole like this embarrasses me as an American. Pretending they're anything but a shithole is even worse.

[SusanCalvin]

27. Strange bedfellows. nt

[Dorian Gray]

28. What the

FUCKITY FUCK FUCK?!?!?!?!?!

[Rex]

32. Grotesque.

Why are men so fucking violent? Why are we supposed to abuse others? Some higher power wants this? What fucking garbage.

How about a video on developing a loving relationship with your wive(s)? Too much work?

[TrappedInUtah]

38. If I had to guess...

It's due to how men are physically stronger and more durable usually. This led to men thinking God must have designed them to be the superior sex, and that women were inferior and just for making babies. The opposite situation might have occurred if women were bigger and stronger(Like with black widow spiders for example). For all we know men would have been kept for mating and any extras would be killed off and eaten.

[Mr Maru]

35. Pretty sure my wife would 'properly' kill me.

No wait. Not just pretty sure. Sure.

[bdwker]

36. You cant blame an entire culture for one isolated idiot.

Who are we to judge?

[TrappedInUtah]

37. Uh......

Sure seems to be a lot of 'isolated' incidents with a certain culture. What I'm particularly bothered by is how entire nations seem to approve of this sort of behavior officially.

[Iggo]

39. That's our friends, right?

[libodem]

40. America families

Threaten their wives with a handgun the way it was meant to be, ffs.

[SusanLarson]

41. The obligatory alert....

On Thu May 19, 2016, 12:29 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

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ALERTER'S COMMENTS

More Islamophobia on DU, as if Christians never beat their wives

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Explanation: Oh come on... what the heck is with all the petty alerts lately? Perhaps the alerter should watch the entire video before doing this.
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[KamaAina]

44. 174 posts and you've already caught on to the alert situation?

Nice! And welcome!

And how is criticizing one particular Muslim country "Islamophobic"? Then again, criticism of Israel is often called anti-Semitic. (sigh)

[SusanLarson]

46. I am trans

174 since my transition, I have been here since 2006...

[AtheistCrusader]

42. Alert Troll shanked this one into the weeds.

On Thu May 19, 2016, 12:29 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Saudi Arabia releases video on National TV teaching husbands how to beat their wives
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027840321

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

More Islamophobia on DU, as if Christians never beat their wives

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu May 19, 2016, 12:36 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: False equivalence in the alert. So sorry you don't want to see what's actually happening in the world. Might want to just go ahead and unhook from the internet so you don't accidentally see any other facts/reality.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Alert abuse.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh come on... what the heck is with all the petty alerts lately? Perhaps the alerter should watch the entire video before doing this.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This alert a joke right? Instructional video on how to beat your wife and you can't question our alliance with such barbarians? How can anyone defend this?
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: If the reporter would like to highlight Christian actions of a similar nature they are free to do so.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: If the alerter has a "Christian" situation parallel to the Saudi situation (appalling video carried on the public airwaves with government endorsement), please bring it to the attention of the DU assembly, and we'll render a judgment. Otherwise, it sounds like the pulings of a WATB.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Cyrano]

45. When will the Saudis release the "bring down the twin towers" video

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I guess about the same time our government decides to release those 28 pages about Saudi involvement in 9/11.

Bush/Cheney invaded the wrong country and they knew it.