Unfortunately, her dramatic protest will likely be in vain. The Qur’an says: “Good women are obedient….As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them” (4:34). Her protest will not change the respect accorded to that directive.
“Afghan bride burns herself in protest of domestic violence,” by Abdul Haleem and Chen Xin for Xinhua, February 15 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
KABUL, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — “I have knocked any door to get rid of violence but all of my complaints have fallen to deaf ears. Instead, the prosecutor accused me of lying and warned me of dire consequence,” a woman named Sadat revealed her ordeal in a weak voice while receiving treatment in Herat hospital.
The bandaged wrapped image of the young woman showed by the private Tolo television on Wednesday tells of the nightmare she had faced in her in-laws home.
Sadat, 15, is a native of Herat province 640 km west of Afghan capital Kabul. She married a man five months ago, hoping to start a happy new life.
“I got married to a man in Sawa village of Anjil district five months ago. My husband and my father-in-law had beaten me without any reason several times. The repeated mistreatment had forced me to complain, but all in vain as the prosecutor in Herat city overlooked my petition and warned me to either withdraw the complaint or face imprisonment,” the badly injured bride told Xinhua from her bed in hospital.
“The last time I sought justice on Monday, the prosecutor again warned me of dire consequence if I refuse to withdraw my complaints.
“Such behavior left me with no choice but self-immolation because it was the only way to get rid of violence and insult,” the severely burned lady murmured in her bed.
The doctor treating her in Herat hospital was skeptical of her recovery.
“She is in critical condition as 80 percent of her skin is burned. she has only 20 percent chance to survive,” a doctor in the hospital told Xinhua….