Society Without the Hijab

Society Without the Hijab

"More than a third of women slain in this country die at the hands of husbands or boyfriends, and domestic violence is the single largest cause of injuries to women in the United States. The home is actually a more dangerous place for American women than city streets." [U.S. Surgeon Geberal Dr. Anotnia C. Novello, 20 Oct 91] Beatings by husbands and boy friends are the leading cause of injuries to the U.S. women. (Surgeon General's report.) According to the FBI, a battering incident occurs every 18 seconds in the U.S., and 30% of female homicide victims are killed by their husbands or boyfriends. In October 1992, the Senate Judiciary Committee found that at least 1.1 million assaults against women in the home were reported in 1991. By some estimates 3 million more such crimes go unreported each year. Rule of Thumb: Under English Common Law a husband was allowed to beat his wife if he used modertion, as in a stick no thicker than a thumb. 42% of women in the U.S. military are sexually assaulted. Three out of four women will be victims of violent crimes. And one out of five will be raped in their life time. A woman is raped every six minutes. Every other U.S. woman has been approached by at least one person who tried to rape her. "Thirteen year old rapists are no uncommon, neither are 8 year old victims." (N. Y. Times 13 June 89) "During 1985-1990 more than half of all births to 18- and 19- year old women in the U.S. were out of wedlock." [Census Bureau Report, N.Y. Dec 91]