By
Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi
There are two stories. Both are related to women. But how world reacts on these two stories, a matter to judge it.
One story is related to 500 women who have been systemically raped and were subjected of violence in DR Congo.
This incident took place since 30 July to 2nd August of 2010. In these three days around five hundred women have been raped.
The victims included 21 children, all girls aged between seven and 15.
According to the report, 242 rapes had earlier been reported in and around Luvungi. 260 more rapes had come to light in the Uvira area and other regions of North and South Kivu.
According to UN report, at least 8,300 rapes were reported in 2009 and it is believed that many more attacks go unreported.
Above static and reports are just only for an example. There are other horror stories of women who are being slaved or being kept them as wife by the Rebels of Congo.
Above static is enough to understand the gravity of heinous crimes carried out against women whose life has become a hell and who are deploring on their fate of being a woman.
The more seriousness of this crime is that Luvungi, where 242 cases of rape are reported is not far from UN peacekeeper’s camp.
On above incidents, we see that world not reacted much as it ululates on the situation of women of Afghanistan or of other Muslim countries.
The leaders of the world and the Presidents of world’s most powerful countries may have arguments, reasons and difference of opinions on above heinous crimes, but they cannot deny their failure as a head of the world in protecting the women in Congo and providing them all necessary assistance to save their dignity and nobility.
Now, we see other story of another woman. This is the story of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43 year old woman, who is facing stoned to death sentence for her crime in Iran.
Ashtiani convicted of adultery and unwitting accomplice in her husband’s killing, as Media report says.
The story of this woman is unclear for most of us. We just rely on the story stated in the Media. Is she did this crime or she falsely convicted no one knows the correct situation.
As per Media reports she convicted by an Iranian court. What’s the situation is in real we are unaware about it.
We can only say that if she convicted falsely she has right to get justice and affirming justice to her is the responsibility of Iranian government and Iranian court.
European Union official called this sentence to Iranian woman as a barbaric. Various Human rights activists and organizations came in her support.
Carla Brouni, First lady of France, came openly in her support. She says in an open letter to Ashtiani: "Spill your blood, deprive your children of their mother, why? Because you have lived? Because you have loved? Because you are a woman? Your judges should know, Sakineh, that your name has become a symbol for the entire planet...I assure you that my husband will plead your cause...and France will not abandon you."
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has offered asylum to Ashtiani in his country.
What are the differences in above two stories? Both stories expose the hue and cry of western countries and so called human rights organizations across the world.
The story of women of Congo who have been sexually exploited and their lives still in danger cannot catch the attention of world as Ashtiani’s story got much attention of all walks of life.
There is a question why it happens so? Are the pain, agony and cramp of 500 women who have been subjected of rape in July and August in 2010 and those 8,300 who have been sexually exploited in 2009 worthless?
Are these women not human being? Are they have no right to get justice? Are they not human being?
Why world, human right activists and those who extended their helping hands to Ashtiani did not come out to help these women? Why they did not much reacted as we see their voice in Ashtiani’s issue? Why world not responded as it heard the news that such kind of inhuman violence took place in DR Congo? Why the world is not ready to arrest and send special troops to counter these rapists and murderers? Why the tears of these women cannot succeed to turn the world towards them?
What happens if these incidents against women take place in Afghanistan or in any other Muslim countries?
By saying “What happens if we leave Afghanistan” Time Magazine publishes a picture of an Afghan girl whose nose and ears have been mutilated by Taliban, as Time Magazine claims, Now there is question what Time Magazine utters on those 500 hundred women who have been sexually exploited between 30 July to 2nd August, 2010 while UN peacekeepers mission was not far away from the brutal incident site.
For just only mutilating of nose and ears, Time Magazine makes hue and cry while it becomes mute spectators on the incidents are more brutal, cruel and barbarous than the incident takes place in any Muslim country.
These double standards of western Media and its followers in the government tore their horrifying pictures and show that how they are murderers and cruel. They understand only political language. They play every time political game. They have no sympathy for Ashtiani or women of Congo.
Their sympathy for Ashtiani is just a political game. In the name of Ashtiani, they are targeting Iran and trying to slap more bans.
Time has come that Western countries, Media and advocators of lie leave their hostile attitude towards Muslims and Muslim countries. If they speak about justice, human rights and human values, they should apply it equally.
Bringing murderers and rapists of these DR Congo women before the court to get what they did is a test of those European leaders whose voice arises for Ashtiani but they become speechless when the demand of justice rises from other countries.
Let us see what they do for them.
12-09-2010
