Christian father killed his daughter because her behavior was an "affront to the family's honor".http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.801555?v=D186408B03A004AB3552CC6030788216 …
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Replying to @SarahTheHaider
This christian father must have been living alongside Muslims to end up having such a twisted idea of "family's honor"!
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Replying to @SarahTheHaider
Correct. Unfortunately too many people have learnt from Islam. Indians also have been quite misogynist, but they learnt it from Muslims!
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Replying to @JusbeirSingh
Please provide proof of the egalitarian nature of Indian society before engagement with Muslims.
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Replying to @SarahTheHaider
It is obvious from the early literature. I don't know how to post it all here. So I'll give you one example- As you know, Hindus believe 1/2
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Replying to @JusbeirSingh @SarahTheHaider
in Godesses, mostly in mother form. However there is a tradition where they see Goddess as full-fledged female. It's called
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Replying to @JusbeirSingh @SarahTheHaider
Everything used to be celebrated about
#TripuraSundari including her feminine personality and even menstruation cycles. Only the 1/21 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @JusbeirSingh @SarahTheHaider
non-misogynists are likely to come up with such deity. Please note that Tripura Sundari is not some lower deity. She is "The God". 2/2
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Replying to @JusbeirSingh @SarahTheHaider
Unfortunately, her denomination became weaker and weaker as Islam became stronger. Hindus themselves influenced by Islamic misogyny.
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How do you explain sati? Is that not a form of misogyny?
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @SarahTheHaider
No. The reason why Sati was practiced was not because ppl thought low of women. It was because of their superstitious beliefs. 1/2
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Hindus thought that the wife will join her husband if she does Sati. In Hinduism's defense, there is nothing in scriptures that backs Sati.2
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