RAPE IN ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION.

Map showing countries within the Asia-Pacific region. The definition of the region is fairly ambiguous. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Survey shows extent of sexual violence in region where 70% of men report facing no legal consequences.                                                                                                                                                   A staggering quarter of men in the asia-pacific region admit to commiting rape at least once in their lifetimes with more than half of those repondents admitting the first time being in their teens,
The study covering six countries – Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka – found that 10% of men admitted to raping at least once a woman who was not their partner, a figure that rose to nearly 25% when rape of a partner was included.                                                                                                                      This next statistic realy rocked me to the core and i could hardly believe it. 75% yes 75% said they did it because they were sexually entitled to do it, more than half did for entertainment.                                                                                                               
The UN-led study on men and violence collected data from more than 10,000 men and 3,000 women aged 18-49 between 2010 and 2013 in order to understand why men commit violence against women and what can be done to prevent it.
The findings are significant because the Asia-Pacific region is home to over half of the world's population, making the amount and range of information collected "unprecedented and ground-breaking", said Dr Emma Fulu of Partners for Prevention, the joint-UN programme that co-ordinated the study.( the guardian )                                                   

The Director of a women’s shelter embraces a young survivor of sexual violence. (Photo credit: Amnesty International)

     
                                                                                                                                                       The men questiond where asked if they had ever had sex with a women who was so drunk or drugged that they had no idea if they had consented or not and the questions avoided terms like " rape " or " violence " presumedley to get  truthful responses to the questions asked. Participants were asked to answer the more sensitive questions on a hand-held device that recorded their responses anonymously. Nearly half of the respondents who said they had committed rape, perpetrated the crime on different women.

They were asked how many different women they had raped:

• 55.4% said they have raped 1 woman
• 28.3% said they have raped 2-3 women
• 12% said they have raped 4-10 women
• 4.2% said they have raped 10 or more women                                                        What is the answer to the problem?  Many think that more police prosecutions would help to deter perpetrators of rape or that more education in families to stop violence to children who go on to rape with violence but surely this can not be allowed to carry on ,                Any suggestions !    Please use the comments box and dont forget the "reactions" box.      Many thanks for reading this article.                                                 Regards A+A.                                                       

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Egyptian prime minister ousted by army

English: flag of the Army of Egypt and war flag of Egypt. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Victory for military extremists in Egypt sees Aly Maher ousted and General Naguib installed as prime minister.                                                                  For all of you reading this it is from the archives of the guardian newspaper of this day in 1952,  Most of you would not have been around for this excerpt in Egypts troubled past but the similarities can not be ignored.. How much has been learned  that there will always be uncertaintys in this part of the world. PLEASE read the rest of this and then give me reasons why the Army should relinquish there hold on to power at this moment in time....... returning to archive. .                                                                                                                                                          
General Naguib, who yesterday assumed the post of Prime Minister and Minister of War, as well as that of Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian forces, has now rounded up more political leaders to join the fifty he had caused to be arrested yesterday. He also held his first Cabinet meeting in Cairo this morning.
What the General intends to do with his political prisoners is not yet clear. The bag is a very mixed one. While it might well be that the secretary-general of the Wafd party, Serag ed-Din, and other politicians with dubious records might be faced with a court of inquiry into the means by which they amassed their considerable fortunes, it seems hardly likely that men like Naguib Hilaly, the former Independent Prime Minister, Mortada Moraghy, or the four arrested Saadist leaders will be submitted to similar treatment.     Hilaly's crime may be no graver than that he was the last Prime Minister to serve ex-King Farouk and accepted the latter's brother-in-law as War Minister in his Cabinet. The Saadist leaders' offence may be the strong action that their party took against the Moslem Brotherhood after one of the brotherhood's members had assassinated Nokrashy Pasha, the Saadist Prime Minister, in 1948. If that is so it must be regarded as a measure of the influence exerted on General Naguib by the extremists among his supporters. He has included two extreme Nationalists in his new Cabinet.                                                                                                                         End of archive.                                                                                                                                          lets all .hope that there is no more bloodshed on the streets of Egypt.                                                                    Please feel free to comment on this article  Regards A+A

English: Portrait of Muhammad Naguib (1904-1984), the first President of Egypt (1953-1954), in military uniform. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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BRITISH TRANSGENDER SOLDIER CONVERTS TO ISLAM

             TRANSGENDER SOLDIER WEARS BURKA..                                                                                                                          

                                   Today we have former territorial male soldier, 28 year old Lucy Vallender, she had a sex change in 2010and then converted to islam last year. She met Murad who was already married online, Murad did`nt know she was once a man. They married on there first date in april and have met for sex twice since,
Now she prays five times a day and wears a full burkha and spends hours deep in study of the Qu'ran.
But despite her dedication she has been banned from her local mosque by elders who she claims said she would have to pray with the men.
The 5ft 10in ex-labourer says she always knew she was different but did not have her operation until three years ago.
Lucy, who now lives in Swindon, said: "I always felt different and felt like I was in the wrong body.
"I told my mum and she was shocked to say the least.
"It just was not the done thing so I just put it to the back of my head and try and forget about it."
Lucy signed up to the TA arm of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in 2006 at the age of 21 to try and make himself more manly.
But it only made her more depressed.
"I tried to do macho things you know to stop how I was thinking, but it didn't work because I was trying to be someone I wasn't," she said.
"I felt differently to others - I was attracted to men, 
"They say I am the first transgender Muslim but I bet there are more - they are just frightened," she said.
She says she has been banned from the Broad Street mosque by thoughtless worshippers who were offended by her gender.
She said: "The way they treated me was disgusting.
"They asked me questions about my bra cup size, asked about my Adam's apple, about my period and asked to see my birth certificate.
"They said I had to pray with the men so I left and pray at home instead.
"I hope people will change their attitudes and other people like me will realise they are free to just be themselves."
A spokesman for Swindon Mosque said: "Everybody is welcome, as long as they behave according to Islam."                                                                                                                                                               The question for you is should lucy be banned from the mosque? is it appropriate for a man to become a woman in islam?                                                                                             I would like comments from all religions please and dont forget to fill in the " reaction" boxes,                                                                                                                                                                       Many thanks and regards, A+ A.

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BADGERS, IS CULLING THE ONLY WAY?

Badger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

                                  CAN WE VACCINATE?                                                                                                  As you may or not know 27th august started as the ist day of badger culling in 2 counties of the UK. Around 5,000 badgers are expected to be killed in Gloucestershire and Somerset over the next six weeks under two pilot schemes.The controversial badger cull has started as experts insist it is a vital move to stop the spread of bovine TB.cattle tuberculosis is a highly infectious respiratory infection that has very similar effects to human TB. The disease mainly affects lungs and kidneys, causing infected animals to lose weight and experience breathing problems. They become emaciated, weak, lethargic and eventually die. Before milk was pasteurised, cattle TB was common in humans - and often fatal. It is rarer now. Badgers pass the disease to one another then it is passed on to farm animals,  Cattle are the main hosts, but it does affect many other mammals, including badgers, deer, goats, pigs, llamas and alpacas, dogs and cats.
Those carrying out the cull have been set a target of reducing the local badger population by 70% which, previous culls suggest, could reduce cattle in TB by at least 16% over the long term.
The policy is in marked contrast to the one pursued by the Welsh government, which has just embarked on the second year of a badger vaccination programme in a disease hotspot in north Pembrokeshire. Vaccination has been proved in studies to have an impact on the spread of TB amongst badgers..
The vaccine is obviously looking to protect clean animals, but it also reduces the bacilli that is excreted by infected badgers. It doesn't cure them, but it reduces the possibility of any further infection.
No vaccine is 100% effective but we're talking in the region of a 75% level of protection.
When that size of the population is being protected then the chances of picking up the disease are very slim.
The life span of a badger is about five years.
So if you continue the vaccination project for five years, then the majority of animals that were there at the beginning will have died out and that vaccination programme is leading towards a clean and healthy badger population.,                                                                                                                                                         Are you a "culler" or a "vaccinator",         Let me know in your comments please, and dont forget the " reaction " boxes,       Regards A+A

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IS GREAT BRITAIN ADOPTING SHARIA LAWS

Islamic Society of Britain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

                  IS BRITAIN GIVING IN TO SHARIA LAW                                                         The Islamic Shari'a Council was formed to solve the matrimonial problems of Muslims living in the United Kingdom in the light of Islamic family law. The council is made up of members from all of the major schools of Islamic legal thought (mad'hab) and is widely accepted as an authoritative body with regards to Islamic law .    The tentacles of political Islam are gradually slipping into our society. Most Westerners are oblivious to this reality, and the dangers it could bring to our way of life. "We can't celebrate Christmas in school, we can't sing Christmas Carols, This is a small part of our culture, which is being washed away gradually, and its very painful. We gave them a home, and now it's us who are having to adapt to their culture, or are we?      Shouldnt we be embracing the many cultures that now contribute to the growth of this country, Many clerics preach of  integration of islamic  communities into british ways of life and that there is  much to be learned from each other.   Regarding the education of Muslim and Christian youth, we have to bring up our young people to think and speak respectfully of other religions and their followers, and to avoid ridiculing or denigrating their convictions and practices.                                                                                Now peeps ,what do you think about this ,do you like or dis-like anything to do with this article, dont forget the "reaction" boxes,                     Regards A+A                                          

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IS WATCHING TO MUCH TV BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

British Heart Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Every hour spent watching television shortens the viewer’s life by 22 minutes, academics warn.                                                              

Anyone who spends six hours a day in front of the box is at risk of dying five years sooner than those who enjoy more active pastimes, it is claimed.

Researchers say that watching too much TV is as dangerous as smoking or being overweight, and that the “ubiquitous sedentary behaviour” should be seen as a “public health problem”                                                 

Well i can mention a few tv programmes i,ve watched lately that after it had finished i thought i was brain dead. No but seriously if we sit our children down in front of the tv all day long does it actualy do them any harm.?                               Researchers say that watching too much TV is as dangerous as smoking or being overweight, and that the “ubiquitous sedentary behaviour” should be seen as a “public health problem”                                      
Maureen Talbot, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “Sedentary behaviour such as vegging in front of the TV is practically a cultural institution these days and it’s good to relax for a while, but this study supports the view that too much of it can be bad for our health.
“Many of us make a conscious decision not to smoke because we know it’s bad for us, and this study suggests that more of us should make the same kind of pledge about lounging around and watching lots of TV.
       Should or could we cut down on the amount of tv we watch? is it bad for you or is it just one of those stories that someone has made a lot of money out of studying., just a small thought, how many people do you think die either sat in an armchair or lay in bed watching tv?  not a nice thing to happen but tv sets are now being made to assess your health when you are watching  your favourite show.   see link below.                                                                                                            http://www.technewsdaily.com/18401-tv-could-monitor-heart-health.html                               
                           
Now its your turn, do you " like" or "dislike this article, please dont forget to let me know if you think i enjoy this topic and check the "reaction" boxes.    Regards, A+A

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