Last week, a friend on facebook posted a story of a woman who was seeking advice in her marriage. This is the story “My husband pregnants every house maid that comes our home and I have children from them in the house just because I wanted to keep my marriage. Last year I discovered weird things in the house and I started having bad dreams and our children too, one night I woke up and found him holding a knife almost killing me. We separated bedrooms and for the last 4 months, and packed out of his house with my children”. When I read this post I immediately responded <a href=\"//loycek.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/violence-against-women-religion-and-patriarchy/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More...</a>

Africa

Violence Against Women, Religion and Patriarchy

Gender-based Violence

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