In some cultures a girl has no option but to either accept a forced marriage proposal or face death..... and this is not religious as most fathers who beat or kill their daughters claim. Such acts are purely unislamic though widely practiced in moslem countries
She is a victim of her own gender
Guilty she was made for being a girl
In her soul they dug a hole of misery
And sadly enough she had nothíng else
But to fill that vacuum with a vacuum
At birth her father made a nasty regret
He wished to have seen her a still born
He thought a boy would have been better
As he would carry on the family lineage
"Or would lift clan pride at battle fronts"
At a tender age of six her body was cut
Parts of here private parts got rid of
Leyla had undergone a rite of passage
In the name of culture a crime was committed
At puperty Leyla was married óff to a man
Her father has arranged one of his choice
The dowry has impressively been so big
Like a cow in the market he sold out his daughter
But well before he acquired the money
Bubbles of his euphoria had bursted away
Leyla resisted this ugly marriage deal
And so he struck her in the head with a chord
Tragedy descended as Leyla died bleeding
In the fabric of a life woven with prejudice
The thread of its values remain barbaric
Leyla was strangled with ropes of abuse
and buried in the sands of discrimination
As forced marriage is a marriage of death
prearranged marriages are as lowly and indispicable as the demons from the deep -- financial reward more valued than human love and kindness -- is this practice any more humane than slavery? -- God bless -- JMW
WoW....This is so tragic. How aweful that it is true. A woman is worthless in some cultures. It's so enhuman, so vile, to treat a young girl so cruelly. Thank you for this deeply awareness write.
It is indeed a sad commentary on our "evolved" race when such tragedies continue to occur. This is a scorge on humankind. Thank you, Abdi-Noor. Love and peace to you,
Probably like the pedophilia eating away the flesh of Catholisism the practiced barbarism of those profesing to follow Islam's Law will destroy that religion more effectively than any world Crusade would.
When God asked to be Light he didn't tell man to interprete it as going and make a parasol.
This, Abdi-Noor, is all too familiar to me from my time in the Middle East and Africa and from the stories I heard. You're a brave man for taking this on and I salute you.
Excellent write!
John
These incidences do happen where the women are supposedly traded off in marriage, and have no saying on their own.
Even in some part of poor India, girls are not worthy of going to the hospitals when they're sick, and the family can kill them and they won't be accounted for their sins.
When a woman gets married, she's supposed to have a lot of gold to bring into the marriage, if not, the in-laws and her husband have a right to beat her up daily. I've watched a documentary that one woman was dosed with gasoline and got burned by the husband, she was clinging to life, and most likely the husband would not even be charged with murder or assault. This kind of things are really still happening in this world where women have no say to everything.
Oh my God...I've heard this before but just couldn't believe this could be possible. I had such a loving father who treasured me. These girls need that too. I realize boys carry on the family name and can fight in the wars. But we have women fighting in the wars and dying right now. What's in a name, most woman put a slash so their maiden names not forgotten. Not to be loved by a father is torturous and stopped. Why aren't the woman rising against this? I will pray for their bravery to fight. Heartbreaking write my friend and heartfelt too. Love, Bonnie
New Poetry by Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope)
Yankee Doodle Daddy is a historical Appalachian Family Saga. The story follows a mother's reckoning as she struggles to survive and keep her four daughters alive.
Regis
When God asked to be Light he didn't tell man to interprete it as going and make a parasol.
Georg
Excellent write!
John
Even in some part of poor India, girls are not worthy of going to the hospitals when they're sick, and the family can kill them and they won't be accounted for their sins.
When a woman gets married, she's supposed to have a lot of gold to bring into the marriage, if not, the in-laws and her husband have a right to beat her up daily. I've watched a documentary that one woman was dosed with gasoline and got burned by the husband, she was clinging to life, and most likely the husband would not even be charged with murder or assault. This kind of things are really still happening in this world where women have no say to everything.
Too sad indeed!!!
Sandie Angel :o(