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These rapes and sexual abuse that are being highlighted now should have been brought into light way back. People shocked by the fact that sexual abuse of women and rape culture is now being normalised in Kashmir too, should know it has been a part of it for years already. 1/n
Also, the number of cases that are being highlighted don't even do half of the Justice to the the actual number of cases that were/are supposed to be covered and talked about. 2/n
Eve teasing, sexual abuse, harassment, rapes and marital rapes, all of these are a part of our Kashmiri society too and the sooner we understand the fact that it's no longer a Valley of Saints, the better it will be for women who live here, go through it and fear to speak. 3/n
I remember being a 4th grader, I was sexually abused by the imam of our local masjid.
You realize how Kashmiri families believe in "maetravun" and all? I fell ill and my dad asked him to pay a visit. 4/n
You realize how Kashmiri families believe in "maetravun" and all? I fell ill and my dad asked him to pay a visit. 4/n
The fact that he was an imam and a preacher too, my mother left me alone with him and went down to bring some tea for him. I still can't forget how he put his hand inside my t-shirt and his touch on my naked skin still sends shivers down my spine. 5/n
I remember one of my cousins coming home from tuitions, with the sleeves of her shirt completely dirty and wet because a man of our father's age standing next to her seat in the bus had done something so ugly, my fingers shiver while even typing it. 6/n
Our's was a Muslim missionary school and the teacher who taught Islamic studies had molested so many young girls, including my sister. Though he was later fired from the job but, do you even realize the impact that had been already put on so many young minds? 7/n
Mine or my cousin's or the one from school aren't the only stories. There are more and there will be more.
The fact that as a society we're still struggling with the fact that these things actually are a part of our society now is absurd. The reality is that it always was. 8/n
The fact that as a society we're still struggling with the fact that these things actually are a part of our society now is absurd. The reality is that it always was. 8/n
The fact that women aren't allowed to talk about all of it is where the root cause of these problems lie.
How rape isconsidered an outcome of how a woman dresses.
The fact that our society believe sexual abuse and rapes are an outcome of how a woman dresses up is the problem 9/n
How rape isconsidered an outcome of how a woman dresses.
The fact that our society believe sexual abuse and rapes are an outcome of how a woman dresses up is the problem 9/n
Every woman at least once in her life would have been though it even if she was covered from head to toe. Somebody sexual frustration shouldn't have been justified by judging a woman on how she should have dressed at first place. 10/n
Rape culture and sexual abuse might not completely end by taking these tiny steps but, at least it can be controlled. At least then, us and the women that come after us can have an enlightened, open minded and accepting society which has more to give then just mere judging.
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