Sigh...I've read a similar article today and much like the other one I've read, the author of this article, Terry Davidson fails to critique the author of the book Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, and instead blames Islam for being inherently violent. Davidson mentions the Shafia case without hesitation, even though it has nothing to do with this book. Did they find a copy of this book in the Shafia household? Then why is it being mentioned.

I am in no way condoning violence against women (hell, I am a woman!) but I think it's irresponsible for journalists to continually write about domestic violence as essential in Islam. Whenever a domestic violence issue happens to a non-Muslim person (actually, to a white person) it's called abuse and is not attributed to their culture/religion. Some may argue differently but consider the fact that many of the dominant Islamic scholars are male. Thus, they're obviously going to write things that make it possible and permissible to control women. This happens in the West, too. Consider what's happening in the states with regards to women's reproductive rights! However, this is not attributed to any religion or cultural values.

I despise the fact that Thavani uses religion as justification for violence but I also am upset that Davidson perpetuates Islamophobia in this way. Both these men should feel deeply ashamed.