Women targeted amid growing violence in Basra - 16 Nov 07

[Navigator20081]

voilence against women is a part of islam since Muhamed says that it is allowed to beat woman?

everything is haram and your opinion is not taken into consideration. Only the sharia only the hadiths of imams, only the shit of islam is taking place in islamic countries.

Congratulation muslims to this ignorence and this barbarian attitude against your own females

Shit be upon Muhamed he is the mean reason for this shit

[honeychick4ever]

lashandajones1 , who are you refering the comment to?

[honeychick4ever]

Bachelo, do you dislike feminist women or just hate women in general? Remember you mother is a women , she birth you and she gave you life! Peace!

[lashandajones1]

i second that....some people are just so ignorant...they think the things they say dont matter...but when people die...woment...men...children.­.is a serious problem. Counter the Culture and KNOW the truth.

[fireboy3456]

5 years ago there was a boy called peter people made fun of him so he killed himself in front of a mirror and now he lives in them and tonight at 11:00pm he will leave the mirrors and take you to the mirror and stab you unless you copy and paste this to 2 other vids in 5MINS

[Jazzwoman1985]

Watch A Call to Arms: Breaking the Silence and pass to as many people as possible!!!

[universallove90]

learn self defense! Look not all men are dip shits, but there's a reason why they can easily be swayed into being a idiot. 1. The human male only listens with one side of the brain, a lot of the times. 2. Higher sex drive 3. Can't handle stress as well as women=They can easily become violent because of this. Now accept the fact that by nature most men are stupid in some ways, their stupidity can not be tolerated if we want a rational world, now women you must evolve, and take care of this planet

[universallove90]

Common women, men honestly don't have power over you. All they have is violence, but you're the cradle of life, meaning you could have them at your fucking feet. Resist always and learn at least basic self defense you can own men, and you know it! I don't want men to be slaves though, but I'm just saying women could easily own men haha.

[Bachelo2]

Women are pieces of crap who live only to fuck, get pregnant and bloodsuck men. Those bitches must be mass killed, and retard feminist men who protect them must die too, you retard bitch, now go kill yourself scum, this will make the world a better place.

[lashandajones1]

lol bachelo2...you must prefer men...

[universallove90]

Oh Bachelo you're so ignorant it's funny! Women wake up, the majority of men suffer from some form of mental illness, look at them for crying out loud. The way they treat you, themselves, other races, other species, people of different sexualities, our beautiful planet? Why do you even care what they think? Here's a tip stop, move on, demand respect, build world wide sister hoods, gain more control over weapons, demand equal authority in all positions, or more authority, but most importantly

[grinnaturemusic90]

however, it's not about who is the leader, the truth is, everyone should take part in running their countries. Don't let anyone have power, women wake up!

[Janvierireland]

Violent people should never have power

[Bachelo2]

Women are retarded parasites who can only fuck, get pregnant and bloodsuck men. Those pieces of crap must be mass killed, and stupid feminist men who protect them must die too. Now, do something useful for a change and go kill yourself, feminist piece of shit.

[Navigator20081]

motherfucker that means that your mother is a piece of crap and have to be fucked up asshole. let me know who you are and I would blow your ass with TNT, you have to die like a dog

[Knowwon249]

@Navigator20081 And then when we are done lets have a party!

[grinnaturemusic90]

All past civilizations were in fact matriarchy, now sexist historians, have erased most of womens actual history, or have just not pointed out many of the wonderful contributions women have given to society. It's a myth that women lack, in science,math, engineering, if you want real history you will find it, women have been involved with science etc, for over 4000 years, prob more. It's not natural for men to rule. The truth is when, more men rule, society goes to shit. Women are better leaders

[Janvierireland]

i think that it would be good if both women and men share rule.

[ArronTheCooooolest]

LOL I'd love to see your evidence that all civilizations were matriarchal!

btw Men aren't the big problem, CIVILISATION is the problem. It's unnatural, alienating, unsustainable and just completely vile.

[Bachelo]

Women never contribute with anything. Women are just parasites who can only spread their legs, get pregnant and bloodscuk men. Feminist pieces of crap like you must be mass killed.

[grinnaturemusic90]

Women you have the ultimate power "Giving life, you could take it away easily" How you can gain power world wide. First off, stop caring what men think. Secondly learn basic self defense, thirdly grow large sister hoods again, fourthly, refuse to have male babies, tell men you will not have sex with them, or tell men you will kill your selfs, if you don't get the power you deserve. Men actually can be at your feet, if you want it, you must leave the slave state, and start really thinking

[ArronTheCooooolest]

If women started doing that, then eventually males would throw the rules out the window and just force them to NOT do those stupid things you listed.  If there were no babies being born, then that would warrant throwing the rules and norms of not harming a woman out of the window.

When there are no rules, strength takes over, and physical strength is more abundant in men, I'm afraid!

[RuxxSilver]

All this gender inequality, physical strength = superiority bullcrap (not to mention how humans rape and torchure eachother) just shows how inferior and pathetic our species really is. I mean look at all the rape, torchure, and sluaghter is caused by human beings, it is not hard to see how primitive the majority of our kind really is.

[ArronTheCooooolest]

Well, as much as religion would say that we are elevated among animals, people still truly are animals. We still have our primal emotions (like fear, rage, sex drive) but that doesn'y mean humanity is all that bad! There is just a large majority of morons that ruin it for the nice people. :D

[grinnaturemusic90]

Wake up everyone, males have mental problems! Look at the world! Look at what they do to the animals, our planet you! Not all men are idiots, but some are, and they fall for their weakness "Violence" Women you don't want to oppress anyone, along with some males, you must all unite to lock up this idiot male, and also bring back our natural order "Matriarchy" The sooner men admit that a decent chuck of their gender, has problems the better. When matriarchy returns, peace returns duh!

[jamiwright]

This is a human rights problem. It is happening because of all of these forces, there is no one place to place blame. The issue at hand is women's rights not America, the UK, Islam or Iraq. These things are happening to women and it represents a disregard for life in general, especially the lives of women.

[incubusrsnnglyp]

ahhh I want to beat this closet case males until their bums, are blue, and grey. women hating life hating garbage. if you disrespect a women in anway, you derserve a beating, and to be locked up. thank goodness I'm a women whom knows how to fight. women learn how to fight for fucking sakes. their is no god. their is a gender way going on, do not allow yourself to be breeding objects. their is a type of male that is a fucking half wit. more men have brains, go after good men damit!!! fight

[Bachelo]

Die feminist bitch. People like you must be extinct.

[sumlatinkid]

haha die virgin!

[trevor20153]

Interesting how this video attempts to place the west in a superior moral position.

[collaon]

why don't mulsims stop blaming west and really look at what's going onin their own homes with their daughters (whom you sell to marry at an early age), wives (whom you beat unlawfully), unhappy sisters (burning themselves to escape terrible life next to muslim men). wake up!

[trevor20153]

It is difficult to believe that you are not aware of prostitution and child abuses in the west. I am from the west and I know what goes on and you are deaf dumb and blind if you if you don't. Poverty is usually the culprit in all parts of the world for such travesties of decency.That said who is bombing who for money and oil or financially enslaving people for those lovely diamonds? Recent actions of the USA and their human rights abuses have called into question any Christian moral high ground.

[commander303]

those islamic extreamists have some serrious issues, they neede to be locked up in a mental institute. Look how they make islam a negative by forcing people to comply with there twisted ways, taking away there freedom.

[MustafaAnimations]

fuck this video its all bull shit, they just wanna make islam look bad , fuck those haters and those lying ass motha fuckers. and that bitch

[commander303]

your language makes islam look bad you plonkler.

[MustafaAnimations]

i apologize for my language but this video is so bad like many others that it makes me so angry. but thats how i feel about those idiots and liers, anyways life is just a test and when all die god will punish the wrong and reward the truth

[Saigansucks]

Hm, I wish I had a hot Islamic woman slave lolz. I need my PC games alphabetized. Hooah!

[homeostatic]

Thanks UK.  (sarcasm)

[Arsenal3609]

in the last months 1800 woman were killed by stupid dumass man

[Bachelo]

Just 1800? I wish it was 1800000000 women killed. That would make the world a much better place. And you must die too.

[arrivingdesignation]

what a propaganda video..bush wont hurt u aljazeera..its been years...

[Threepwood23]

Let them sort themselves out and we'll find peace will find a way else they'll not be able to breed anymore.

It's the UK/USA involvement that has made things this bad, withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!

[blastkist]

...a very clear plan, that is about empowering the Iraquis....LOL...priceless.

[UFOIST]

14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus said of islam.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached," The emporer saw the true face of islam then exactly as we see it today. Evil and inhuman.

[blackfootnawaho]

fuck the pope!

[Raddbob]

NO WOMEN = NO CHILDREN

simple as this

Less Iraqi's in next generation

population loses critical mass for growth.

[Qeeyroo]

Shooting them in the leg and beheading women! What verse in the Quran says that?

This is the product of war, women always pay, and they are usually colored and poor. Shame to amerikkka

[PR0GRAMMING]

Did you watch the same clip us the rest of us? Stop blaming America for that problem. That problem is clerly inspired by religious bigotry and sexism.

[hajqbvii]

Brave woman, Houzan Mahmoud! Will she be the next fatal victim of sex discrimination?

I too agree that change must come from within

Iraqi government.....but I have my doubts!

[Sin355]

the hijab is a choice? a choice of life or death i guess... obviously they want women to remain as slaves just like most religions. it would be most unfortunate to think or even know you are worthy of equality but your lover refuses to see you as such due to religion...those women are heroes and surviving hell everyday...

[JusticeFish82]

Oh I agree, no media is really free or objective and this is definitely amazing when compared to other media outlets in the ME. I just have issue with these idiots who think that just because Aljazeera gave them a story Fox didn't that it must automatically be free and nonbiased.

[brick4sale]

This area is under British jurisdiction, and mainstream Muslims with money have left Iraq by now.

[LiesMustStop]

3871.

[UKNOW8WHATSUP]

Thanx. AlJazeera is censoring comments. LOL!

[LiesMustStop]

This isn't the message of Islam..There are thousands and thousands of Muslim familys in the U.S.

I wounder if the U.S really made things better..or worse in Iraq.

[lucite53]

Great job BUSH.........replace a tyrant with Islamic fanatics. 3,000 fine young Americans dead for this?

[pradtheprophet]

...The mullahs promulgating the principles of Islam ,obsessed with power and in the enforcement of a tribal order in a country with a rich cultural past(before the Caliphate), repression of women!! wot a sickly unhealthy system, and please dont for a minute assume that Saddam rule was any better..Iraq being raped by totalitarianism, religion and the greedy right wing american front...

[noslack6r]

Is that are fault? These woman wouldn't even considered taking off their veils or headgarbs, if we were not there. It's muslim men killing their own women, for not wearing the proper attire. Less rights? I don't think so, maybe less security. There is a difference in these two words.

[Arabstani]

this is unislamic..islam says u shouldnt force women to wear hijab she should want to wear it

and women in islam are allowed to work

america and uk get out of iraq now!

[pradtheprophet]

Well in the holy land of Saudi arabia,where one would expect fair form of Islam to be observed, we have a dogamatic religious enforcement policy. Where are the women liberated there?? And please dont tell me that every women in Saudi willingly wears the hijab in that sweltering heat!!!!Do they have a choice??? NO

[Arabstani]

i dont agree with saudi arabia and its interpretation of islam

and women are not liberated there cos islam is manipulated by the people in power who happen 2 be men ..there is no perfect islamic country

saudi is a disgrace for the rest of the islamic world: politically, culturally, economically and socially

i like Malaysia and other far eastern muslim countries

[pradtheprophet]

hmmm yes a reformation is required, keeping in times with social and political zeitgeist. ! But i still believe whichever way u look the moderates always seem to be in a minority. This is not just in Islam but its true of all religions especially the organized ones. This of course begs the question if we do need a religion to 'tell' us wot to do!! Time for a change to philosophy which gives a gr8 deal more...jst a thought!

[Arabstani]

for eg islam clearly states alchol and gambling is not allowed

thus in muslim countries they should not be sold but of course they are

these types of rules states in islam should be followed

and to be honest saudi unislamically opresses women and still has prositutes and serve alchol

so u know they pick and choose

stupid men

[Arabstani]

very true

iraq was better under saddam

much more deaths now

[jclayton59466]

This is very sad, very real, and out of sight, nearly out of mind, and compleatly intangible to most westerners. Indeed we have our own problems, sadly this may have become our problem. We allowed a Bush to lead twice!

[QuasiEvilScott]

I find it illuminating that this is on AlJazeera.

This sort of story confirms that it is unfairly accused of bias too often.

Well done AJ.

-Qes

[JusticeFish82]

No AlJazeera is indeed biased. The only reason you are seeing a video like this is because the perpetrators of these crimes is Shiia and this media outlet is funded by wealthy Sunni oil tycoons.

[QuasiEvilScott]

Right. Because actual journalism isnt possible for a network that doesnt fly the American flag behind every report.

What's more - clearly this flagrant modernizing is deceit. This piece supporting women is a ruse, meant to lull us into a false sense of security.

Also, they're cameras can see through clothes, sand has secret anti-American weakening powers and fairy dust lines the coffers of all Arabs.

Or...and this may sound crazy... not.

-Qes

[QuasiEvilScott]

Their - not "they're"

Damn my rebellious fingers. Willfully disobey me I tell you.

-Qes

[sirwallaby]

there is nothing more i hate in this world than shia,to tell u da truth i would be more concerned if one jew dies than all da shia in da world burn alive.they r a curse on muslim world.

[mth71]

Religion of peace.

[Mrpastry909]

This is crazy. Is there anyone here who can justify this terrible oppression?

[Ender1zero1]

No I doubt that anyone here can justify this you'd have to go find some crazy hateful cleric some sick misogynist evil twisted soulless loser to even begin to justify this.

[ismaOVERSIZEDSHADES]

Race, Religion, poverty, Aids, greed and Science are now in the mix. Our world has got so complex that there is no end in sight but self destruction.

[ismaOVERSIZEDSHADES]

Somalia, Iraq, Afganistan, Pakistan, soon to be most of the muslim world and Africa, Europe, Asia hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? The west has made hell on earth in these countries. The gates of hell have been opened and the angels of death have been unleashed upon the world.

WW3 is around the corner, where are you gonna be when it starts? cuz there is no where to hide.

[konagnu]

How on earth can you conclude that the West has made "hell on earth in these countries"? This story is about fundamental Islam, which has been around for 1400 years. Read Robert Spencer "The Truth About Mohammad"

WW3, Try reading Norman Podhoretz "WWIV"> Give yourself an opportunity to get some perspective.

[temptation4life]

American (in this case prepared by the Brits) Democracy in full action. May we all survive these sorta democracies!

[bgturk]

This is what the occupiers have brought to Iraq. Under Saddam's brutal dictatorship, ordinary women were a hundred times better.

[polidics]

no nothing has changed - thats the point of the video. The very same thing happened before saddam was hung.

[bgturk]

Under Saddam's rule women could be engineers, doctors, lawyers, and they occupied the highest echelons of power. Now, after the occupation, women can hardly venture out, and are slowly reduced to subservient housewives in an environment where the most extreme elements of society are allowed to reign supreme.

[bgturk]

Behind the scenes the occupiers encourage and collaborate with the extremists, in the open they condemn them and cite their repulsive crimes as a reason to stay in Iraq to bring "freedom" to the Iraqi people.

[hajqbvii]

Sounds like all the clerics should be rounded-up and soundly thrashed!

[thutmoseIII]

Islam has nothing to do with those people. They are group of murders thugs and should be punished. This is what US and UK brought back from Iran as a gift to the Iraqi people. Saddam was bad but this far worst.

[Ayhanbeboman]

Lets ditch the bible as well huh? Remember all the atrocities in there? Rules against women and gays, genocide? Remind me how Christianity was spread.

[semiliteratedgod]

hmm, a good example of Islam in action...

[impietease]

Why single out Islam. Look-up Dominonist, Army of God, and Kahane Chai.

It is religious extremism of any kind that is the threat to Liberty. Any ideology that feels it's Per.Vesion of truth must be coerced for it to be accepted is a lie.

[semiliteratedgod]

Because this movie is about Islam, and this is ITS comment section you know.

[polidics]

That has nothing to do with Islam moron ...

[VivaLaSouria]

Ya Haram, may Allah guide the extremists towards the TRUTH! This is not what Islam is about, but unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way

[theSouliLLUSION]

If Islam is such a peaceful religion then why is it that when one says Islamic extremist, you immediately understand that by extremist they mean extremely violent and not extremely peaceful.

[VivaLaSouria]

Well isn't the understood meaning of "extremist" negative? ^_^

[Ender1zero1]

Extremist One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, so theSouliLLUSION has a very good point if Islam was truly a religion of peace the extremists in it's religion should be extremely peaceful.

[VivaLaSouria]

But just a question...as I mentioned before...isn't the understood meaning negative? I was just going with terms that we are used to these days. If the media were to speak about extremists, they obviously mean the negative connotation. If they spoke of the positive, they would Rarely use a word such as extremist.

[Mcplkelly]

Problem is it has little to do with the religious message. The mullahs and others who claim to be devout interpret the Koran as they see fit. Its a problem with all religions, ours is particularly notorious during the Middle Ages for the same crap. Christianity nor Islam tell people to kill others nor oppress women, its the ass hats who hold religious power who can interpret what they want and make it law for their followers.

[pradtheprophet]

Mcplkelly....u hit it on the head!!

this is the problem with organized religion!!!

People are not allowed to interpret the holy books the way u want it. They have to goto a mosque/church and listen to the discourse given to the crowd by te imam/pastor. Of course this presumes that these people have an intimate connection with the divine, hence what they say, however absurd, is justified thru religious decree!!

[beachyyyyy]

I'm an Iraqi living in Sweden. And I'm not proud to say that I'm ashamed of my people back in Iraq.