It was Iran who brought about the Family Protection Act which when introduced was way ahead of its time, women in the UK were still tethered to a kitchen sink.
The law then changed in the 70's when shira law was reintroduced however most Iranians still favour the family protection act over shira law.
If you wish to talk about woman beating did you know in scotland twice as many women get beaten up after a Rangers-Celtic game – the so-called "Old Firm" match – than would have been beaten up had the game not taken place? Footy anyone?
Even our law permits violence against women , or certainly wont do anything to help some abused women,
http://realcedar.co.uk/trapped.html
Here is some UK statistics for you to digest.
* 45% of women have experienced some form of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
* At least 32% of children, mostly girls, experience some form of child sexual abuse
* At least 80,000 women suffer rape every year.
* In a survey for Amnesty International, over 1 in 4 respondents thought a women was partially or totally responsible for being raped if she was wearing sexy or revealing clothing, and more than 1 in 5 held the same view if a woman had had many sexual partners.
* On average, two women a week in England and Wales are killed by a violent partner or ex-partner. This constitutes nearly 40% of all female homicide victims.
* 70% of incidents of domestic violence result in injury, (compared with 50% of incidents of acquaintance violence, 48% of stranger violence and 29% of mugging).
* Around 85% of forced marriage victims are women.
* Domestic violence is estimated to cost victims, services and the state a total of around £23 billion a year.
Source ,
www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk
Of course they dont try to show a foreign country to be barbaric, so you might not find them of any interest.
