Muslim men 'think they have God-given right to beat wives', claims female Muslim medic

by Martin Beckford
Telegraph
November 7, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1033/muslim-men-think-they-have-god-given-right-to

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Domestic violence is more common in Muslim households because men think they have a "God-given right" to beat up their wives, according to a leading female Muslim medic.

Fatima Husain, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, has told how she sees Muslim women coming for treatment with strangle marks around their necks and bruises on their pregnant bumps.

She also claimed that problems develop because many followers of Islam are fearful of discussing sex, contraception and infertility.

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