LETTER | Rape threats should never ever be referred to as jokes
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LETTER | All Women’s Action Society (Awam), Bulan Sisters, Nalisa Alia Amin, Pertubuhan Pembangunan Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (Women:Girls), Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Tiada.Guru would like to address the Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) press statement that was issued in response to public criticism of the statement by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani in a press conference on Monday that described a rape threat against a teenager as a “possible joke… which she couldn’t accept (“
mungkin gurauan… yang beliau tidak boleh terima”).
Many have come forward on Twitter with personal accounts of being abused, shamed, violated and harassed, both in and out of school, as children. Illustration: studio.yante.ismail/Instagram
Nora, 23, is uncomfortable in religious settings because she associates it with a betrayal of trust. When she was eight, she was sexually-abused by a teacher.
“We had religious classes for children in the neighbourhood. It was operated by this ustaz and ustazah, whom I saw as a sweet and respected married couple, ” she recounts.
One day, when everyone was in the classroom listening to the ustazah, Nora was called to a room at the back by the ustaz to read the Quran.
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PETALING JAYA: Former education minister Dr Maszlee Malik (
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He said the practice is degrading and uncalled for; and should have never happened anywhere, what more in learning institutions. Education should be about love, happiness, nurturing integrity, dignity, a sense of responsibility, and mutual respect. The reported cases are a disgrace to the community and must be stopped and condemned. Our school children should be kept safe in schools and protected from any form of harm and abuse, he said in a series of tweets on Friday (April 23).
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The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said she will engage the relevant authorities to ensure the practice ends. This is unacceptable and shouldn t happen in schools, I take this seriously. I will follow up with the relevant ministries such as the Education Ministry and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) so that this doesn t happen again. This is very shocking, it is unimaginable, Rina was quoted as saying by Bernama on Friday (April 23).
A news portal reported that in multiple schools, girls have to undergo “period spot checks” where they are told to physically prove they are on their period through means that violate their privacy.