Arab men ‘under attack from wives’
March 17th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANIDubai, March 17 (ANI): Psychologists have claimed that cases of husband-beating in Dubai homes are rising with many marriages erupting in violence.
Police figures supported the phenomenon. Seven cases of husband-beating were reported in 2010 - up from just two in 2009, reports Gulf News.
Police believes the numbers could be much higher as many cases go unreported.
“Arab men rarely report these incidents and some even refuse to open criminal cases against their spouses, or even… report it to police officers, unless… circumstances [go] beyond [their] control [such as if the wife reports a case against him, or other people],” said the Dubai police’s Department of Criminal Investigation in a statement to XPRESS.
Husbands are under attack elsewhere in the region too. In Qatar for instance, husband-beating accounts for almost every second domestic violence case.
Yet Hassan Bin Salim Al Buraiki of the Family Consultancy Centre in Qatar reckons the number of husband beating was not as high as other Arab states.
He blames rising violence among married women on their upbringing, drugs, alcohol and weakness in men for the trend.
However, leading psychologist Raymond H. Hamden of Comprehensive Medical Centre in Dubai said the root of the problem lies in the fact that both sexes today are more aware of their rights and unwilling to back down.
“A man can no longer hit his wife and not expect to be hit back. People are less likely to be like doormats and put up with it. They are more aware of the rights,” Hamden said. (ANI)
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