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April 9, 2021

Pakistani PM Condemned as "Rape Apologist" After Blaming Sex Assaults on How Women Dress
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In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan is being called a "rape
apologist" after he blamed a rise in sexual assault cases on the way
women dress and on outside cultural influence. This is human rights
activist Tahira Abdullah, who joined a protest in the capital Islamabad
this week.

Tahira Abdullah: "It is highly humiliating and insulting to say that
Pakistani men cannot control themselves when women are out in public
without wearing the veil. Does that mean that men are out of control and
that all men are rapists, because they see women not observing the veil
in public? This is nonsense. It is a Taliban mindset, and it betrays a
sexism, misogyny and patriarchy. And the prime minister must apologize."



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