9,015 reports of domestic violence to the police within one year
Malaysian official advises husbands to gently hit their stubborn wives
Malaysian women fight for their rights in a patriarchal society.
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Malaysian official, Siti Zila Yusuf, sparked outrage in Malaysia, after she advised husbands to gently hit their stubborn wives, to correct their disturbing behavior.
Zila Yousef, the deputy minister of women, family and community development, was accused of advocating domestic violence when she urged a husband to beat his wife, to show how strict he was and that he wanted her to change her behaviour.
In a two-minute video recording posted on Instagram, Zila Youssef initially advised husbands to discipline their stubborn wives by talking to them.
But if this does not work for them and they change their behaviour, he must abandon her at bedtime for three days.
Zila Yusuf, an MP from the All-Malaysia Islamic Party, urged women to talk to their husbands only with their permission in order to win their favor.
She said: “Speak to your husbands when they are calm, after they have finished eating and praying, when they are calm.
And when you want to talk, ask permission first.”
A coalition of women's rights groups, the Joint Working Group for Gender Equality, accused Zila Youssef of advocating domestic violence, and demanded her resignation from her position as Deputy Minister of Women.
The coalition said that between 2020 and 2021 there are about 9,015 reports of domestic violence with the police, and this number is much lower than what actually happens, because it does not include women who do not report their exposure to domestic violence, because there is stigma or fear associated with reporting domestic violence. Domestic Violence.
According to women's rights groups.
Zila Youssef was previously criticized as a result of the views she expressed in 2020, which sparked anger after she called on women to “accept, be patient, and forgive” their abusive husbands.
The same women's minister, Rina Haroun, has come under criticism from women's rights groups, after she said that wives should avoid "complaining too much" in front of their husbands.
And Aaron said during the period of closure as a result of the “Corona” pandemic, when you see your husband, avoid a lot of complaining, but use fun words, such as saying: “This is the way you can hang the laundry, my dear.”
• A coalition of women's rights groups, the “Joint Working Group for Gender Equality,” accused Zila Yousef of advocating domestic violence, and demanded her resignation from her position as Deputy Minister of Women.
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