In Afghanistan, Boys Are Prized

[KhyberKhan]

If Pashtun culture has a problem with females then it the blame of the males themselves.

As the male has the Y gene. The female only has XX.

So the males who predominantly dictate the culture should start looking at themselves before they begin to even think about making it an issue.

[KhyberKhan]

I don't see a problem with it Dazahrojaam. Don't you like being honored and a man giving you grapes in your mouth while you lay down?

Wow! What a seasoned romantic!

[Gaia]

As much as I don't want to know about this, it is true and disgusting!!!! People who do this should be eradicated!!!

Have you seen it?

[Admin Khan]

I myself have witnessed Pashtun families saying "I wish I had a boy". I think its an open secret that Pashtuns value boys over girls. Its sort of a tribal mentality that still exists.

[eyeliner]

kk....following from what you just said, its the women who carry the child, so if there werent women, where would the kids come from?

[Master Khan]

kk....following from what you just said, its the women who carry the child, so if there werent women, where would the kids come from?

lol thats what I was thinking when I saw this thread.
My mum's aunty's son just had a daughter recently and she really hates girls so she was really annoyed that her Son had a daughter and not a son.
someone told her "tu kho um khaza eh (you are a female aswell)" and she goes "zo khapl zan badisham (I hate myself)" lol.
she will go crazy if they had a another daughter.

[Fahd]

not just pashtun who do that all the world do that :P
but i think when they have doughter the father love his doughter more than his son
and mothers love her son more than her doughter haha
am i right ?
about what u eyli say
i can tell that if u do all what u think it's good and make ur mother happy u will never come into what she did she Pregnant u for 9 months and thats hurt and u can imagin the hurts and alot of other things u all know .
islam says havean under mumz feets
and there s another soooo beautiful hadith we learn in ksa when we was like 8 years in school
i will sayet in english but it's hard for me lil bit i will do ma best

abou horairah said (( there man come to propht mohammed (saaw) Who is most deserving of my good companionship ?
propht said : ur mum .
man said then who
propht said ur mum
man said then who
propht said ur mum
man said then who
propht said ur dad ))
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u know whats that mean

[eyeliner]

^ ive heard that hadith........im not saying anything about mothers status in the deen, im just saying that if there werent women there would not be any men either, because its the women who give birth to them.

[Fahd]

it's wrong to say that god who give that and women as reasons

ok u saying something i can't imagine
sorry no answer from ma side
(btw in last years women are more and more than men in the world i can tell u 3-4 women and 1 man lol )

[eyeliner]

^ well, its Allah's will what gender children he gives to anyone, so i dont get why people favour having sons

[Master Khan]

because when daughters gets married then they leave you, Sons will be with you all your life, take care of your land, Business, they are money earners in Pashtun culture and Islam...thats why ..thats what these people think.

[Naveera]

^ female infant not woman baby

[Naveera]

Indian girl Infanticide-Female Fetocide: 1 million girls killed before or after birth per year « Rupee News

[drona]

Rupeenews is a Pakistani propaganda site with memorable articles like: SEX LIFE OF INDIRA GANDHI OF INDIA: The Indian Matahiri:- Indira's tryst with seduction and Sex Antics of Mohandas Gandhi: His Failures, Pedophilia, Adultery, Incest, Sexual Perversion & Fetishes ( I won't post links)

Nonetheless it is shameful that this practice of female foeticide is prevalent especially in some parts of North India. For this reason government has banned sex determination tests. But many clinics still conduct these tests and subsequently abort female fetuses illegally.

Various State governments have devised schemes for protection of girl child, for example in UP a girl is given free bicycle and Rs. 20,000 after she graduates from High school. The State government also gives her Rs. 150,000 on her marriage ( provided she is older than 18 yrs.) . Many such schemes also operate in other states.

Hopefully these medieval attitudes will change in time.