A large-scale survey of views in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Israel has reported extensive anti-women views and widespread tolerance of domestic violence.
The three countries and Israel were selected to be broadly representative and “to reflect the diversity of the region”….
The report, produced by International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) found that “The majority of Egyptian men consider it their duty to protect the honor of women and girls in their family, and nearly three-fifths agree with honor killing in some circumstances. More than 90 per cent of men saw male honor as directly contingent on their female relatives’ dress and behavior”.
Just 45% of Egyptian men believed there should be laws “criminalizing domestic violence, including marital rape.” And only 70% of Egyptian women agreed with this statement.
43% of Egyptian Muslim men said they would approve of their son having multiple wives, though just 9.5% said they would approve of their daughter marrying a man who already had other wives.
Only 6.6% of unmarried men said they “have no problem with marrying someone of a different religion”, and a tiny 2.3% of unmarried Egyptian women said the same.
62% of Moroccan men said “a woman should tolerate violence to keep the family together”, and 38% agreed “there are times when a woman deserves to be beaten”. Shockingly, 20% of Moroccan women agreed with this.
The report collected anecdotes and accounts from men and women across the four countries surveyed, including many accounts of domestic violence….
