»Den verkliga kulturkonflikten«? Islamisk sexualmoralism i liberala Sverige

Abstract

<jats:p>Finns det en reell kulturkonflikt mellan islam och västvärlden? I följande artikel hävdas att konflikten gör sig synlig på ett område: i synen på sexualitet. Vad säger den islamiska sexualmoralen egentligen och vilka konflikter kan den bidra till i en sexualliberal kontext? Kan värderingsskillnader i fråga om sex ge upphov till en specifik social problematik?</jats:p>

Reflections on the Translation Into Arabic and Validation Process of the NorAQ Abuse Questionnaire

“…The professionals argued that most women would associate anybody with an external person, and they would not consider the husband to be anybody. If the offender of a case of sexual violence is the husband, the woman may answer that it has not happened, as this was his religious right as her husband (Ouis, 2009a). To avoid such misinterpretations, it was suggested that the question could be changed to “Has anybody or your husband .…”

“…If women answered that they had been exposed to sexual abuse, this could imply that they, according to the so-called “blame the victim” logic, felt shame and guilt about the experience. This victimization seems to be common in patriarchal societies when it comes to sexual abuse (Ouis, 2009b). Therefore, women that have been victims of sexual abuse must feel confident that their true identity is safeguarded in the questionnaire.…”

“…Furthermore, it is important to be aware that some wordings seem to be culturally considered as “legitimate” methods of education, such as the Quranic term daraba , which is interpreted as a morally justified physical correction. Accordingly, the offender (“anybody” as stated in NorAQ) holds a legitimate right to abuse (emotional, physical, or sexual) as a part of the “right of the husband/father or brother”—a common phenomenon in patriarchal contexts (Ouis, 2009b; Welchman & Hossain, 2005). We have elsewhere problematized the meaning and interpretation of this Quranic verse in relation to intimate partner violence (Wangel, Ouis, & Östman, 2008).…”