Girl children are a blessing to our homes
Such acts are disgusting and very shameful. A girl child is a blessing and four girls in a single house (‘Man slits open wife’s throat after she gives birth to fourth daughter’, Gulf News, July 16)? That is a great occasion to rejoice. Instead this man is killing his wife? This is truly outrageous! Girls are the bearers of the human race. They are the candles of the house who spread happiness and keep the darkness away. It has to be driven into that thick skull of his that it is because of a woman that he is even alive today.
From Ms Vismaya Sanilkumar
UAE
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How could he?
The man should be in jail and given a death sentence for trying to kill his wife after she delivered another daughter. How do people forget that these girls are mothers, sisters, daughters and wives? They are the main source for bringing life to our world!
From Mr Khan B.
UAE
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Believe in humanity
Remember the words of the Prophet Mohammad [PBUH], when a boy is born, then he brings light and when a girl is born, she brings more light. Of course, whatever our beloved Prophet [PBUH] taught us had to do with humanity. Be simple and be kind and respectful to other human beings of all religions and as well as towards their beliefs. Feed the poor, give to charity, respect women and love children but, unfortunately, many Muslims fail to follow these simple teachings. Many others are misguiding people with the wrong information.
From Mr Mohammad Ashraf
UAE
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Beautifully said
I’m not a Muslim, but that is beautiful, Mr Mohammad Ashraf.
From Ms Nikki Panday
Dubai
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Daughters are blessed
Daughters will open the door for her father in heaven. I have four daughters.
From Ms Jana Al Nemeelat
UAE
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Women aren’t machines
It is heart-breaking to read that a husband slashed his wife’s throat after she gave birth to their fourth daughter. It is infuriating that such narrow-minded men exist in our society who hold women responsible for the gender of their child and are too quick to punish them for it. In reality, it is the men’s genes that are responsible for determining the gender of the baby. It is a matter of shame that women are treated as machines to produce children and not given their due respect and rights. I sincerely hope that the woman survives this attack and is able to return home to her daughters. The man, on the other hand, deserves to be sentenced for life for his grisly crime that nearly claimed the woman’s life and has left her battling for survival.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Sharjah
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What will happen?
So sad indeed! And how will he explain to those children by the time they will need their mother? What if he gets another woman who has girls? Will he try to kill her also? What if he doesn’t get any boy his entire life? What will he do next?
From Ms Hafsa Nanku
UAE
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Punished for something special
It’s absolutely disgusting! This poor woman gave birth to something so special, yet she’s being punished for it. My heart goes out to her, and I pray she pulls through.
From Ms Sophie Hillyard
UAE
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End the murders
There are a lot of factors at play, culture, tradition and mentality. The law or tradition has to be changed during marriage so that there is equal share of expenses shouldered by both husband and wife. This cold blooded killing needs to stop.
From Mr Ronilo Ceniza
UAE
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I love my daughter
What a wicked, horrible and uneducated human being. A girl is the best gift God has given us, I have a daughter and I love her tothe moon and back.
From Ms Jackie Patricia Waqas
UAE
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Doesn’t make sense!
People are not finding girls to marry and now there are people killing women because they gave birth to girls? What is wrong with this world? Very lucky people get the chance to raise girls, as they’re angels and only lucky people get the opportunity to raise angels.
From Mr John Rodhes
UAE
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I prayed for them
I salute the Turkish people for their bravery and instant brave reply to their leader (‘Turkish Coup bid: Respect rule of law, asks Obama; Erdogan vows ‘heavy price’ for coup plotters’, Gulf News, July 17). I hope and pray Turkey will flourish more in the coming years and that the Turkish people will always be blessed with a government that follows the rules of justice and that they will work for the betterment of their people, peace of Turkey and the world.
I was awake when this incident started, I cried and prayed to God, to please have mercy on our Turkish brothers, sisters and children and make peace for them. God is great.
I am sorry and my condolences to those whose loved ones died. May they get the best place in heaven.
From Ms Syeda Ahmad
UAE
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Meeting demands of the people
You don’t have a military coup for no reason. The military doesn’t just wake up and decide to take over the country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs to make sure he is listening to the people and trying to meet their demands.
From Mr John Young
UAE
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‘Selfie therapy’ might be only way
Virtually unheard of two years ago, the “text neck” is a repetitive strain injury that’s becoming more common as more people hunch over smartphones (‘Selfie Elbow a painful fact India can’t avoid’, Gulf News, July 17). Aggravating muscle pain in the neck and shoulders, and sometimes lower back, is occurring even in teenagers and adolescents.
Cell phones and tablets are changing the way we access information and entertainment. The use of these devices influences our posture and body mechanics in unhealthy ways. It contributes to neck, upper back, shoulder and arm pain, as seen in this report. Furthermore, poor posture while sitting, standing or walking can lead to more than upper body pain and stiffness. Poor posture affects other parts of the spine, such as the middle and lower back.
In response to this, many doctors have recommended to straighten up, look forward and arch back at regular intervals, but these solutions seem to be unpopular and disliked. So, to help this problem I have come up with a 20-minute selfie therapy. In order to follow this, you have to, every 20 minutes or so look up from your phone and search for a nice spot for a selfie. Next step will be to go to that spot and click a selfie (during the selfie the phone should be held high). That’s it! Then you’re ready for your next 20 minutes on your phone.
This technique works on the simple strategy that when you are looking for a selfie spot, you lift your head up and extend your vision. This helps your neck in relaxation and your eyes by not staring on one particular place. When you click a selfie, your neck straightens up and you look upwards (or at least forward). I think this technique is thought to reduce “text neck” in an approachable manner. If you’re feeling bold, you may even take a break from your phone at the same time.
From Ms Chahit Uppal
UAE
Daesh recruitment
Airstrikes are not solutions to finishing off Daesh. For example, if there is an innocent family who is hit by an airstrike, male family members who weren’t part of Daesh and might then become a Daesh member. These strikes aren’t finishing off Daesh, the policies need to change. I think the best solution to give is to help the common people who would be susceptible by giving protection to families, giving them all an education and job opportunities. The US airstrikes will not stop militants, instead it is creating more.
From Mr Zubair Ahmad
Daska, Pakistan
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