[mukto-mona] The Enigma of Rape (by Trisha Ahmed and Avijit Roy)

Just as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut forced American politicians to rethink gun control laws, the late December rape incident in India has also spurred discussions regarding women's status in the country and the subject of rape in general. The topic of rape has historically been approached from a multitude of angles; it has been justified as an act of uncontrolled emotion of sexual attraction by some, and as a display of supremacy by others. Rape is often regarded as a despicable act that is conducted to display male domination over females, but is power really the only factor in explaining why men rape?...

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The article has been published in a online newspaper News from Bangladesh (NFB).

Relevant comments and thoughts are welcome. 

Avijit

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