I'm sorry, the article is not imparcial now, but you want to make it parcial
too, but to the other side. Why not use NPOV in that article?
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2011/5/29 Karen Sue Rolph <karenrolph(a)hotmail.com>
Dear Colleagues,
RE: Dominique_Strauss-Kahn_sexual_assault_case
The title of this page needs neutrality; for example, it could read:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Resigns IMF Leadership Amid Sexual Assault Charges
I agree there must be presumed innocence written into the semantics, but
would not want to see the victim-apparent's charges of guilt minimized
either. I will not post this, but invite feedback.
The alleged victim, said to be 32 years old and widowed, was reported by
National Public Radio and ABC World News, to be a Muslim who came to the
U.S. on an asylum visa. The same news agencies, who interviewed neighbors
of the alleged victim, reported she wears a head scarf. If these reports
are accurate, this may complicate reporting abroad, given the fact that
under President Nicolas Sarkozy, France banned appearing publicly in the
niqab and burka, full-face veiling and garments worn by some traditional
Muslim women.
In the Arab world, *ightisab*, or rape, is an abomination to be reported,
and if there is sufficient evidence against a perpetrator, *hadd* may be
the punishment. Muslim rape victims regain purity by ritual, are able to
come forward, be seen, heard, and treated kindly (and without deprecation)
when they've voiced rape charges. Some Quranic scholars interpret rape as a
crime more serious than murder.
Using Reuters photos, l'affaire DSK broadened and spread into international
publications including reports that Mssr. Strauss-Kahn had troubled
relations with "des call-girls" in Manhattan. Other charges appeared; a
maid in Mexico was said to have had a similar encounter with DSK but never
reported it for fear of public disgrace. From France, the daughter of a
Strauss-Kahn personal and professional associate also described
inappropriate advances some years ago. Mssr. Strauss-Kahn was seen as so
powerful that charges against him would ultimately be fruitless.
His alleged victim in Manhattan is said to have faith that a U.S. trial
will justly prove his guilt in spite of Mssr. Strauss-Kahn's worldly
influence.
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/18/136412953/after-complaint-imf-chief-s-arrest-…
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dominique-strauss-kahn-sex-case-alleged-victims-la…
For a lesson (scroll down) on the several kinds of head-coverings
considered appropriate by (some) Muslim women, please visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10611398
ksrolph
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