Clash of Civilizations: How Different Cultures View Child Abuse
The proverbial clash of civilizations affects the most intimate aspects of our lives, in this case, how different cultures view child abuse. While in the West, news outlets like CNN run stories titled “The era of spanking is finally over,†in the East, an entirely different perspective prevails about how to treat children.
In conservative Muslim countries, it is largely not contested whether a parent (or sometimes a teacher) has a right to beat a child. While in the West, we see “beating†as any form of harsh physical contact. We also campaign against emotional abuse.
In Muslim countries or non-Muslim Asian countries, beatings are normalized. There is no guarantee that severe beatings will trigger outside help or intervention. It is also understood that those outside the family will not want to intervene in what is seen as a private affair.
https://clarionproject.org/clash-of-civilizations-how-different-cultures-view-child-abuse/
