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Furious Pakistani women react to proposed wife beating law with #TryBeatingMeLightly

Published 09:58 1 Jun 2016 BST

Rebecca Keane
Furious Pakistani women react to proposed wife beating law with #TryBeatingMeLightly

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Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology has proposed that husbands should be entitled to "lightly" beat their wives as they see fit.

But in a gutsy backlash, many Pakistani women have responded with an online campaign #TryBeatingMeLightly, a hashtag challenging men to try and overtake these powerful women. Under the new bill, husbands will be allowed beat their wives if the women misbehave. Bad behaviour that would determine a beating includes talking to strangers, talking too loudly, giving money to people without the permission of the husband, denying sexual intercourse, and refusing to dress properly. #TryBeatingMeLightly shows the reactions of Pakistani people to the proposed bill, in a bid to empower the women and get the bill rejected. https://twitter.com/extrapatientme/status/737578885018091520   https://twitter.com/ParashBiswal/status/737574031574999040 https://twitter.com/sashemjay/status/737569061177937921 https://twitter.com/Wonder_Diaries/status/737568317741768706 https://twitter.com/AzharAdeel/status/737561268526014465
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