Trouble in India: Women stage violent protests against their rights

A huge protest is similar in India, with many women trying to prevent others from entering the temple of Sabarimalas, writes The Guardian, translating Periscope in Albanian.

On Wednesday, the Hindu temple will open the doors for the first time since September 28th, after the Supreme Court had abolished a ban on women. The court said that ban against girls and women between the ages of 10 and 50 was discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional.

The decision has prompted a harsh public reaction, with some devout women saying it was better to follow religious traditions than to follow the notion of gender equality.

Thousands of protesters, mostly women, had gathered on the streets leading to the temple, stopping every woman suspected of going there. Even women journalists are among those attacked.

A woman walking toward the temple with her son and daughter was forced to return despite the dense presence of the police.

They have said, says Periscopi, that they are even considering mass suicide to prevent other women from entering the temple. One of them had tried to do so but was banned by the police.

Women of menstruation are said to offend the shrine.

These women - led demonstrations have surprised many liberals in Kerala, a country considered very progressive compared to other countries in India.

One of the protest critics has said: “This is the first in the world: women saying “we want to be slaves, treat us unjustly; we're inferior to men I get it.” /The Guardian, Periscope