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Although mysogyny, repression and superstition may be less state-sanctioned in South Asia than in the Middle East, when it comes to things like acid attacks, domestic violence and rape, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are considerably worse than most Middle Eastern countries. India especially is over-praised in the West, called the "world's largest democracy" etc. etc., despite the fact that the army and police there are barely if at all less brutal than in "totalitarian" China, and even in gender-apartheid Saudi Arabia women can walk around much more safely than in much of India.
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