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ELITE Vol.1 No.25, Nov. 2020
ELITE
Vol.1 No.25, Nov. 2020

Most interviewees perceive our culture as that with
minimal knowledge about proper parenting, stating that
the lack of education and awareness about the matter has a
huge impact on households. A great number of Egyptian
parents think violence is the optimal way to raise children,
where kids are slapped, whipped using belts, and beaten
with slippers to ‘acknowledge their mistakes ’; parent-child
abuse is highly common in almost all households. The

trauma caused due to domestic violence affects the victim
on both the short-term and long-term, mentioned the
students. Long-term consequences include mental
instability, which may in turn affect the victim ’ s future
relationships and families negatively. Similarly, short-term
effects are psychological too, whereas the victim may
suffer from having relatively low self-esteem, low self-
confidence, and stubbornness. Victim ’s, in that context,
are physically and mentally scarred for life, and are prone
to being violent around others.

The number of students implying that they ’ve witnessed or
heard of real-life domestic violence cases were shocking.
A confession written by a student explicitly claimed that

she saw a boy commit suicide, particularly due to the
brutal treatment he got from his mom. An incident like this
only reflects how corrupt our society must be to turn a
blind eye on such matters. However, after many, many
years, and much more cases, measures battling domestic
violence are finally being put to work. One student
proposed that students shouldn ’t get their bachelor ’s
degree without being given projects on the matter. Other
sudents suggested that campaigns addressing the topic
should be created, providing people with sufficient
information about domestic violence, and educating future
parents on how to create a safe environment for children to
grow up, safe and comfortable. A few students also
encouraged government intervention and the passing of
laws against child abuse and violence, effectively
controlling parenting, yet others have lost hope in our
society, indicating that domestic violence is already

embedded in our culture, and won ’ t easily disappear.

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