You're right, Kerr. Domestic violence occur just about everywhere in including in Western societies. I know that it happen in Australia, and it is wrong here. For Godobeyer to point his finger that it happen in the West, doesn't mean what he would do, any more right.
The problem is not just that domestic violence occurred in Muslim homes, but that some men would interpret and blindly follow the strict interpretations of the Qur'an, as if it is "alright" for a man to beat his "rebellious" wife (or wives, since a Muslim man may have more than 1 wife). Muslim men can easily use the Qur'an as excuses to hurt their wives.
The Qur'an mean everything to Muslims, for it is the core of their belief and teaching. But to follow it blindly (strict interpretation), without the proper context and without common sense and without thought to the consequence of such action taken, can wreak destructive and psychological damage to women. And in many part of the Muslim socieities, the girls are married to much older men, so it is quite easy for men to dominate and subjugate girls or young women, thinking this is the "right" way for marriages.
To me it is a load of nonsense that Godobeyer think it is alright to confine his (future) wife in their home, unless she gain his permission to go outdoor, and punish her if she has no permission. He is basically her jailer, her master, her tyrant.
