The above statement originated from the bible; when Hebrew women who were then in captive in Egypt were giving birth and as a result, boosting the ranks of the then Israelites despite the hardship meted upon them by their captors. As proverbial as this may seem, this statement is found at the very root of discrimination against women by virtue of the methods of delivery. This statement is common in the religious sphere of Nigeria. The country can be described as a deeply religious country. Although, the current realities of the failure of leadership and a below-par infrastructural development does not reflect this. Nigeria with about (40-45%) of the population identifying as Christians and 45% as Muslims respectively; according to the religious literacy project, is one place where the earlier highlighted statistics help in the country serving as one fertile breeding ground for religious manipulation. This statement is one that has been used as a viable tool of shaming women wh...
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