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Demonstrating women attacked in Afghanistan
Afghanistan News.Net
Thursday 16th April, 2009
About 300 women in Afghanistan have been attacked for demanding equality with men.
Angry men in Kabul threw stones and knocked women to the ground at a rally on Wednesday, where women were protesting a law they said would greatly restrict their freedoms.
To the sound of men screaming threats, women held banners proclaiming: "Islam means equality!"
The demonstrators belong to a women's movement that has emerged with unusual boldness in recent weeks to fight the new law which states that women should receive a husband's permission before leaving the house and gives men the right to have sex with their wives on demand.
It is the first time in many years that women have demonstrated in public in Afghanistan to oppose laws that were passed by both houses of parliament and signed late last month by President Hamid Karzai.
An outpouring of international criticism has urged President Karzai to shelve the bill.
But many women in Afghanistan support the new law, viewing the controversy surrounding it as a Western attempt to undermine their culture.  Email this story to a friend
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Peter a
04-17-09, 01:58 AM |
Demonstrating women attacked in Afghanistan
I bet their parliment is run by men.
It is a window into another culture that is evolving in reverse.
Not that western society has got it correct.
I wonder what the parliment would have said if the women were the ones that made these demands on their menfolk?
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Anybody's_Guess
04-17-09, 07:30 AM |
Demonstrating women attacked in Afghanistan
Strange law for a new “western style” democracy!
Sounds like a USA inspired 'nod of approval' for moves that would undermine the Taliban’s ownership of the right wing.
To mix books - “as ye sow, so shall ye reap!"
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Anonymous
04-17-09, 10:01 PM |
I thought Islam gave women superior rights?
i suppose as long as they shut up, sit in the corner and DO WHAT YOU ARE TOLD.. The only thing they need to do is learn to cook and say YES
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independent!!
04-17-09, 07:23 AM |
BS
What Culture. Prophet Mohamed never gave MEN veto over Women. Islam is more tolerant towards the rights of Female then MALE. But these Mullas & Fundmentalists clergy’s have bent the laws & rules to satisfy their urge and needs. These primitive minded should be advised to chill and take a COLD BATH twice a day when they can not control their SHAFTS.
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Anonymous
04-17-09, 07:39 AM |
Agreeing with BS
If you study religions (plural) you would find that women are never to be subjugated to men - but - strangely - men have always become dominant and have always bent the rules to enhance the strength of the male leadership.
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Anonymous
04-17-09, 08:11 AM |
Half-humans
Women doesn’t seems to be humans here. How sad. Really sad. What is Life for these ladies??
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Anonymous
04-17-09, 08:19 AM |
Religion??
Why always sex, sex, sex, and all the emphasis on base and carnal/physical things. Isn’t it a religion??
Where is all the fruits of spiritualities, good works, love, kindness, temperate, patience, tolerance, joy, hope etc, etc. Not for these people?? Shame!!!
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globalresistance
04-17-09, 01:49 PM |
It sounds like “skirts” Pelosi and Hillary are stirring up the Afghan splittails.
However, civil liberties and human rights are a basic lifelong right that all people have, and should have. What the Afghan women are protesting is legitimate.
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