so it seems as if afghanistan, under immense international condemnation and criticism, has decided to modify the controversial personal status law that targeted shia women (20% of populationis shia).
As stated in an earlier post, this proposed law essentially legalized marital rape and required women to gain permission to leave the house. The good news: after forced reflection, afghanistan reconsidered the articles in the bill that allowed this. The bad news: firstly, karzai and others in the government were unaware this provision in the bill existed. secondly, it took enormous international pressure to create this change.
ultimately something good was accomplished by changing a law that would have limited the rights of shia women. however, the fact it was done under pressure and prominent members of the government were unaware of the provisions leads many to conclude that the afghan government is, at best, inadequately connected and the multiple factions competing for control are creating an atmosphere that is far from conducive to progressive reform and change for the better.
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Thats NOT fair! Thats like REALLY creep dawg, this is an outrage
ReplyDeleteWhy does it have to be an almost forced measure for woman to have even close to the same rights as men? I mean, how would they feel if woman were generally the breadwinners and men below them? You know, if more people thought that way (putting themselves in the shoes of the abused) we would probably have much fewer instances of abuse depending on a persons age, gender, or sexual orientation.
ReplyDeletepeople have there beliefs too.
ReplyDeleteit may look bad in our eyes.
but it might be fair in there eyes.
im not saying that i support that but you kind of have to think about other lives that belive in this....
I think that men and woman should only live life but not this way it should aways be fair.
Note: woman should not think bad about men and men should not treat woman un fairly but people have beliefs and there is no way to stop that.
And for people who say "dwag" and other hip words. can you use normal words please. so people understand them.
ReplyDeleteok?
Thank You.
When is the next post Mr. Metz
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ReplyDeletewhy is Ireland spelled wrong?
ReplyDeleteAlex W
like you know that its not fair for the women to be treated like that. thats what I meant
ReplyDeletedude, dawg means person. its not a "hip' word. it's a word used commonly in ghettos, and not to be racist, this is the culture the refugees brought there kids into, african-americans use words like dawg, homey, home skillet biscuit and other..
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