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Originally Posted by avyaktam
April 14, 2009
What Are We Fighting For??
Have you been paying attention to what has been happening legally in Central Asia and the Middle East??
A Saudi Arabian judge denied a mother's request to have her 8-year-old daughter divorced from a 47-year-old man! The girl's father gave the girl to this man to pay off a debt. So, the girl was chattel. The judge claims that this little girl can ask for a divorce when she reaches puberty. Pedophelia is legal in Saudi Arabia, where President Obama bowed before the king!!
In Afghanistan, rape has been legalized. This is where our troops are dying to "save" the people from the "evil" Taliban!
People--wake up! The US and Western Europe are paying to support this type of living conditions with our hard-earned money and the lives of our young people! Hello! What do you all think about this??  |
You are right, shocking things are happening when it comes to the way women are treated in various parts of the world. I've heard the president of Afghanistan has issued a decree according to which women can go to school only for 4 years; they practically have no rights there; can't leave the house alone,are not allowed to work,etc. This is exactly what the taliban did before...