Posts Tagged ‘women’s rights’

The #Unexpectedly Chronicles, The Answer is: No Pay, No Play, No Jews No News

Posted: August 25, 2024 by datechguy in Afghanistan war, internet/free speech
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Question: Where are the feminist leaders leading large protests in the west over Afghanistan banning women from showing their faces and speaking in public?

This actually reminds me of Robert Stacy McCain’s famous phrase: “I write for money” example:

One of my rules is, I write for money, so if I’m going to expend the time it takes to write more than 2,500 words in an email, you better doggone believe I’ll publish that correspondence for the edification of my readers.

I suspect professional protesters do the same and until Qatar funds NGO’s to pay for protesters to complain about the treatment of women in Afghanistan or until such actions can be somehow blamed on Israel or perhaps Trump said silence will remain.

#Unexpectedly of course

(Of course it can be hard to protest for women if you can’t define what a woman is.)

One of Time Magazine’s examples

Posted: August 11, 2010 by datechguy in Afghanistan war, opinion/news
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Of why we are fighting:

The Taliban has executed a pregnant widow accused of adultery in western Afghanistan, provincial and district officials said Monday.

The 47-year-old woman, Sanam Gul, also known as Sanam Bibi, was killed in Badghis province Saturday morning, said Ashrafuddin Majidi, the provincial governor’s spokesman.

The district governor of Qades, Hashim Habibi, confirmed the execution. He said the woman was accused of adultery that left her pregnant. The Taliban shadow district governor, Mullah Abdul Hakim, and his judge ordered the woman to be executed, he said.

It is true we can’t be everywhere and change everything but we ARE there. If we leave before the Taliban is crushed we will condemn thousands like her to death.

(btw in case you don’t understand the reference, in other countries a “shadow official” refers to a member of the political opposition who would in fact be in that post if they had power.

Memeorandum thread here

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced: Amazon Vine Review

Posted: February 6, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews, opinion/news
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My review of the book: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced is available at Amazon.com here.

The importance of this book can’t be overestimated, this child’s willingness to stand up and change her situation made all the difference in the world.

This book should also be made to be read by every kid who whines about not having the newest WII game when it comes out.