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'Afghan Girl': National Geographic cover star arrested
BBC ^
| October 26, 2016
Posted on 10/26/2016 12:00:05 PM PDT by sparklite2
An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of
National Geographic magazine in 1985 as a
green-eyed 12-year-old has been arrested
in Pakistan for holding fake identity papers, officials say.
Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail.
"I object to this action by the authorities in the strongest possible terms.
She has suffered throughout her entire life, and her arrest is an
egregious violation of her human rights."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: gula; muslimwomen; muslimworld; natgeo; pakistan; sharbat; sharbatgula
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"You are using a fake ID, but since
you have green eyes, it would be a
violation of human rights to arrest
you."
To: sparklite2
To: Chad_the_Impaler
She was not guilty back then, but today she is guilty.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:03:00 PM PDT
by
sparklite2
(I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:04:38 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: Chad_the_Impaler
Here she is in 2002:
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:05:08 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:05:20 PM PDT
by
Zeneta
To: Chad_the_Impaler
No longer not guiltyYou can say that again...
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:07:46 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Trump-PENCE 2016!!)
To: sparklite2
The years definitely haven’t been kind to her... but in that miserable hellhole of a region, what’s to be expected?
8
posted on
10/26/2016 12:07:55 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
To: ETL
She’s much older and has had a harder life than most Americans can even imagine.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:10:03 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(Hillary Clinton: Such a nasty woman ...)
To: sparklite2
Cut her some slack, think about the hard life she has led. I am surprised she has lived this long.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:12:47 PM PDT
by
Ditter
(God Bless Texas!)
To: Chad_the_Impaler
As other Freepers have said, she has lived a harder life than most Americans can even imagine. And frankly, she still is a handsome woman given her age and hardships.
Please cut her some slack.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:15:27 PM PDT
by
piytar
(http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
To: sparklite2
It’s amazing how thoroughly Islam destroyed her beauty.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:19:37 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(This election is a referendum on the Rule of Law)
To: Ditter
“Cut her some slack, think about the hard life she has led.”
Ditto, Ditter!
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:23:41 PM PDT
by
CitizenUSA
(Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
To: NorthMountain
Yeah, you’re right. Plus that mean expression on her face. I’m sure there are some happier photos of her out there.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:26:37 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Trump-PENCE 2016!!)
To: sparklite2
for holding fake identity papers, officials say. ... Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail.14 YEARS???
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:29:43 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Trump-PENCE 2016!!)
To: sparklite2
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:31:19 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Trump-PENCE 2016!!)
To: ETL
I’m amazed she survived having her picture taken again. She’s surrounded by a culture that forbids her from showing her face in the presence of any man outside her family, and as I recall, the photographer was a man.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:35:12 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
To: sparklite2
I suspect she was trying to get out of Afghanistan and got caught.
Sally Fields moving about a wife living in Iran was a view of the real world for Muslim women.
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:35:23 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: sparklite2
To: Zathras
Sally Fields moving about a wife living in Iran was a view of the real world for Muslim women.Auto spell correct? moving/movie
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posted on
10/26/2016 12:40:20 PM PDT
by
ETL
(Trump-PENCE 2016!!)
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