Miss Afghanistan May Face Afghan Charges

Newsday ^ | November 8, 2003 | JONATHAN FOWLER - AP

[yonif]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A 23-year-old woman who is the first Afghan in three decades to take part in a beauty pageant could face prosecution if she returns to her native country, a senior justice official said Saturday.

Fazel Ahmad Manawi, deputy head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court, told The Associated Press that Vida Samadzai, a college student in California, had betrayed Afghan culture by appearing at the Miss Earth contest in a bikini -- and may have also broken the law.

"I hope that this lady regrets her actions," Mamawi said. He added that Afghan prosecutors may open an investigation, but refused to say what charges or penalties Samadzai could face.

Regardless of any legal action, Samadzai's parading down a catwalk in a red bikini during the contest's qualification last month was a radical departure from the traditional image of Afghan women.

[JoJo Gunn]

Oh lord, that's all we'll see on the news now. Leftists everywhere will be filling the streets for her human rights being violated.

NOT!

[Clintonfatigued]

That is ridiculous! There is nothing with a woman being young and beautiful. And there is more to the contest than the swimsuit portion.

[Cicero]

Pictures here. They refuse to let themselves be copied:

http://afghanland.com/entertainment/missafg2003.html

[B Knotts]

I thought we defeated the Taliban. Looks like they're still in charge.

[Montfort]

Perhaps the potential threat of prosecution for wearing a bikini will qualify her as a refugee in the Western country of her choice.

[Tax-chick]

Afghan prosecutors may open an investigation

Yeah, I just bet they will, especially if they can get themselves tickets to California to really look into things :-).

[Senator Pardek]

I love a challenge!

[Moonman62]

I think she looks great in the picture where she is all dressed up. The swimsuit look isn't very flattering to her.

[MinuteGal]

Is that a drumstick growing out of her side?

Leni

[river rat]

It appears that "nation building" in Islamist tribal lands is less that successful..

You still end up with a lot of dress wearing faggots with beards that consider themselves above all the higher forms of life..... And, they sexually abuse their animals!

F'em

Semper Fi

[Tax-chick]

Agreed. She looks lovely in her Afghan costume, and OLD in the bikini.

[NewRomeTacitus]

"We know that what was done by this woman was against Shariah law and we condemn it."

We of the Western world applaud her bravery in defiance of this man's fanaticism. Why do the liberal press give these people a voice while they represent suppression of every hedonistic activity the liberals indulge in?

[Prime Choice]

What a shock it must be for those chumps to be confronted by the 21st century...

[duckman]

She needs a good Italian meal.

[manic4organic]

In the interest of international relations, I will gladly take her in as an exchange student...

[FreedomFarmer]

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Static-electric abuse.

[FierceDraka]

Pictures here. They refuse to let themselves be copied

Oh, yeah? >:-)

Sez who? LOL

[FierceDraka]

Ripped 'em straight from their server.

The moral? Don't mess with Tech Support! They can put all the crappy Javascripts they want in the page code - we'll ALWAYS find a way around.

[ridesthemiles]

Don't we have room in the witness protection program for her?