For Afghans, words must silence guns (Femenism and Gun Control to Save Afghanistan?)

Boston Globe ^ | 1/5/2004 | Sima Wali

[Lance Romance]

THE DEBATE raging between extremist Islamists and moderate Afghans over a new constitution for Afghanistan misses a vital link -- the connection between America's heightened national security concerns and Afghan women's struggle.

During the past two decades, extremists hijacked Afghanistan's maturing democracy movement through the power of the gun. Now the extremists are doing it again -- justifying their actions with claims of Islam and culture. Yet, the argument against women's rights or democracy is neither Afghan nor Islamic.

[Lance Romance]

Apparently, she want to dictate who and who cannot participate in the Constitutional process. How Un-Constitutional.

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[AmericanVictory]

It id, however, the discussion of these matters, particularly the dysfunctionality of the kind of strict, supposedly Islamic code that gives women no right to ever move out of the house, that is important. As Attaturk pointed out years ago, one of the stupidest aspects of this kind of supposedly strict, return to the 600's Islam, is that it throws away half of a people's human resources.

[2banana]

It is no surprise that Afghan women are again leading the movement to establish an open and tolerant Muslim society

About as big an oxymoron as you can get...

[Ken522]

Now that there is a chance for reconstruction, the United States must deliver on its promises.

So according to this peace activist, the only use of the USA should be to support and supply Afghanistan reconstruction. Who pays for this? Who keeps it up? I tell ya, some of these "peace activists" are really ignorant.

[StatesEnemy]

Apparently she is well aware that if some of these chauvinistic thugs are allowed to hold power, they will continue to brutally oppress her sex.

Sounds like a smart woman to me.

[StatesEnemy]

tolerant Muslim society

Bwhahahaha... is that like a 6 sided circle?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

looks like an uphill battle to me.

[Lance Romance]

From Another Article:

Under the new constitution, Afghanistan is an "Islamic republic" whose president will rule alongside a national assembly. The document goes to some lengths to spell out the rights of minority groups and of women -- giving women equal rights as citizens before the law and awarding them about one-fifth of the seats in the lower house of congress.

So, what's this crank complaining about?

[StatesEnemy]

awarding them about one-fifth of the seats in the lower house of congress.

Wow, that's mighty white of 'em.

[johnb838]

Hate to say this but women will only have power where men allow them to have power. Islamist men are thugs. American men are chumps.

[johnb838]

Hate to say this but women will only have power where men allow them to have power. Islamist men are thugs. American men are chumps.

[StatesEnemy]

The only reason why American Men are chumps is because they insist on impregnating women without first making sure they're not money grubbing shrews.

[johnb838]

Good point. Still, the only ones they have to blame for being emasculated is themselves.

[reed_inthe_wind]

"Throughout the 23 years of war that began with the Afghans siding with the United States to defeat communism, champions for Afghan democracy remained confident that following their period of darkness, America would stand strong in helping to establish democratic institutions. But the defeat of the Soviet Union brought only abandonment. Now with America again wavering, the time has come to decide what exactly it is trying to accomplish in Afghanistan."

Classic left wing political wedge propaganda says that the gender gap in the U.S.A. electorate can be exploited anytime the West tries to improve the conditions of Muslims anywhere. Notice how the author's history starts only 23 years ago, coincidently when America had strategic reasons to be in Afghanistan. But a die-hard feminist - who married an Afghani and lived in Afghanistan named Phyllis Chesler, says that Afghan culture has treated woman as second class citizens for centuries.

[Cardini]

Amen to that brother!

[Cardini]

Reminds me of the adage that the reason most women hate prostitutes is because the prostitute only wants an hourly rate, all the rest are out for 50% of the gross!