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I saw this a while back and

anaesthetic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:06:47 -0600

I saw this a while back and think it's horrible. I didn't know about the case on Maryland. I'm shocked that this is going on in Afghanistan but even moreso that it's still viewed as such in my "backyard".

Thank you for sharing!

codepink4peace — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:52:57 -0500

Thank you so much for posting the link to Frida's Notebook. What a great find! I sent it to our BlogHer group Women for Peace & Justice: http://www.blogher.com/groups/women-peace-justice

We are doing a lot of work right now around women's issues in Afghanistan and ending the escalation of US troops there. A large part of our work is to connect with women in Afghanistan to better understand what their needs are, and what they want for themselves and their communities. Frida seems like such a inspiration. I hope to reach out to her.

Sincerely,

Paris for CODEPINK

surprised

prayforsun — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:39:00 -0500

was really surprised when I read this. Even though Afghanistan is
not under Taliban control, they are imposing really strict and heinous laws. I
am truly inspired by the Muslim women that marched against the new law. To be
outspoken about the situation while they were being stoned and verbally abused
is absolutely incredible. I do find it somewhat funny that Judaism law is
completely opposite from the Afghan law. I wonder if President Hamid Karzai has
noticed this. I am really angry though that FoxNews did not cover this historic
event. I wish that it would have gotten more coverage because marital rape is
such a problem that people do not even realize that is going on all the time.
Allowing marital rape by a law in a country should have been publicized and
hopefully President Obama will address this issue so we can eventually
implement change.

Oh, the answers...

nelle2nelle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:38:56 -0500

I've seen on access to sex and sex during, it chased me off the feminist board I now host; this was six years ago, and I left it be for a year and a half, the answers I saw were so bothersome.

In this nation, it still surfaces in outlook, and sometimes even in legal prodeedings. Now I can understand frustration over not having sex and deciding to end a marriage, hell in the last year of my marriage that was me all the way, I could not bring myself to have sex, it tore at my soul. And you can bet my partner was frustrated.

But she also didn't rape me.

In discussions elsewhere, it is mentioned that the Afghani law also has requirements for men, but they are not identical, they are ambiguous, with no on demand requirement. I've argued this point, and yet another persists in saying it is equal. Um, no.

We all have the right to self-determination - or we damn well should. It is folly for anyone to believe someone has unhindered access to our bodies. It is outrageous that any legal entity can support anything other than this as sacrosanct fact.

llhaesa

You and Zchamu are right

Kim Pearson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:57:29 -0600

Getting a "scoop" isn't nearly as important as saving a life. Thanks for your comments.

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

Not a small thing!

Kim Pearson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:54:42 -0600

I'm so sorry for that error! It's corrected. Thanks!

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

small thing

jenkew — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:45:23 -0600

The kidnapped journalist's name is Mellissa Fung, not Michelle.

I've been following it

sassymonkey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:36:32 -0600

And the decision to not only keep it out of the news on the CBC but with other media groups was phenomenal. No, I don't believe that it was "CBC cowing to their political masters". The journalist was from the CBC but media groups around the world knew it and could have reported it. Reuters, the AP, BBC - they don't have to worry about what political party in Canada approves their budget.

As one journalist I heard say, no story is worth the cost of someone's life.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

I heard this on the Current this morning..

zchamu — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:24:56 -0600

They were discussing the decision to keep it quiet. I didn't get the name of the speaker, but he was a CBC representative. He basically said it was a very tough decision not only to ask competing media networks to keep it quiet (he said he had to promise his firstborn about a dozen times), but also to ask his own network to do so. They're journalists, after all, and reporting the news is what they do, and this is undeniably news. However, had the news gotten out her value to her hostage-keepers would have gone up exponentially, and so in this case keeping it quiet probably saved her life.

Visit my blogs at ThreeSeven (all that's irrelevant and amusing) and
ecochick (all that's green, cool and Canadian).

I am glad she is safe...

nelle2nelle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:23:50 -0600

what a sorry mess exists there.

Right now, the current state of affairs there, the group I most fear for are Afghani women.

nelle

llhaesa

Wow. Talk about strength.

L16 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:06:35 -0500

Wow. Talk about strength. Thanks.

Thoughts with You

rebellious thinker — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:57:31 -0500

Oh, how the big events can change our lives. May your father and all of his compatriots stay safe and strong.

Laura, www.rebelliousthoughtsofawoman.com

My twin brother is full-time

Liz Thompson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:09:58 -0500

My twin brother is full-time Army and his unit was deployed from Ft. Dix, last month. Though, I'm relieved that he's home and training troops for Homeland Security (due to a medical condition) it's hard to see him watch his guys and gals go.

It's really hard for him, being left behind.

We spent 4th of July on base and got the chance to meet more families who deal with very difficult situations, every day. Ready to leave at a moment's notice. Leaving their kids behind. Military families are a tough crowd, but their support of each other is neverending. Thank you for your post, Shannon - I'm passing it along to my brother - and THANK YOU to all of our soldiers and their families.

FYI: I also celebrate "Red, White and Blue Fridays" on my family blog, with an Honor Wall (explaining how it all started with one blog post) and it's where I like to share stories of simple ways in which bloggers can all help show support for our military and their families.

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myrnatheminx — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:08:07 -0500

My sister just left for the second half of her deployment after two weeks of R&R. I think we need to move beyond thinking about soldiers as men. Upwards of 15 % of our militarry is made up of women who face some of the same struggles men do, but also some very different ones.

Reno and Its Discontents

“Soon Myrna’s brutal social manner had driven my courtiers from the table and we were left alone, all cold coffee and hot words.”

Ignatius J. Reilly A Confederacy of Dunc

Thanks! This is an

eyefulofcanon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:05:30 -0500

Thanks! This is an especially nice collection of links for those of us that aren't living in the U.S. right now, but want to feel like we do. These ladies (and gents) do a fabulous job of reminding me why it is that I am grateful for the time and service of everyone in the military and their families.

-Kirsten