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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Reason For Empowering Women
Women can see both sides of a situation. Like the war we're having today, women might be able to end it and ACTUALLY create peace with Iraq.
Just as Iraqi women were anticipating a new era of democracy and freedom, a wave of intimidation by extremist groups has arisen to crush their hopes. Violent oppression of women is spreading across Iraq, a weapon of mass mental and physical destruction. And yet there is silence from world leaders, religious leaders, politicians and the media.
women are naturally multi-talented, and they are willing to listen to both side of the problem before they make their final ruling. Not only that they make compromises and try to make sure both sides are satisfied, so there wont be any confrontations, or problems, and they can avoid war and save money and use it for something more important
Political Islamists target universities in particular. A male university professor told me about a bright, highly intelligent young student from Babylon University, Hilla, south of Baghdad. She had never worn the scarf. Despite death threats to compel her to wear it, she refused to do so and continued to attend university. She was raped and murdered. The professor spoke of the mess made of her body. He has since told his daughter she must either wear a scarf or leave university. He doesn’t want her to wear the scarf nor does he want her to leave university, but he is terrified for her life.
Just as Iraqi women were anticipating a new era of democracy and freedom, a wave of intimidation by extremist groups has arisen to crush their hopes. Violent oppression of women is spreading across Iraq, a weapon of mass mental and physical destruction. And yet there is silence from world leaders, religious leaders, politicians and the media.
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ReplyDeletewomen are naturally multi-talented, and they are willing to listen to both side of the problem before they make their final ruling. Not only that they make compromises and try to make sure both sides are satisfied, so there wont be any confrontations, or problems, and they can avoid war and save money and use it for something more important
ReplyDeletePolitical Islamists target universities in particular. A male university professor told me about a bright, highly intelligent young student from Babylon University, Hilla, south of Baghdad. She had never worn the scarf. Despite death threats to compel her to wear it, she refused to do so and continued to attend university. She was raped and murdered. The professor spoke of the mess made of her body. He has since told his daughter she must either wear a scarf or leave university. He doesn’t want her to wear the scarf nor does he want her to leave university, but he is terrified for her life.
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