Nearly 300 Afghan women endured jeers and stones last week as they rallied to demand that Parliament repeal a new law that strips Shiite women of crucial rights.
"Get out of here, you whores!" men shouted. "Get out!"
But the women stayed.
Under the new law, a woman cannot refuse to have sex with her husband, which the protestors say legalizes marital rape.
No, no, no, said Ayatollah Mohammed Asif Mohseni, who told Reuters the law merely allows h ...
Posted by: Paul M. Petkovsek
Comment: #1
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:37 AM
I am a white male Texan, age 58, who firmly believes women should have a chance to run things for a while. That is one reason I voted for Hillary in the primary. I supported Ann Richards for governor, and look what happened to Texas in the years since she left office. I would be willing to bet we would have less war and more social justice with women in control. It's worth taking a chance, just like when people say, "You can't improve education by throwing money at it." Let's try it, just once, to see if it works. It may be much better and certainly couldn't get any worse.
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