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Living under Taliban threat: the story of Afghan women

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TIME recently published an incredibly disheartening look into the lives of the many women of Afghanistan who live under constant Taliban threat. Inside TIME's coverage, readers can find an incredibly powerful image series by photographer Jodi Bieber, along with the dark, eye-opening story of Aisha, an eighteen-year-old woman who was sentenced by a taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws. In an attempt to shed light on the plight of women like her, she bravely posed for the magazine’s latest cover.

Learn more about the effects a Taliban resurgeance will have on the women of Afghanistan at TIME. This is a must-read story for anyone who values an individual's right to freedom and peace.

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Comments (4)

Jul 30, 2010
MeetingWave said...
Barbaric. I recall seeing a documentary about when they ruled the country and how they mistreated their women. Horrible.
Jul 31, 2010
dave saunders said...
Brave indeed. I hope her photo helps to shed a bright enough light on this.
Jul 31, 2010
Clay Edwards said...
Tragic. It's so terrible that things like this still happen. I hope we can help put a stop to this kind of treatment of women, and anyone!
Jul 31, 2010
D Smith said...
This same danger is global. When you research Islam/Shar'iah (or Sharia) law, you will find the Taliban is simply practicing what they have been taught, and what is being promoted by many radical Mullah's around the world.

"Iranian woman facing death by stoning: 'Many nights, before sleeping, I think to myself how can anybody be prepared to throw stones at me; to aim at my face and hands? Why?'

The answer is, simply: Muhammad. Per Qur'an 33:21, he is the supreme example of conduct for Muslims. Muhammad's involvement in stonings is recorded in Sunni ahadith, and the tradition has clearly survived in the Shi'ite tradition as well."

http://www.jihadwatch.org/

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