Comments on: Middle Eastern Women Redefining Politics and Public Space http://matadorpulse.com/middle-eastern-women-redefining-politics-and-public-space/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jacob Bielanski http://matadorpulse.com/middle-eastern-women-redefining-politics-and-public-space/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 Jacob Bielanski Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:39:21 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=748#comment-2281 This makes efforts in Afghanistan so much more poignant; progress cannot be achieved when random Taliban militants can gun down female politicians such as Sitara Achakzai. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5146667/Taliban-shoot-dead-female-politician-who-fought-for-womens-rights.html Clearly there's fundamental degree of stability in places like Iran and Egypt that says "Though our traditional views may be at odds with your own, our leaders are not going to order your murder/rape for expressing yourself." And that, in itself, is a sign of a type of progresses some places do not enjoy. This makes efforts in Afghanistan so much more poignant; progress cannot be achieved when random Taliban militants can gun down female politicians such as Sitara Achakzai.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5146667/Taliban-shoot-dead-female-politician-who-fought-for-womens-rights.html

Clearly there’s fundamental degree of stability in places like Iran and Egypt that says “Though our traditional views may be at odds with your own, our leaders are not going to order your murder/rape for expressing yourself.” And that, in itself, is a sign of a type of progresses some places do not enjoy.

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