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Bartered for ‘justice’, abused women seek shelters (Part II)
By Leela JACINTO (text)
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Bartered for justice

by Kash (not verified) - 17/05/2009 - 00:31

Unimaginably difficult issue, so deeply embedded in Pashtun culture. How does a society evolve out of this
nightmarish approach to their womenfolk and does the presence of Western troops essentially attempting to "pacify"
this region help or hinder the process?

sad

by Anonyme (not verified) - 16/05/2009 - 18:21

I have read enough on women being abused or discriminated in Afghanistan, so I am not very surprised. What a pity that the Pakistani government has taken the backward step of legitimizing such inadmissible practices in the Swat valley by giving in to the Taliban.

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