Afghanistan: The Face of Women’s Oppression
Fighting for women’s rights is important because women deserve same right to chose education, healthcare, and their course of life. Living in a society where women must go out with a male escort, is discriminatory. Women must get power and sustainability as men. This is my motivation for this topic. For example, BBC reported that a mob of men in Afghanistan murdered Farkhunda. However, it wasn 't the solution to kill her; it was not justice for her. Women 's education is important in Afghanistan because if they don 't have get education than what they are going to teach their children. They will not be self sustaining, and will have to rely on others, instead of building their own foundation. In this paper, I cover history and political aspect of Afghanistan’s oppressed women, and will cover its progression, and solutions.
There are many examples where women are oppressed and discriminated. According to Amnesty International, Afghanistan women get discriminated in many ways. For example, people force girls to not going to school. They cannot show their face in public. They cover their face with scarf but they called “BURKHA”. Another thing …show more content…
Many women experience physical violence, deprivation and constraints of their freedom of choice. Zarghuna Kargar reports, from BBC, about a woman named Farkhunda who was falsely accused of burning the Koran. She was then brutally attacked and killed by a group of men. This woman was brave, and she never hesitated to advocate for what was right. They are not there to think that every human being is equal,’ she said (Al Jazeera). Thus, many people blame the men in their society for women’s oppression. This is a problem because women do not have their own voice. They do not have autonomy over their actions. Thus, this a form of oppression because they are not allowed to utilize their free
Fighting for women’s rights is important because women deserve same right to chose education, healthcare, and their course of life. Living in a society where women must go out with a male escort, is discriminatory. Women must get power and sustainability as men. This is my motivation for this topic. For example, BBC reported that a mob of men in Afghanistan murdered Farkhunda. However, it wasn 't the solution to kill her; it was not justice for her. Women 's education is important in Afghanistan because if they don 't have get education than what they are going to teach their children. They will not be self sustaining, and will have to rely on others, instead of building their own foundation. In this paper, I cover history and political aspect of Afghanistan’s oppressed women, and will cover its progression, and solutions.
There are many examples where women are oppressed and discriminated. According to Amnesty International, Afghanistan women get discriminated in many ways. For example, people force girls to not going to school. They cannot show their face in public. They cover their face with scarf but they called “BURKHA”. Another thing …show more content…
Many women experience physical violence, deprivation and constraints of their freedom of choice. Zarghuna Kargar reports, from BBC, about a woman named Farkhunda who was falsely accused of burning the Koran. She was then brutally attacked and killed by a group of men. This woman was brave, and she never hesitated to advocate for what was right. They are not there to think that every human being is equal,’ she said (Al Jazeera). Thus, many people blame the men in their society for women’s oppression. This is a problem because women do not have their own voice. They do not have autonomy over their actions. Thus, this a form of oppression because they are not allowed to utilize their free