Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Women all around the world have struggled with having equal rights for centuries. In essence, the women in the United States are privileged because they are 23rd in the world for having the uttermost respect of men and share the same equal rights as most of the men in the country. On top of that list is Iceland, there the women are looked upon almost just as equally as men. At the bottom of the list is Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thus, Americans feel compelled to help them because they already have equal rights to men and feel as though women all around the world should too. In addition, the only question is to help with or without war. In the …show more content…
One of these laws is called the Sharia Law. The Sharia Law is a code that is the Afghan’s interpretation of the Koran. The Koran to them is like the bible to Americans. The Sharia Law enforces and addresses topics such as politics, economics, legal issues, and other exclusive matter. These restrictions are closely followed by the women, because if they are suspected to not be following them than they are harshly punished. The people that enforce this law are known as the Taliban. The Taliban is a “radical Islamist militia group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until the invasion in 2001.”(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/18/us/a-nation-challenged-the-first-lady-mrs-bush-cites-women-s-plight-under-taliban.html) The Taliban has subsequently gained control of some parts of the country, their control resumed in 2004. The Taliban does not only enforce the law, but they follow it very rigorously and powerfully punish anyone who is not following it, conspicuously the Taliban exclusively singles out women and enforces the law on them more than anyone else. The Taliban, strictly enforces the law more than anyone else in the whole …show more content…
He has developed an exit strategy that would ensure the safety of the Afghan women. In order for it to work, the procedure must try to conserve the gains for women and sets a time frame for withdrawing. Most of the women that David interviewed said they support a peace process, because they know the effects that war has on women and girls.The exit must be accompanied by a long-term project that secures the backing of Afghan women and their families. Most development funding in Afghanistan has gone to military objectives and all of the aid money has gone to helping the military.The foreign government will want to reduce the aid program because it is no longer going to the military. As soon as the withdraw begins they are going to be tempted to cut back on all support going to women. Not only would this be a major drawback for women’s rights, but it also atrocious to Afghanistan’s future. Aid supports such as CARE is helping to improve the women’s lives by giving them guidance and assisting them in getting educated, health care, and are training the women to become doctors. They are also expanding their economic opportunities such as getting them higher ranking jobs that pay more. One way Americans can help
Women all around the world have struggled with having equal rights for centuries. In essence, the women in the United States are privileged because they are 23rd in the world for having the uttermost respect of men and share the same equal rights as most of the men in the country. On top of that list is Iceland, there the women are looked upon almost just as equally as men. At the bottom of the list is Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thus, Americans feel compelled to help them because they already have equal rights to men and feel as though women all around the world should too. In addition, the only question is to help with or without war. In the …show more content…
One of these laws is called the Sharia Law. The Sharia Law is a code that is the Afghan’s interpretation of the Koran. The Koran to them is like the bible to Americans. The Sharia Law enforces and addresses topics such as politics, economics, legal issues, and other exclusive matter. These restrictions are closely followed by the women, because if they are suspected to not be following them than they are harshly punished. The people that enforce this law are known as the Taliban. The Taliban is a “radical Islamist militia group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until the invasion in 2001.”(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/18/us/a-nation-challenged-the-first-lady-mrs-bush-cites-women-s-plight-under-taliban.html) The Taliban has subsequently gained control of some parts of the country, their control resumed in 2004. The Taliban does not only enforce the law, but they follow it very rigorously and powerfully punish anyone who is not following it, conspicuously the Taliban exclusively singles out women and enforces the law on them more than anyone else. The Taliban, strictly enforces the law more than anyone else in the whole …show more content…
He has developed an exit strategy that would ensure the safety of the Afghan women. In order for it to work, the procedure must try to conserve the gains for women and sets a time frame for withdrawing. Most of the women that David interviewed said they support a peace process, because they know the effects that war has on women and girls.The exit must be accompanied by a long-term project that secures the backing of Afghan women and their families. Most development funding in Afghanistan has gone to military objectives and all of the aid money has gone to helping the military.The foreign government will want to reduce the aid program because it is no longer going to the military. As soon as the withdraw begins they are going to be tempted to cut back on all support going to women. Not only would this be a major drawback for women’s rights, but it also atrocious to Afghanistan’s future. Aid supports such as CARE is helping to improve the women’s lives by giving them guidance and assisting them in getting educated, health care, and are training the women to become doctors. They are also expanding their economic opportunities such as getting them higher ranking jobs that pay more. One way Americans can help