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Blaming the victim: Abused Afghan women often end up in jail
ap.google.com — Trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her 3-year-old son, Rukhma was handed to an Afghan who raped and abused her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched helplessly. He was jailed for 20 years for murder, but Rukhma ended up in prison too. She was given a four-year sentence on Dec. 5 for adultery and "escaping her house"...
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- dabomb691, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1"If my wife goes to the bazaar without my permission, I will kill her. This is our culture," Abdul Qayum shouted scornfully during an interview in his office in the city of Jalalabad.
His colleagues laughed approvingly. "This is Afghanistan, not America," Qayum said.
GREAT! - Troika37, on 05/02/2008, -0/+3The words "Islam" and "Shari'a" are both missing from this article. How can the AP mention the "stern social codes" that place these women in horrendous conditions, yet refuse to identify the religious code which make it possible?
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