These are questions that have been generated by the class for Asmeh from Pakistan who will visit the class on April 12th. A day of favorite music, love poetry and a discussion on women's rights and more. . . ..
Saturday, March 31, 2007
5. Is life back to normal and not under strict regulations?
Life is starting to return back to how it was before the taliban took over the Afghan government. Afghanistan has recently created a new consitution granting women equal rights. Women are now legally able to return to work and attend school, and are free from wearing the burqa. However, some women are still scared that the taliban will return, and continue to wear a burqa. Furthermore, repression of women is still common in rural areas, where women are often restricted from participating in social events. These women are also subject to forced marriages and are restricted from receiving an education. Yet, this is not the case for all women. When the university in Kabul finally reopened, such an extraordinary abount of women showed up to take the entrance exam that the school had to extend the exams for another day. Moreover, the Afghan's president's cabinet currently includes two women.
Afghanistan still faces major problems eventhough it is not under the strict regulation it once was. What's worse is that there is no easy fix to these problems. Taliban insurgents are still present. Religious factionalism, low literacy rate (due to the Taliban's ban on eduction for women) and tribal/ethnic tensions will continue to plague the country for many years to come. I think another main problem that keeps Afghanistan from returning to "normal" is that most Afghanis wouldn't be able to tell you what "normal" is. For many, they have seen absolutely no stability in their government during thier lifetime. For a long period of time, the person or group in power was never in power for a long amount of time - ex: Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mohammed Daoud, the Soviets, the Taliban and now, an attempt at Democracy...
I think one of the major problems that is still preventing Afghanistan to move forward is the fragmented economy and ineffective use of money. Humanitarian groups and programs need much more funding in order for the oppressed people to gain more freedom. Currently, the Taliban uses all of its money to strengthen their own troops and weaponry. The diversity of the Taliban also hurts Afghanistan's chances to unite. I wasn't aware that the Taliban is actually a diverse group with some members educated and others who don't even know anything about Islam.
it seems like life is returning back to normal, but it's still not completely the way it was before the taliban took control. yet everyone, especially women, still live in fear. so the taliban achieved its goal of domination b instillng fear in the people through force.
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Life is starting to return back to how it was before the taliban took over the Afghan government. Afghanistan has recently created a new consitution granting women equal rights. Women are now legally able to return to work and attend school, and are free from wearing the burqa. However, some women are still scared that the taliban will return, and continue to wear a burqa. Furthermore, repression of women is still common in rural areas, where women are often restricted from participating in social events. These women are also subject to forced marriages and are restricted from receiving an education. Yet, this is not the case for all women. When the university in Kabul finally reopened, such an extraordinary abount of women showed up to take the entrance exam that the school had to extend the exams for another day. Moreover, the Afghan's president's cabinet currently includes two women.
Afghanistan still faces major problems eventhough it is not under the strict regulation it once was. What's worse is that there is no easy fix to these problems. Taliban insurgents are still present. Religious factionalism, low literacy rate (due to the Taliban's ban on eduction for women) and tribal/ethnic tensions will continue to plague the country for many years to come. I think another main problem that keeps Afghanistan from returning to "normal" is that most Afghanis wouldn't be able to tell you what "normal" is. For many, they have seen absolutely no stability in their government during thier lifetime. For a long period of time, the person or group in power was never in power for a long amount of time - ex: Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mohammed Daoud, the Soviets, the Taliban and now, an attempt at Democracy...
I think one of the major problems that is still preventing Afghanistan to move forward is the fragmented economy and ineffective use of money. Humanitarian groups and programs need much more funding in order for the oppressed people to gain more freedom. Currently, the Taliban uses all of its money to strengthen their own troops and weaponry. The diversity of the Taliban also hurts Afghanistan's chances to unite. I wasn't aware that the Taliban is actually a diverse group with some members educated and others who don't even know anything about Islam.
it seems like life is returning back to normal, but it's still not completely the way it was before the taliban took control. yet everyone, especially women, still live in fear. so the taliban achieved its goal of domination b instillng fear in the people through force.
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