Neetfem

For those wondering - her killers have been found and were sentenced last year.

It doesn’t say anything about the other nine boys who watched and encouraged this horrific crime and if they faced any criminal charges. Which is insane to me - i thought in the usa anyone who is present in a homicide and not attempting to help the victim is also charged with murder?

“Of the three, Eve’s punishment was the most severe. She alone, among the planet’s myriad creatures, would bear children with great difficulty and high mortality, and she lost her freedom permanently. The Old Testament dictates that masters must emancipate their slaves after seven years of servitude (Deut. 15:12) but women are to serve a lifetime of subjugation. This sentence appears excessive in light of the circumstances under which Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Eve’s decision to transgress was made before she had eaten the magic fruit, when she could not have have known the difference between good and evil. A few passages later, Cain kills Abel. Cain knew good from evil (due to his mother’s actions), yet Yahweh treats him with the unmistakable compassion of a parent disciplining a wayward but beloved child. Yahweh banishes Cain, but when the youth protests, Yahweh reconsiders and marks Cain’s forehead to protect him from harm. In these two morality tales less than one page apart, Yahweh judges murder by a man a less egregious crime than disobedience by a woman.”

And later, 

Long hair

Painted nails

Behold! A woman!

film about a friendship between two men= “buddy flick” film about a friendship between two women= “chick flick”

emotional film about father/son relationships= “drama”  emotional film about mother/daughter relationships= “chick flick” 

Annie Lennox

Grace Jones

Sinead O‘Connor

Dolores O‘Riordan

Patti Smith

Tracy Chapman

Then asked for my number and when I said no thanks and he was all "You're not gonna get to know me?"

The Afghan Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a disturbing proclamation, vowing to implement brutal punishments against women in public. In a chilling voice message broadcasted on state television, Akhundzada directly addressed Western officials, dismissing concerns about violating women’s rights by stoning them to death.

"You say it’s a violation of women’s rights when we stone them to death," Akhundzada stated. "But we will soon implement the punishment for adultery. We will flog women in public. We will stone them to death in public," he declared, marking his most severe rhetoric since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021.

These grim statements, purportedly from Akhundzada, who has seldom been seen in public except for a few outdated portraits, emanate from Afghanistan’s state TV, now under Taliban control. Akhundzada is believed to be located in southern Kandahar, the Taliban's stronghold. Despite early assurances of a more moderate regime, the Taliban swiftly reverted to harsh public penalties reminiscent of their previous rule in the late 1990s, including public executions and floggings. The United Nations has vehemently criticised these actions, urging the Taliban to cease such practices.

In his message, Akhundzada asserted that the women's rights advocated by the international community contradicted the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law. Akhundzada emphasised resilience among Taliban fighters, urging them to oppose women's rights persistently. "I told the Mujahedin that we tell the Westerners that we fought against you for 20 years and we will fight 20 and even more years against you," he stated.

His remarks have sparked outrage among Afghans, with many calling for increased international pressure on the Taliban.

"The money that they receive from the international community as humanitarian aid is just feeding them against women," lamented Tala, a former civil servant from Kabul.

"As a woman, I don’t feel safe and secure in Afghanistan. Each morning starts with a barrage of notices and orders imposing restrictions and stringent rules on women, stripping away even the smallest joys and extinguishing hope for a brighter future," she added.

"We, the women, are living in prison," Tala emphasised, "And the Taliban are making it smaller for us every passing day."