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CherriSpryte
07/28/09

In reply to The Heroine Trade, Or, A Tale Of Two Afghan Women
THIS is what I read Jezebel for. Megan, thank you so much for educating me about this fantastic woman.

Also, Joya's book is available for presale on Amazon .... I just bought a copy. You all should too.
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Dagneymedea
07/28/09

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I pray for the day Joya and others like her are bored from being out of work.

WHY WHY WHY, oh why are so many men afraid of a woman's mind, a woman's body, a woman's influence, a woman's presence....

I shudder to think how much brilliance, creativity, and innovation is being squashed in countries where women are repressed.

Joya is an inspiration.
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Adah
07/28/09

In reply to The Heroine Trade, Or, A Tale Of Two Afghan Women
If anyone is interested, my mother did some research on charities doing the best work for women in Afghanistan. She came up with four charities, most of which work together: CARE, Women for Women International, Catholic Relief Services, Christian Children's Fund.
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CherriSpryte
07/28/09

@Adah: Thank you for this info. Did your mother happen to publish her research/work anywhere?
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JerseyGrrrl
07/28/09

In reply to The Heroine Trade, Or, A Tale Of Two Afghan Women
I always think that if activists were as "pro-life" as they claim to be, issues like this would receive a LOT more attention:

The main causes of these deaths are hemorrhage and obstructed labor, which can be fatal if a woman cannot obtain a Caesarean section. Even if the mother survives, obstructed labor without a Caesarean usually kills the baby. Most of the maternal deaths - 78 percent, according to the Lancet report - could be prevented.

Because we could, you know, save wanted babies as well as LIVING WOMEN. I find it outrageous that numbers like those in this post are allowed to go unaddressed. It shows very clearly what the priorities are... and are NOT.
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
07/28/09

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I met Joya once when she was in the US and she came into the local public radio station where I worked and did an interview for the show I produced.

Of all the forces within her country that were trying to stem the tide of progress , she said, "They can kill all the flowers, but they can never stop the spring."

Her courage will stay with me always.
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J.D.Regent
07/28/09

@lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: what was she like? warm and smiley or intense and serious?
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
07/28/09

@J.D.Regent: Calm, confident, certain and serious but inspired in you a sense of joyfulness and courage.

My boss, who was a civil rights activist in the 60's, says that she had the same aura about her that MLK and Kennedy had. By this he meant She left you with the impression that she was going to be a central figure in the middle of enormous change, but that she might lose her life to it.
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
07/28/09

@lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: she really was just breathtaking to be around. I can't explain the sense of gravity she carried around her, and it really touched you--she was so totally unafraid that she may be killed. Her selflessness was mind boggling.
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Jeenzy
07/28/09

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This woman's courage is just plain mind-blowing.
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J.D.Regent
07/28/09

@Jeenzy: I know but I hope she is being careful, not for her sake really so much as for the people of Afghanistan. We need you ALIVE Malalai!
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RStewie
07/28/09

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Wasn't there a post earlier about the fact that women are more apt to stand up and speak out against what is wrong in our world, even if it isn't only for their own good, and in some cases, detrimental to their own life?

This woman is the epitomy of this phenomenon, and I am in awe of her. Maybe it's not so bad if we ARE the ones on whose backs change is carried, if it means we have a chance to impact our world even 10% of the way this woman is.
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Hooplehead
07/28/09

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No matter what I do, ever, I will never be half the woman these ladies are. Brava. I am proud to just be the same gender as they are.
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MizJenkins
07/28/09

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WOW.
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J.D.Regent
07/28/09

@MizJenkins: I got chills at "My condolences to the people of Afghanistan." I know my next book purchase.
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PromQueen
06/28/09

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Okay, this is messed up: a friend works for a major newspaper. He was the (only) person they had in the entire continent of South America; for awhile, he was also in Mexico for swine flu. They just moved him to Pakistan, because the paper only had one person covering Pakistan/Afghanistan/Taliban. I was like, What about South America? His answer: People there are killing each other, not trying to kill us, so the paper doesn't care.

MAJOR newspaper.

It frightens me that news sources are shrinking like this. I really don't want to be on Twitter to get my news.
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
06/29/09

@PromQueen: The US media doesn't give a damn about Latin America, because the US doesn't give a damn. It's exploited, and it's portrayed as being only relevant in terms of drugs and immigration. Which is simply untrue, but a common belief.

Which is why I'm trying to be a journalist writing about Latin America.
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whynotshesaid
06/29/09

@PromQueen: That is fucking terrifying.

Meanwhile, the AP can add twenty-some-odd entertainment reporters to its cadre.

Bread and circuses, yo.
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fulanita
06/28/09

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The method sucks. But considering that Zelaya was attempting to give himself the right to remain as president indefinitely (a la his buddy Chavez) it's an interesting turn of events. Hmmmmmm.....
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
06/29/09

@fulanita: In addition to what shnuguel says - And Chavez doesn't deserve all of the awful press he gets in the US. He hasn't done anything more outrageous than Bush did, and he did abide by the vote on the referendum he proposed. I'm not a big Chavez fan, but he is not the root of all evil. He's a populist who uses a lot of overblown rhetoric, but in all respects, he is exactly the same as Bush was, just on the other end of the political spectrum.
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stealthird
06/28/09

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Well this sucks. I also hope Obama will be able to handle this more effectively than previous presidents have handled Latin America. *cough, Reagan, cough cough*
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
06/29/09

@stealthird: Hearted for that reference. So much fucking up of Latin America.
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bess marvin, girl detective
06/28/09

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so basically, ed mcmahon was holding everything together.
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tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
06/28/09

In reply to Obama "Deeply Concerned" After Honduran President Overthrown
We're one bad bottle of tequila away from all out war EVERYWHERE.

Absolute anarchy. I blame the Republicans.
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A Small Turnip
06/28/09

In reply to Obama "Deeply Concerned" After Honduran President Overthrown
I lived for a year in Tegucigalpa, and it really distresses me to hear about this. When I was there in 2004, things weren't all rosebuds and peaches, but it was steady. No drama, apart from the odd garment-worker's strike. Honduras is a country that is so often forgotten - it's not as tourist-friendly as Costa Rica, but it's equally beautiful, and the culture is as rich and ancient as any other in Central America. I hate that the impression most people will get from this story is that it's a shithole filled with violence and corruption and injustice.

I mean, it is those things. But it's also so much more.

Poor old Tegus.
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