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ÇM Letters______________ J jì Ì WtdNEsdAy, OcTobER 17, 2001 Opinion Opinion Editor 'victims le attacks of Sept 11,2001. heir oppression didn’t begin there or will it end in the shadows as Iwig’as the Taliban forces dreams from their minds and their lives from this earth.', The Taliban have been forcing the Afghanistan women to. beg, borrow and steal for their livelihood and their children. Tliey must de pend on a man for their survival. Those who have no male counter part to look after them find diem publication. Letters to the Editor are subject to editing. We reserve the right to not publish any letter. DAN MERYS may attain success.” [An-Nur, 2431] The f he treatment of Muslim women in Islamic regions Islamic their religion without over the past2000 years has ;tpwearflieh//a&,butthe raised quite a storm, because of the religion. perception that they are treated as flijw. Should Christians be made to re second-class citizens. move pictures of a crucified Jesus As Westerners we cannot cl because it. shows a man dying, to know what’s best for a s- . nailed to a cross? No. It’s as much who have lived in a tern for thousands of years;• The a part of Christianity as the Ayai view is that women are onlyjifft-g is apart of Maim. hind the veil was no life at all. According to Shah, there was a woman sitting in a cab with her, who was violently ill and could not re- move her veil for fear of arrest. If ^he were to trip and fall and her, were shown as a result, she »risladarrest. The way I see it, by going under cover, Shah may have been re stricted txi> much, but thanks to her others can see the truth. . ByAWAa'olunteers risk their lives everydaylas representatives for tyjpmeri'i Id show the Taliban that theirspit cannot be crushed. The _________ Taliban in take their televisions, their riO to look pretty and their right to ®e care of their children, but they whl NEVER break their . spirit For they are women, they are humans and their voice can be si- ■ fenced, buttheir TO resolve "' will NEVER selves in the streets, eyes cast down, hands outstretched, hoping and praying for a land stranger to ease their pain. Everyday, in Afghanistan, women suffer untold amounts of Tie the voice for die pain and degradation j ust for being ...Join me a woman. They have.children.they women wh< annot speak out, the ------------ who have been si- care for who are on the verge of •voiceifor tri death for the lack of medical treat fenced but still persevere. Foe ^information send e-mails ment and food. Revolutionary As sociation of the Afghanistan ' - to rawa awa.org or send dona- Women (RAWA) have tried help tionsto: ing with aid, but their lack of funds and volunteers gives little rdief to HHHHHKr Refugees The Afghan Women's Mission the many effected. ■ ' Reporter Saira Shah did an un 260 S. Lake Ave. dercover report of the life under PMB165 neath the Imrqa, which is the veil Pasadena, CA 91101 Afghan women are forced to wear, Questions or comments about Inside Afghanistan Behind the. VeiL eindcm BBC News, June this article or others, e-mail me at 27,2001, and found that the life be- cccprint@clackamas.cc.or.us. considered for publication if submitted by 1 p.m. the Friday prior to Their rules, their religion Speaking out for those silenced SALENA DE LA CRUZ All signed letters to the editor should be SOO words or less and will be Staff Writer T Graphic provided from RA WA ’s website. evated status in the west and that , We have based our reactions ining: and feelings toward the treatment as time goes on they are more and more rights while amen of women in the Islamic religion on our experience in our own cul- in the Islamic world are tre ' ture. Very few'of us know the second-class citizens. s< mindset of a Muslim woman and The Shari ’ah (Divine La must \ ¿whether or notthey live in a con- lam stipulates that worn > states slant state of fear. The Islamic re- dress a certain way. It the acceptable behaviorffi&tilSS -^^^‘ jljgion, like most religions, is cen- bers of both sexes, prom'qtirigpri- ; tered around the. worship of its vacy for females and prohibiting deity, and anything that interferes loose intermingling betw^^^^^H with that is to be cast aside, in and females. Islamic law, believes -, cluding a woman who has dishon this promotes modesty! decency,;' ored her family, and in turn dis chastity and most important, re-*""' honored Allah. While the Qu’ran spect, love and worship orAllaKg states <that_dne,mustlpve.one's A Muslim woman's clothing is fellow man, it also states that any- called a hijab and it must cover thing that is an affront to Allah is om one’s life, the entire woman’s body s of years the Is- exceptions based on the s flourished, and verse. “And tell the believing lamicreligio women to lower their gaze and though Westerners may find guard their private parts from sin..., some of the things that occur in and draw their headcovers over that culture contemptible, we their necks and bosoms and not cannot be so arrogant as to force reveal their adornment except to them to change their religious their [husbands and relatives...] O practices simply be you Believers, in order that you don’t approve. hat are your views on the treatment of Afghanistan women? W Jennifer Boyd Mike Lukenovich ”1 think they're shunned and not allowed to be how they want to be." "I think it's wrong because they're not treated equal. They're just as human as we are." Photos and quotes compiled by Liesl Muggli and Maggie Jirasek Ta^lorJohnson Ken Ketchum "It's their religion so I don't think it's that bad." "I hate to say it I don't know what the actual views are. As for the Taliban's treatment it's not good. The treatment can be better over all." Business Manager: Editor-in-Chief: Nick Barron (x2578) Maggie Jirasek (x2447) Opinion Editor/Production Coordinator Salena De La Cruz Copy Editor: x Allison Gerfin Sports Editor: Elena Boryska Managing Editor: Liesl Muggli News Editor: Frank Jordan Photo Editor: Mike Pollock The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Webmaster: Luke Mahan Staff: Isaiah Creel Jesse Gurzynski Eri nn Lerten Christina McFarland Daniel Merys Elisabeth Meyer Ben Walker Leah Boeringa Secretary: JoAnne Gale Advisor: A & E Editor: Patty Mamula (x2310) Daisy Bain 77ie CZocAomas PrinZ aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. 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