-----Original Message----- From: Frances Alexander <fjalex@mindspring.com> To: NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 12, 2001 2:27 AM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Afghan Women >If you decide not to forward this, please send it back > >to me. This is an actual petition, and "signatures" > >will be lost if you drop the line. > > >Please take 3 minutes out of your life to do your > >part. And be sure to include other members of your > >household who are willing to sign. Oprah recently had > >a show about this atrocity and it was heartbreaking. > >Petition to the United Nations Background Information: > >Madhu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war > >upon women. Since the Taliban took power in 1996, > >women have had to wear burqua and have been > >beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper > >attire, even if this means simply not having the mesh > >covering in front of their eyes. One woman > >was beaten to death by an angry mob of > >fundamentalists > >for accidentally exposing her arm(!) while she was > >driving. Another was stoned to death for > >trying to leave the country with a man that was not a > >relative. > >Women are not allowed to work or even go out in > >public > >without a male relative; professional women such as > >professors, translators, doctors, lawyers, artists and > >writers have been forced from their jobs and > >restricted to their homes. Homes where a woman is > >present must have their windows painted so that she > >can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear silent > >shoes so that they are never heard. Women live in > >fear > >of their lives for the slightest misbehavior. Because > >they cannot work, those without male > >relatives or husbands are either starving to death or > >begging in the street, even if they hold Ph.D.'s. > >Depression is becoming so widespread that it has > >reached emergency > >levels. There is no way in such an extreme Islamic > >society to know the suicide rate with certainty, but > >relief workers are estimating that the suicide rate > >among women must > >be > >extraordinarily high: those who cannot find proper > >medication and treatment for severe depression and > >would rather take their lives than live in such > >conditions. At one of the rare hospitals for women, a > >reporter found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying > >motionless on top of > >beds, wrapped in their burqua, unwilling to speak, > >eat, or do anything, > >but > >slowly wasting away. Others have gone mad and were > >seen crouched in > >corners, > >perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in fear. > >It is at the point where the term "human rights > >violations" has become an understatement. Husbands > >have the power of life and death over their women > >relatives, especially their wives, but an angry > >mob has just as much right to stone or beat a woman, > >often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh or > >offending them in the slightest way. Women > >enjoyed relative freedom: to work, to dress generally > >as they wanted, and to drive and appear in public > >alone until only > >1996. The > >rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the > >depression and > >suicide; Women who were once educators or doctors or > >simply used to > >basic > >human freedoms are now severely restricted and treated > >as subhuman in > >the > >name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam. It is not > >their tradition or > >'culture', but it is alien to them, and it is extreme > >even for those > >cultures where fundamentalism is the rule. Everyone > >has a right to a > >tolerable human existence, even if they are women in a > >Muslim country. > >If we can threaten military force in Kosovo the name > >of human rights > >for the > >sake of ethnic Albanians, citizens of the world can > >certainly express > >peaceful outrage at the oppression, murder and > >injustice committed > >against > >women by the Taliban. > >STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current > >treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely > >UNACCEPTABLE and > >deserves > >action by the United Nations and that the current > >situation overseas > >will > >not be tolerated. > >Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it > >is UNACCEPTABLE > >for > >women in 2001 to be treated as subhuman and as so much > >property. > >Equality > >and human decency is a fundamental RIGHT, not a > >freedom to be > >granted, whether one lives in Afghanistan or >elsewhere. > >1) Giuliana D. Black, Daly City, CA, USA > >2) Mariam Nayiny, Palo Alto, CA, USA > >3) Sunaina Gulati-Ruh, Palo Alto, CA USA > >4) Megan McCaslin, Palo Alto, CA USA > >5) Blake Hallanan, San Francisco, Ca. USA > >6) Kit Henderson, Sacramento, CA USA > >7) Kara Myers, San Francisco, CA > >8) Ellen Tilden, San Francisco, CA > >9) Vanessa Ross, San Francisco, CA > >10) Jenna Shaw- Battista, San Francisco, CA > >11) Jeanne Racik, B!erkeley, CA > >12) Julie Silas, Oakland, CA > >13) Renee Longstreet, Tarzana, CA > >14) Susan Johnson, Encino, CA > >15) Kenneth Johnson, Encino, CA > >16) Terri Treas, Los Angeles, CA > >17) Amy Retzinger, North Hollywood, CA > >18) Babette Crooms, Los Angeles, CA > >19) Olivia Kienzel; Santa Barbara, CA > >20) Sean Dexheimer, Los Angeles, CA > >21) Elio Chavez, Jr., Pasadena, CA > >22) Gregory Kastigar, Los Angeles, CA > >23) Robert Collie, Los Angeles, CA > >24) Jeff Garvin, Brea, CA > >25) Tricia Allen, Sherman Oaks, CA > >26) Joleen Nordstrom ~ Hollywood, CA > >27) Theresa Donahoe - Martinez,CA > >28) Jennifer Horn - Concord, CA > >29) Roxanne Ryan - Alamo, CA > >30) Miriam Tyler- San Jose CA > >31) John Burns- San Jose CA > >32) Kristin Lynn Minick- Fort Worth TX > >33) Jeff Neal- Marietta, GA > >34) Anna Neal- Marietta, GA > >35) Frances Murley-Fort Worth, TX > >36) David Murley-London, England, UK > >37) Jillian Dykhouse, Colleyville, TX > >38) Bonnie Dykhouse,Colleyville,TX > >39) Nancy Williams, Colleyville, TX > >40) Georgene Farr, Sterling Heights, MI > >41) Joanne Arensberg, Riverview, MI > >42) Luann Ouellette, Vermillion, SD > >43) Sandie Sullivan, Vermillion, SD > >44) Troy Nelson, Minneapolis, MN USA > >45) Joseph Miller, Minneapolis, MN USA > >46) Kathleen Miller, White Bear Lake, MN USA > >47) Jerry Marquis, Mpls. Mn. USA > >48) Julie Stokes, Coon Rapids, MN USA > >49) Tracy Ford, Blaine, MN USA > >50) Sheila Lawrence, Monticello, MN USA > >51) Brenda Kitchen, Westlake Village, Calif!ornia,USA > >52) Teresa Burke, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA > >53) Bruce Ehrlich, Sherman Oaks, CA USA > >54) Yllania Francis, Los Angeles, CA USA > >55) Drew Hedin, Los Angeles, CA USA > >56) Laura Paridon, Laguna Woods, CA USA > >57) Jeanie Hagedorn, Des Moines, IA USA > >58) Sue Christensen, Des Moines, IA USA > >59) Sybil Finken, Glenwood, IA USA > >60) Luke Finken, Earth > >61) Doug Gerace, Lincoln, NE USA > >62) Cheryl Gerace, NE > >63) Sheri Lew, CO > >64) Raven Grace, Boulder, CO > >65) Martha M.Mertz, EL, Michigan > >66) Colleen R. Cooper, Okemos, Michigan > >67) Barbara J. Sawyer-Koch, East Lansing, MI > >68) Margaret A. Meyers, Okemos, Michigan > >69) Mary Helen Espes, Okemos, Michigan > >70) Maureen Kirchhoff, Allenspark, CO > >71) Bart Johnson, Err, France > >72) Sharon!O'Connor, Olympia, WA USA > >73) Nancy Irving, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia > >74) Martha Lindley, Seattle, WA, USA > >75) Judith Alexander, Woodinville, WA, USA > >76) Arlene B. Hawkinson, Seattle, WA, USA > >77) Christine E. Mobley, Bothell, WA, USA > >78) Trudie Breen, CA, USA > >79) Catherine Standiford, CA, USA > >80) Beverly Truett, AZ, USA > >81) Christine Meehan,AZ,USA > >82) Janice Gilbert, Valley Center, CA, USA > >83) Dawna Upchurch, Anchorage, AK USA > >84) Roxanna Groves, Olympia, WA USA > >85) Lynda Lynde, Helena, MT USA > >86) Constance Gelu, University Place, WA USA > >87) Jodi Woolett, Tacoma, WA USA > >88) Lisa I. Reeves- Lynden, WA USA > >89) Amanda James-Bow, WA USA > >90) Kelli J. Smith, New Port Richey, FL USA > >91) Chris Poirier, Largo, Fl USA > >92) Mike Carpenter, Palmetto, Fl USA > >93) Alice Pryor, Melbourne FL USA > >94) Ellen Catano, Manchester NH USA > >95) Bevely Jennings, Cincinnati OH USA > >96) Linda Feely, Norwood,OH USA > >97) Sherry Stidham, Norwood OH USA > >98) Brittany Brown, Cincinnati OH USA > >99) Sandy Brown, Cincinnati, Oh USA > >100) Tim Brown, Cincinnati, OH USA > >101) Pat Brown, Cincinnati, OH USA > >102) Amy Cregger, Memphis, TN USA > >103) Kay Emerick, Logan, OH USA > >104) Trina Bookman, Logan, OH USA > >105) Mary Samuelson, St. Louis, Mo USA > >106) Jeannette Ward, Memphis, TN USA > >107) Elisabeth Davis, Memphis, Tn USA > >108) Rose Klimek, Memphis, TN USA > >109) Barbara K. White, Hoquiam, WA, USA > >110) Paula J. Eriksen, Palm Harbor, Florida USA > >111) Rag!nar Eriksen, Palm Harbor, Florida USA > >112) MARILYN KING, CLEARWATER, FL, USA > >113) Barbara Stiner,Oldsmar,FL,USA > >114) Jac'line Weisgerber,Clearwater,FL,USA > >115) Charlotte Beadles, Douglasville, GA, USA > >116) Jody Hoadley, Powder Springs, GA, USA > >117) Hope Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA > >118) Cliff Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA > >119) Kay Chicoine, Atlanta, GA USA > >120) Mark Chicoine, Atlanta, GA USA > >121) Paula King, Lexington, KY,USA > >122) Sally Weissman,Minneapolis,Mn,USA > >123) Susan Abbott, New Brighton, MN USA > >124) Rachel Fine, St. Louis Park, MN, USA > >125) Deb Harley,Eden Prairie, MN,Usa > >126) Barb Handahl,Faribault, MN,USA > >127) Ann Olson,Chamberlain S.D.USA > >128) Deb Hunt,Sioux Falls S.D.USA > >129) Anne Frankman, Sioux Falls, SD USA > >130) Susie Kostel, Tabor, SD USA > >131) Julie Anderson, Mount Prospect, IL USA > >132) Janet Tilden, Fremont, NE USA > >133) Debbie Bowman, Kingston Springs, TN, USA > >134) Shari Watkins, Franklin, TN, USA > >135) Teresa Beck, Columbia, TN USA > >136) Amy Stephens, Brentwood, TN, USA > >137) Vicki Warren, Lyles, TN, USA > >138) Linda Lupo, Westland, MI, USA > >139) Cathie McClary, Clinton Twp. MI, USA > >140) Diane Catellane, Clinton Twp. MI, USA > >141) Judy Mellen, Clarkston, MI, USA > >142) Donna Waite, Lake Orion, MI, USA > >143) Ann Acton, South Lyon, MI, USA > >145) Tami Hall, South Lyon, MI, USA > >146) Wendy Belsley, South Lyon, MI, USA > >147) Gretel Coombs, East Lansing, MI, USA > >148) Mike Jones, Lansing, MI, USA > >149) Jeff Jones, Atlanta, GA, USA > >150) Marion Jones , Atlanta, GA , USA > >151) Pat Scott, Enumclaw, WA, USA > >152) Bob Panzer, Houston, TX, USA > >153) Pat Panzer, Houston, TX, USA > >154) Joe Schwartz, Jacksonville AL USA > >155) Stefanie Walfield, Fayetteville, NC, USA > >156) Liz Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA > >157) Christine Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA 156) > >Mike Dunkley, > >Milledgeville, GA, USA > >157) Randy Parsons, Eatonton, Ga. > >158) Bonita Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA > >159) Ralph Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA > >160) Charles Lundquist, Binghamton, N.Y. U.S.A. > >161) Tracy Rowe, Hollywood, CA USA > >162) Daniel Raphael New York, New York USA > >163) Ann Brameier, New York, NY USA > >164) Kazuko Tao, Healdsburg, Ca USA > >165) Shelley Zavat, Rio Nido, Ca. USA > >166) Kendall Smith, Fort Bragg, Ca USA > >167) Candi Zizek, Sacramento, California USA > >168) Annette Blackwood, West Hartford, CT USA > >169) Frank Sentner, West Hartford, CT USA > >170) Ann Steadman, Roanoke, VA USA > >171) George Steadman, Roanoke, VA USA > >172) Elizabeth Byam,Washington, DC USA > >173) Mary Dougal,Montclair, NJ USA > >174) Kathleen Ennen, Champaign, Il. USA > >175) Patricia S. Berky, Baltimore, Md. USA > >176) Wahiba Abu-Ras, Old Bridge, NJ. USA > >177) Magdi Awad, Old Bridge, NJ USA > >178) Melissa Joralemon, NY USA > >179) Vida Cofie-Robertson, NJ USA > >180) Sema Gurun, NY, USA > >181)Sahika Yildirim, UB, Mongolia > >182) Ceylan Orhun istanbul-turkey > >183)Efsa Kuraner, Istanbul, Turkey > >184) Meyzi Barin Istanbul Turkey > >185) Marie-Aude Serra, Istanbul Turkey > >186) Gil Serra, Istanbul Turkey > >187) Brian Wilks, France > >188) Laverne Travis. TX USA > >189) Beth Nikiel, Texas, USA > >190) Kim Rosales, TX USA > >191) Stephen Rosales, TX USA > >192) Lori Lutz, CO USA > >193) Kathy McGinty, CA, USA > >194) Marie Friedman, CA USA > >195) Rana Gebara , Dubai, UAE > >196) Hassib Gebara, Dubai, UAE > >197) Youssef Naaman, Jeddah, KSA > >198) Hiram Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >199) Elham Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >200) Paul Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >201) Paula Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >202) Joseph Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >203) Audrey Na'man, Beirut, Lebanon > >204) Eleanor Curtis, London, UK > >205) Polly Davidson, London, UK > >206) Charles Gollop, London, UK > >207) Robert Devcic, London, UK > >208) Antony Smith, London, UK > >209) Nick Napier, London, UK > >210) Alison Rowe, Los Angeles, USA > >211) Emma Allen, London, UK > >212) Shenoha Batho, London, UK > >213) Natalie Clayton, London, UK > >214) Elizabeth McGoldrick, London, UK > >215) Sonja van Montfort, London, UK > >216) Pauline Cornelissen, Groningen, The Netherlands > >217) Astrid Menick, Groningen, The Netherlands > >218)Margaret Ferguson Australia > >219)Rod Ferguson, Australia > >230)Jamie Ferguson > >231) Cassie Ferguson > >232) Carole Hardy, Qld., Australia > >233) Wayne Hardy, Qld. Australia > >234) Derek Hardy, Qld. Australia > >235) Max Hardy, Qld. Australia. > >236) Luke Martin, Qld, Australia > >237) Sandra Martin, Qld, Australia > >238) Catherine Brinsley, QLD, Australia > >239) Catherine DeLacy, London, U.K. > >240) Rebecca De Lacy, QLD, Australia > >241) Bill Colbrahams, Ipswich, Qld, Australia > >242) Austin Parry, Mundubbera, Qld, Australia > >243) Robert & Bev. Perry, Gayndah, Qld, Australia > >244) Lisa Perry > >245) Lea-Anne Hooey, London, UK > >246) David J. Jones, San Antonio, TX > >247) Clif Barnhart, Crested Butte, CO > >248) Kathy Barnhart, Crested Butte, CO > >249) Michael E. Newell, San Antonio, TX > >250) Brian Wangsgard, Centerville, UT > >251) Clair S. Weenig M.D., Orinda, CA > >252) Joan M. Weenig R.N.,Orinda, CA > >253) Alyson S. Weenig, San Francisco, CA > >254) Grant S. Weenig, Austin, TX > >255) Irene Racz, Montpelier, VT, USA > >256) Barb Stafford, Colchester, VT, USA > >257) Madelyn Glase, Newfield, NY, USA > >258) Michael Hall, Palo Alto CA, USA > >259) Gail Dalrymple, San Antonio, Texas USA > >260) Sandra C. Zamora, San Antonio, Texas USA > >261) Gerald D. McFarlen, San Antonio, Texas, USA > >262) Brett Anthony. Corpus Christi, Tx., USA > >263) James Pettus, Corpus Christi, TX, USA > >264) Shannon Mayo, Corpus Christi, TX USA > >265) Glenn Mayo, Corpus Christi, TX USA > >266) Jim Milam Pettus Goliad, Tx USA > >267) Annie T. Gross, Carbondale, CO USA > >268) Sheldon Gross, Carbondale, CO USA > >269) Mary Dorman, Carbondale, Co USA > >270) Ben Dorman, Carbondale, CO USA > >271) Pamela Powers, Whitefish, MT USA > >272) Michael Powers, Whitefish, MT USA > >273) Jodi von Jess, Deerfield, MA USA > >274) Kirsten Cirincione, USA > >275) Jane Lynch, USA > >276) Andrea Porter, Florence, MA USA > >277) Michelle Phillips, Florence, MA USA > >278) Kristina Fuller, san francisco, ca usa > >279) Michele Bishop, San Francisco, CA USA > >280) Joy McCollum-Franco, San Bruno, Ca USA > >281) Sean Adams, Cupertino, CA USA > >282) Melanie Kuhn, Sacramento, CA USA > >283) Casey Hagopian, Redwood City, CA > >284) Alicia Gamble, Union City, CA > >285) Kristin L.Pope, Hayward, CA > >286) REGINA RIESGO-WELLS, SAN JOSE, CA > >287) Simone Campos, NC USA > >288) Leah Almondia-San Jose, CA USA >289) Lissette Roacho, San Jose, CA USA >290)Aimee Koerner San Jose, CA. USA >291)Fernando Leon, San Jose, CA USA >292) Sonja Groff, San Jose, CA, USA >293)Damon Daood, San Jose, CA, USA > >DIRECTIONS: PLEASE COPY this email on to a new > >message, sign the bottom and forward it to everyone > >on your distribution lists. If you receive this > >list with more than 300 names on it, please e-mail a > >copy of it to: sarabande@brandeis.edu ></ym/Compose?To=sarabande@brandeis.edu> > >Even if you decide not to sign, please be considerate > >and do not kill the petition. > >Frances Alexander, Anderson SC USA > >