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Thanks
for your concern about women's
rights in Afghanistan. While
I am certainly concerned about
the situation in Afhganistan,
I feel that I personally can
have a greater impact by focussing
on the issues happening in my
own community. Therefore, I
focus my attention locally,
of course, understanding that
they all relate.
How
did you find out about all of
this? I first started hearing
about the Taliban's rule in
Afghanistan about six years
ago. It was while I was preparing
to go the UN Conference on Women
in Beijing China. I learned
about the restrictions the Taliban
placed on Afghanie women just
as I was learning about other
international human rights abuses.
What
was the first thing you did
when you found out about this?
I first educated myself on the
subject. For instance, learning
that Afghanistan wasn't the
perpetrator, but the Taliban,
a fundamentalist faction. Therefore,
blaming a country and/or a religion
wasn't the proper solution.
I next found out what people
were doing. For instance, I
learned that the U.S. Department
of State had had several meetings
with the Taliban in an attempt
to change the situation. (All
to no avail.) I also learned
that the Feminist Majority Foundation
was doing major educational
outreach about this issue.
When
did this all start? I don't
know what this all started --
of course, it didn't happen
overnight, but happened in increments.
I suggest you contact Feminist
Majority to learn more.
I
hope this helps,
Amy
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