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Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 10:01:14 EDT
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>>> corazj@mediaone.net 10/10/01 07:57PM >>>
As a woman that I very much admire, I am sending you this description of the
Taliban's treatment of woman with the hope that you will be as outraged as I
was at what is going on in Afghanistan. If you don't believe it is actually
happening, I encourage you to watch "Beneath The Veil"on CNN.
We must each raise our voice to end this and other similarly horrific
situations.


Dear friends:

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.
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. When what little medication that is left finally runs out, one
doctor is considering leaving these women in front of the president's
residence as a form of protest.  This country also has the highest
mortality rate in the world for women in childbirth and the highest infant
mortality rate.  If Osama bin Labin has done nothing else he has raised
the world's awareness of these women.


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) Gillian 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) Trice 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) Behnoosh Behmaram, Avon, CT US
>171) Pamela McAfee, New Britain CT USA
>172) Marianne Hebenstreit, New Britain CT USA
>173) Tami Steveson, Newington, CT USA
>174) Chenie Bell-Parikh, Philadelphia, PA USA
>175) Meg Zinda, Boston, MA USA
>176) Sue Jackson, Dickinson, ND USA
>177) Cynthia W.. Carson, Atlanta, GA USA
>178) Katie Shugart, Winston-Salem, NC
>179) Stephanie Dunnington, Rochester, NY
>180) Mary Jo Dunnington, New York, NY
>181) Heather Hopkins, New York, NY
>182) Lisa Kersey, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
>183) Jeanne Shingleton, Atlanta, GA, USA
>184) Annette Kinderman, Birmingham, AL
>185) Jennifer Mallory Rawl, Columbia, SC
>186) Tameika C. Isaac, Columbia, SC, USA
>187) Cassandra Keller, Columbia, SC
>188) CAMM, Columbia, SC
>189) Gail Gladden, Columbia, S.C.
>190) Sandi Chamberlain, Surrey, BC (Canada)
>191) Lynda McNally Thompson, Mt. Prospect, IL (USA)
>192) Roy Thompson, Mt. Prospect, IL (USA)
>193) Sandra Davis Houston, Evanston, Ill. (USA)
>194) Janet Alexander-Davis, Evanston, IL (USA)
>195) Janice Moman-Pratt, Evanston, IL (USA)
>196) Jennifer Lorenz, Chicago, IL (USA)
>197) Lisa Lupinski, New York, NY (USA)
>198) Kelly Mortimer, New York, NY
>199) Lana Grounds, Dallas, TX (USA)
>200) Christin Scheel, MO (USA)
>201) Julie Bennett, OKC, OK (USA)
>202) Jean Hale, OKC, OK (USA)
>203) Theresa Henrion, OKC, OK (USA)
>204) Pamela Henrion, Landstuhl, Germany
>205) Johnita McCorkle, Yukon, Ok (USA)
>206) Tynette Truax, OH (USA)
>207) Tara Lamb, WI (USA)
>208) Cristie Burtz, OH (USA)
>209) Robert Burtz, OH (USA)
>210) Patricia Alford, IN (USA)
>211) John Alford, IN (USA)
>212) Peter Doffin, IN (USA)
>213) Angie Cuson IN (USA)
>214) Roxanna Horton IN (USA)
>215) Ken Horton IN (USA)
>216) Daniel T. Cuson IN (USA)
>217) Mary Anne Wagner
>218) Dina Varano IN (USA)
>219) Deborah Harris-Abbott GA (USA)
>220) Suzanne Mason, Atlanta, GA (USA)
>221) Robin Thompson, Stone Mountain, GA (USA)
>222) Sam Thompson, Stone Mountain, GA (USA)
>223) Amanda Sanders, Chattanooga, TN (USA)
>224) Daniel Sanders, Chattanooga, TN (USA)
>225) Charles Gearing, Atlanta, GA (USA)
>226) Carol Gearing, Atlanta, GA (USA)
>227) Edwina M. Simpson, Dearborn, MI (USA)
>228) Bruce H. Simpson, Dearborn, MI (USA)
>229) Thomas R. Gossen, Wichita, KS (USA)
>230) Helen R. Betenbaugh, Wichita, KS (USA)
>231) Elizabeth M. Warren, Dallas, TX (USA)
>232) Camie Swanson-Hull, Noblesville, IN (USA)
>233) Bob Anderson, Helena, MT (USA)
>234) Mark O'Keefe, Helena, MT (USA)
>235) Jack Kirkley, Dillon, MT (USA
>236) Lorraine Clough, Butte, MT (USA)
>237) Margie Ewing, Butte, MT (USA)
>238) Linda Hastie, Missoula, MT (USA)
>239) Michael F. Gribben, Butte, MT (USA)
>240) Richard H. Durnford, Jr, Butte, MT (USA)
>241) Patricia A. Durnford, Butte, MT (USA)
>242) Linda Douglas, Butte, MT (USA
>243) John Douglas, Butte,MT (USA)
>244) Carol Orr, Butte MT (USA)
>245) S. Turney; Jacksonville, NC (USA)
>246)Carole Urbanski, Palatine, IL (USA)
>247) Joy Entzminger, Arlington Heights, IL (USA)
>248 Karen Scott, Danburyk, WI (USA)
>249) Marilyn Gerecke, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
>250) Warren Gerecke, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
>251) Diane Waarvik, Minneapolis, MN., USA
>252) Kristi Kuder, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
>253) Tom Kuder, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
>254) Lynn Oehler, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
>255) Mary Scott, Battle Ground, WA (USA)
>256) Deborah Du Nann Winter, Walla Walla, WA (USA)
>257) Sharon Kaufman-Osborn, Walla Walla, WA (USA)
>258)  Kathy Ketcham, Walla Walla, WA 99362
>259)  Patrick Spencer, Walla Walla, WA 99362
> 259) Marilyn Dickinson, Etna, NH, USA
>260) Kelly Dickinson, Etna, NH, USA
>261) Rick Dickinson, Etna, NH USA
>262) Jane Sweet, Minnetonka, MN  USA
>263) Virginia Slimmer, Manhattan, KS USA
>264) Jackie Langholz, Plainville, KS USA
>265) Bill Rosen, San Diego,CA USA
>266) Nelson P Bouchard, San Diego Ca. USA
267) Mary Ann McCarthy, San Diego, CA USA
268) Connie Thurston, La Jolla, CA USA
>269 Susie Walton, Del Mar, Ca., USA
> 270 Nathan Walton, SD., Ca., USA
>271 Adam Walton, SD, Ca., USA
>272 Luke  Walton, Tucson,  AZ., USA
>273 Christopher Walton, SD, Ca. USA
274>Virginia Holt, Del Mar, Ca. USA
275. Abigail Erdmann
276. Jennifer Miles
277.  Judith Krupp, Wellesley, MA, USA
278. BA Blum, Boston, Mass USA
279. J Corazzin, Boston, MA USA
280.  K. Corazzini, Boston, MA USA
281.  Phyllis Ruth, Nashville, TN 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

>mailto:sarabande@brandeis.edu <mailto:sarabande@brandeis.edu>
Even if you
>decide not to sign, please be considerate and do not kill the petition.
>
>
>Signed with hope for peace and a prayer for a better day

Kim Corazzini, Boston, MA. USA
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