GLOBAL PULSE: Afghan Women: Far From Equal (8/21/09)

[RogueCapaldi]

SCARY! But it's not about the religion. It's the culture. However, there are lots of different forms of Islamic religions good and bad just like CHristianity. YES, CHRISTIANITY there are "good" Christians and "bad" Christians. Not everyone is good. Christian priests rape little boys and girls just like any other religion does. I believe no religion is good. But that's just ME.

[SALIMSHA1971]

LOOK AT LEAST ISLAM ALLOWS MARRIAGES FOR THE SOCIETY ,BUT THIS AMERICANS ARE ATTACT THEM AND RAPE CHILDREN IN AFGANISTAN,WHAT TO SAY THIS.WHO ARE THE CHILD MOLESTER.AT LEAST MARRAGE WILL PROTECT THE WOMENS.

[hardcukierek]

Lets hide all muslims gents on burka -im curious if they will feel so comfortably. If the will enjoy they must stay in that suit,if they wont enjoy lets forbiden burkas. :)

[chrismacciuss]

I have come to my conclusion that we are completely unfair with our judgments against some of these countries.they have been thrust into the modern world from living like they did 1400 years ago in some Muslim countries not all but some.And they can not change over night.Of course they are screaming and kicking this is a huge culture shock. I am not saying it is right but we women in the west just got rights less than 40 years ago.And our ERA is not even ratified.That should be screamed about.

[khatera333]

my comment to those of you who jump to point at Qur'an without even opening a page and reading it is to stop your crazy and useless thoughts about our religion. look at your country first you have no hope to stop crimes here what so ever. Man women teens and foster kids are filled in your present why don't you help your own country and ask what Christianity and bible has done to you? obviously your eye is on the recourse's of Afghanistan.

[khatera333]

seriously leave our country and people alone we will deal with our problems without you all you need is money. you don't have mercy or feelings for our people why are you faking it come on stop your media rescue plans. if you really care why not try to solve their problems instead of talking about it?

[Mahmood42978]

@dblackflag that's actually the purpose of the burqa, to deter attraction to the physical appeal of women. So if someone was ugly, there wouldn't be a need for a burqa.

[afhlzcnqeruyuo]

i really feel for the women in afghanistan :'(

[Deeneda]

sometimes it is not just men but the women who are responsible for this kind of life,1:it's because the way they are brought up by their own parents.

2:then they let their husbands treat them the same way.

3:then if they have daughters they start teaching them from the very first age that she has no right to do anything in life because she is a girl..this way it keeps going on and on..

regardless of being a woman she does not understand that one day her daughter will end up the same way..

[worldwildwest]

Only a dumb ass retard will convert to a barbaric religion that condones pedophilia and rape to innocent women while the rapist go unpunished.

[jaquie321]

The quran was written 1500 years ago to control society& for men to have dominion over women . A book for ancient times but then it was adopted by politicians to control whole countries through fear.Its a barbaric law that has no place in modern society. Men & women are both 2 halves of the human race-none more important than the other, neither superior.A law that gives rights to men & denies half the human race their rights is anti-god & doesnt get you to heaven.Be kind & merciful.

[TheNova1960]

What America Women forget is that we have only had the right to vote since 1920...do the math! We can support these women, but they must be willing to fight for all of their rights!

[Peristerygr]

What the hell their islamophobic far right winged friends will say tp provoke racism and discrimination against their kind in the West if the women's condition get better there? what clone agents like "calaiazza" -just below- will say in youtube in that case?

[calaiazza]

oh but don't think that islam has anything to do with all this..... it's such a peaceful religion. yeah right !!! look at any islamic country in the world and you will see the massive problems that country has.

[khatera333]

@calaiazza what about your country does it have abused women, men, faster children, homeless, prostitute, alcoholic, gang bangers, drug addict and so on I can list so much that you won't be able to count. did you ever ask your self and your government about these problems if not please do so before pointing at us. what Christianity has done to your country is terrible than Afghanistan so don't bother.

[ohsnapitsnd]

its sad when a woman has to cover up like that. come to America ladies where you dont have to do that

[strangerlover11]

Burqa did not forced by talibaan to use Burqa is afghan tradition for 1,000 of years

even before islam about womens educations and right read Quran it gives more rights

rather than never given to the womens at first place if any one things the women right

is to be naked become sexually object or loose her virginity in the shcool that they

must be sick at the back of mind...hahahahahha

[chrismacciuss]

80 women set their selves on fire???? If you believe that I have a bridge for sale really cheap.maybe 2 or 3 have not all 80.That means all of the women in that town are suicidal.No the men have figured out that we are not for honor killings or any other abuse and are claiming they did this.All over muslim countries there have been an increase in the women who have supposedly killed them selves.They are getting in trouble for honor killings and found a way around it.

[shkoder123]

I think NATO need to protect the woman/human rights, because with out the woman, the world it would end it long tome ago.

[legalAlien15]

equality is illusion, go ahead chase that illusion

[MrOmarkhan50]

get the fact. i have been in many different parts of Afghanistan from east to west north n south, just to name a few Mazare-e-sharif Kabul and Kandahar. what i have seen with my own eyes pashtoons are Talibans and Talibans are pashtons. if they are Pashton tribs they are talib dosn't matter even HAMID karzi is talib himself, hiding his identity. if we didn't have pashtoon tribes in Afghanistan we were among the best democratic countries in the world. But so so unfortunately we have Pashtoons.

[weppi91]

@MrOmarkhan50 Oh Shut the F U C K up :)

[sara84282]

western women are abused million time more than them , that's a fact

[buddacafe]

@sara84282 hahahaha. fucking retard. 

[biggidy1st]

@sara84282 seriously are u fuckin stupid, or do u have a hard time seeing how badly muslim men treat women u hide behind bullshit lies to make yourself feel better

[zulfitareen]

In the book “arda viraf namag” the zoroastrian priest arda viraf described

his journey into sky to meet his diety.

Accompanied by arch angel Bahman, he journeyed through different levels of heavens and hells and crossed the bridge (sirat) before finally reaching his deity Ahura Mazda sitting on throne in 7the heaven.

In 7th century AD., Muhammad, accompanied by acrh angel gabriel, claimed to have made the similar journey into sky on a white horse to meet his deity.

THINK CRITICALLY

[lovellespice]

thanks a lot global pulse.. telling us that women set themselves on fire then not explaining why.. wtf?

[biggidy1st]

@lovellespice it was a short clip, the full clip shows there doing it to kill themselves so escape abuse

[lovellespice]

Erin Coker.. take me to you dealer..

[BlahBlahBlah8347]

WE'RE BURNING THE QURAN, NOW WE'RE GOING TO BURN THE BURQA AS WELL......IF IT UPSETS YOU, THEN COME ON OUT TO FLORIDA ON 9/11 AND WE'LL BURN YOU TOO.....LOL

[lipoicacid]

Erin is hooootttt!!!!!!!!! =D

[superCatia]

The lady with the turban is really brave! 

[bookkeeper57]

Karzai's judgment is skewed. the Taliban or Sharia law aside, much of this is violation of human rights in the view of the world community. Too many of these men are beating up their wives, because they are violent and cowardly, and the women don't hit back, as men do in war. Most of them are brutes who don't deserve their women.

[godsfool713]

WOMEN ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THE POWER , WE ARE MOTHERS, SISTER , AND THE BACKBONE OF OUR FAMILIES , THESE CHAINS THAT ON OUR SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD NEED TO COME OFF, BUT , THESE MEN ARE HOMOSEXUALS ,PEDOPHILES AND THAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS

[buttacudawey]

@godsfool713 SAY THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN...MAYBE EVEN ONE WOMAN WILL HEAR U..so sad..

[astig600]

beating woman is the gayist thing in the whole galaxy

[ProtectorOn2]

actually, if u look at western countries, mostly woman in Westerns are openly want to get rape, why u think there are more prostitution in Western countries, they are forced to have sex, western countries are the once that are in trouble.

[buttacudawey]

@ProtectorOn2 spoken like a true rapist...ur family must be so proud....

[MrSpieldose]

it's sad to say but the world doesn't care.

[justanothersheeple]

@MrSpieldose yes we do

[MrSpieldose]

yeah and you fucktards in the USA have voted in another Bush, pushed the Iran war... keeps his big mouth shut when the Israelis kill a school filled with kids in Gaza among the 1500 people in Gaza aka the biggest concentration camp and the USA does the same thing, shouldn't you care about that spook you put in the White House who accepted a peace prize, gave a Bush speech all within a week of all of those news stories about the US killing more innocent civilians in Afghanistan... yeah you care.

[MrSpieldose]

and given that you are one of those global warming Nazis... I am not shocked.

[justanothersheeple]

no, you are not correct, just because i'm aware of actual pollution does not mean i believe in agenda 21 or anthropomorphec global warming, what would be smarter is if all you friggin tools would wake up to what is REAL instead of denying the crap til we're faced with scientific rule, pretty stupid but what do you expect from a dumbed down society?

[MrSpieldose]

yeah I am aware of the real problem with pollution and what is going on scientifically, apparently you have me confused for an American.

your country is going collapse anyhow and I am not going to argue with someone who wants to line Al Gore's pockets.

in Germany there is a town with no cars...

[justanothersheeple]

if you're not fighting agenda 21 for your country, you're part of the problem, good luck

[MrSpieldose]

when did I ever say I wasn't... this is a town thing... the country tried to stop it...

[MrGoodman45]

this is all cheap dirty and 3rd class propaganda by EVIL BBC and usa

[mysticx0]

these women practice, faithfully follow, endlessly promote, trielessly defend and actively participate in a religion that encourages and demands these lifestyles and then they cry because the world isnt helping? you shit in your own diaper, now sit in it for a while. helping these women is like sending food to ethiopia...wasted effort. if we came in and cleaned house like we should these women would complain about how other countries murdered their now martyred husbands, sons. plz die slow.

[justinstaw]

Why can't we just do what we did in Japan? These people are to damn stupid to have democracy. Just do what McCarther did, write their constitution for them and make them like it.

[linktv]

One thing Americans can do is support education in Afghanistan for women and men. It may not change cultural norms directly, but at least it can open the world to individuals.

[Aracuru]

Well we could just leave them alone completely, in terms of our Imperial involvement, and do what good we can through charity groups.

[adinjoy11]

quite true!

[BlahBlahBlah8347]

@linktv You can't change Neanderthals, their brain isn't fully evolved yet. It will be another few hundred years before they catch up to us.

[zutroy1]

Good for that female prosectuor, endangering her own life to push women's rights issues in Afghanistan.

This was a great story, hurtfully truthful.

The story about the female tribal leader was great as well.

I hope the NATO forces can do a better job of protecting all Afghan civilians for the rest of their time.

[elmarcel]

Erin your great...Would you marry me? As usual great work.

Women Equality in Arab-Muslim societys, is The Big Issue, Arab Muslim Traditionalism doesnt not like equality and put its as a Occidental Moral desviation threat....

Equality, Women Empowerment = Arab Muslim Enlightment?

[angelofsin87]

First Afganistan is not an arab country ..plus what you see here is more like tribal practices ..islam has nothing to do with this barbaric treatment of women

[elmarcel]

afganis they pray their religion in arab...does this make them arabmuslim culture country? it could be....an as for barbaric treatment of women dont tell me is only tribal and it doesnt existe in muslim countrys....for my views, women has barbaric treatment in muslim societys in my occidental standards...

[angelofsin87]

it just makes them afgani muslims country..barbaric treatment of women happens everywhere ...if you see it happen mostly in middle eastern countries its only because of the ugly cultural practies that they still have i suggest that you enlighten yourself and read about afgani and arab culture to see the diffrences plus read about islam from its original text instead of just echoing wut news channels are saying about it

[mysticx0]

i have to say this even though i know i have a lifetime where ill be forced to endure it again and again and again...why do no muslims practice this so called nice islam? ive never seen it. i see regualr people, kids, mothers, deli workers whatever...in the streets calling for death to isreal, death to america...no terrorists, no masks, just regular people. yet its always said its just a small few who hijacked the religion. BULLSHIT.

[Reptile0000]

Our teenage girls get pregnant without their will because of lack of sexual and health education, UK isnt a muslim country is it? They get abused domestically sexually, we got more fucking pedo's than anywhere in the world, USA never had a woman president we were lucky for once....we better look how far we have developed over the years instead of criticizing others shall we?

[lovellespice]

@angelofsin87 and yet we see plenty of barbaric treatment of women in Islamic countries.. why is that?

[awliyaullah]

their afghani's dude, thats Pashtuns and Tajiks not arab. no arab enlightenment, in central asia buddy. everything you noted in this post is mindless pseudo intellectual garbage.

[elmarcel]

pashtuns, tajiks whatever subcategory, they still pray in arab, even if their are not, im refering to an arab-muslim culture.....wich is a term than fits wide enough with a flexible framework.

[TheFlex21]

one star for this bullshit video

[roserover]

I see you dont have a video news story about the women setting themselves on fire, only still pictures. I cant recall seeing the story on the US news or even reading about it in the NYTimes (although I could have missed it). Seems like something we should know about.

[gitaym]

I think we should kill all the man in this world-

[eligarf]

don't kill all the seamen!

[SalaamTV2009]

I have a better idea why don't we kill every body. as long as there are people on earth there will always be problems. and I am serious about killing everybody The hell with all human beings.

[jetblkk2000]

good idea. why don't you start us off?