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Afghanistan

Afghanistan. By: Alexandra Doran. Women in Afghanistan. gender roles and women's status have been tied to property relations  women serve as disciplinarians activists and officials http://www.rawa.org/rules.htm

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Afghanistan

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  1. Afghanistan By: Alexandra Doran

  2. Women in Afghanistan • gender roles and women's status have been tied to property relations •  women serve as disciplinarians • activists and officials • http://www.rawa.org/rules.htm • 1- Complete ban on women's work outside the home, which also applies to female teachers, engineers and most professionals. Only a few female doctors and nurses are allowed to work in some hospitals in Kabul. • 2- Complete ban on women's activity outside the home unless accompanied by a mahram (close male relative such as a father, brother or husband). • 3- Ban on women dealing with male shopkeepers. • 4- Ban on women being treated by male doctors. • 5- Ban on women studying at schools, universities or any other educational institution. (Taliban have converted girls' schools into religious seminaries.) • 6- Requirement that women wear a long veil (Burqa), which covers them from head to toe. • 7- Whipping, beating and verbal abuse of women not clothed in accordance with Taliban rules, or of women unaccompanied by a mahram. • 8- Whipping of women in public for having non-covered ankles. • 9- Public stoning of women accused of having sex outside marriage. (A number of lovers are stoned to death under this rule). • 10- Ban on the use of cosmetics. (Many women with painted nails have had fingers cut off).

  3. Education • Currently 68% of students - and 82% of female students - in Afghanistan drop out of school before completion grade 6 • Distance is the primary reason for poor school attendance rates in Afghanistan • There are schools for girls who are between the ages of 10 and 15 and or if they have never attended school • "Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

  4. Medical Care • Afghanistan has suffered chronic instability and conflict throughout its modern history • Much of the health infrastructure has been destroyed • highest maternal and child death rates in the world • The weakness of Afghanistan’s health system and the lack of proper diagnosis, treatment or control mean that rates of malaria in the country are high • The rich get more and better health care than the poor and the people who live in rural areas because they have the money to pay and are top priorities

  5. Marriage • Child forced marriage • Many girls are married off before the legal age • 57 percent of marriages in Afghanistan involve girls below the legal age of 16.  • Around 30 cases regarding forced young marriages during 2006 • They know who their child will marry by the time the child is at the youngest 1 month old

  6. Kabul • Following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the International Development Law Organization identified the promotion of the rule of law as a fundamental necessity to create a sustainable development for the country • has provided training forover 2000 legal professionals, including judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, members of Parliament, civil servants and academics.

  7. Islam • Islam is the Religion of all the Prophets • The basic tenets of Islam are:  Belief in God, the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no associate, and no companion • Belief in prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as God prophet and Messenger  • Belief in the five pillars of Islam (testimony of God oneness and Muhammad prophet-hood, Praying, alms giving, fasting Ramadan, and performing pilgrimage) • Belief in six articles of faith (faith in God, His angels, His holy books, His prophets, Resurrection day, and destiny) • Belief in Quran and following Quran teachings • Following Islam morals  • Performing good deeds

  8. The Taliban • The Taliban is not a 'people' it is not a religious/political party in Afghanistan as claimed or labled • http://www.worldpress.org/specials/pp/taliban_timeline.htm

  9. Works cited • Kocic, Alex. "The Role of Women in Afghanistan." EHow. Demand Media, 04 Sept. 2010. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • "Afghanistan Country Study." Afghanistan Country Study. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • "Some of the Restrictions Imposed by Taliban in Afghanistan." Some of the Restrictions Imposed by Taliban in Afghanistan. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • "Afghanistan : Education." Creating Opportunity for the World's Poor. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013. • "Afghanistan : Education." Creating Opportunity for the World's Poor. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

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