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NEWS & LETTERS, July 2004Women Word Wideby Mary Jo Grey July 11 has been declared as International Day Against Stoning to gain worldwide support to end "this act of sheer barbarism and hideous crime against humanity." Stoning is used by Islamic fundamentalist governments and groups enforcing Islamic Sharia law. Hundreds of women and men have been murdered in this way, or are awaiting death. Express your support for this day at www.stopstoningnow.com. *** One room in Afghanistan, lighted by a gas lantern and powered by car batteries, allows a group of young Afghan women to transmit a revolutionary radio message daily to area women. Besides news and music, they air essays and features on topics such as women and the constitution, health care and the rights of abused women to divorce. It is the third radio station of its kind started in the country in the last year. "Many women in our culture cannot leave their homes at all, so this is the only way to reach them," said one reporter. |
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