--- Anne Ernst <asernst@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 11:38:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Anne Ernst <asernst@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Your support is needed!
> To: Alexandra Syphard <alexandra@lanexa.net>,
>         lisa harris-home <liscarol@aol.com>,
>         Richard Ferguson <rfergus@earthlink.net>,
>         Jane Goldstein <jrzgold@erols.com>,
>         Beverly Brettman <bsbrett@hotmail.com>,
>         tracy churchill <tracec417@aol.com>
> CC: Andrea Tomlinson <andreatom98@yahoo.com>,
>         Marilyn Marable
> <mmarable@st.catherines.org>,
>         laura meyers <lemeyers@purdue.edu>, Shama
> Narang <verknid@aol.com>,
>         Rieko Okuhara <QYI03427@nifty.ne.jp>, anne
> helmers <anne@qx.net>
>
>    I checked into this and it's a real deal, there
> is much news about
> these violations online.  Anne
>
>
>
> --- zack goodell <zackgoodell@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:43:15 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: zack goodell <zackgoodell@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Your support is needed!
> > To: Ann Beverly <adbeverl@saturn.vcu.edu>, Anne
> Ernst
> > <asernst@yahoo.com>
> >
> >
> > Like me, you may have been following the tragic
> > social conditions in
> > Afghanistan, over the past several years.  As sad
> > as the situation is for
> > women, it obviously has a dramatic effect on
> > people of both genders and all
> > ages.  I really hope you'll take the time to sign
> > this petition and forward
> > it along to as many people as you can.  It breaks
> > my heart to hear of people
> > living this way.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Kelly
> >
> > In a message dated 9/29/99 6:43:05 PM Eastern
> > Daylight Time,
> > drankin@saturn.vcu.edu writes:
> >
> >
> > >The original message was received at Wed, 29 Sep
> > 1999 15:37:05 -0400 (EDT)
> > >from saturn.vcu.edu [128.172.1.31]
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >>     stuffed into their homes, so that
> > depression is  becoming so
> > >>     widespread that it has reached emergency
> > levels. There 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,
> > >>     who cannot find proper medication and
> > treatment for severe depression
> > >>     and would rather take their lives than
> > live in such conditions, has
> > >>     increased significantly.
> > >>     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 misbehaviour.
> > >>     Because they cannot work, those without
> > male relatives or husbands are
> > >>     either starving to death or begging on the
> > street, even if they hold
> > >>     Ph.D.'s. There are almost no medical
> > facilities available for women,
> > >>     and relief workers, in protest, have
> > mostly left the country, taking
> > >>     medicine and psychologists and other
> > things necessary to treat the
> > >>     sky-rocketing level of depression among
> > women.
> > >>     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.
> > One doctor is considering,
> > >>     when what little medication that is left
> > finally runs out, leaving
> > >>     these women in front of the president's
> > residence as a form of
> > >>     peaceful protest.
> > >>     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,
> > dress generally as they
> > >>     wanted, and drive and appear in public
> > alone until only 1996. The
> > >>     apidity of this transition is the main
> > reason for the depression and
> > >>     suicide; women who were once educators or
> > doctors r simply used to
> > >>     basic human freedoms are now severely
> > restricted and treated as
> > >>     sub-human in the name of right-wing
> > fundamentalist
> > >>     Islam. It
> > >>     is not their tradition or 'culture',
> > >>     but 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
> > >>     in 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 support
> > >>     and 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 1999 to be treated as
> > sub-human and so much as property.
> > >>     Equality and human decency is a RIGHT not
> > a freedom, whether one lives
> > >>     in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
> > >>     >1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France
> > >>     >2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble,France >3)
> > Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble,
> > >>     France >4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St Martin,
> > France
> > >>     >5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres,
> > FRANCE >6) Marie GAUTHIER,
> > >>     Grenoble, FRANCE
> > >>     >7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE >8)
> > Mathieu MOY, St Egreve,
> > >>     FRANCE
> > >>     >9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin,
> > FRANCE >10) Tassadite FAVRIE,
> > >>     Grenoble, FRANCE
> > >>     >11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE
> > >>     >12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE
> > >13) Khedaidja BENATIA,
> > >>     Grenoble, FRANCE >14) Marie-Therese
> > LLORET, Grenoble,FRANCE >15)
> > >>     Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE
> > >>     >16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE
> > >17) Christian COGNARD,
> > >>     Poitiers, FRANCE >18) Robert GARDETTE,
> > Paris, FRANCE
> > >>     >19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier,
> > FRANCE >20) gilles FREISS,
> > >>     Montpellier, FRANCE >21) Patrick AUGEREAU,
> > Montpellier, FRANCE. >22)
> > >>     Jean IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE
> > >>     >23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France
> > >24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona,
> > >>     Spain
> > >>     >25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain >26)
> > Michel VILLAZ, Grenoble,
> > >>     France >27) Pages Frederique, Dijon,
> > France
> > >>     >28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER,
> > Chatenay-Malabry, France >29) Francois
> > >>     BOUTEAU, Paris, France
> > >>     >30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France
> > >>     >31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France
> > >>     >32) Monika Siegenthaler, Bern,
> > Switzerland >33) Mark Philp, Glasgow,
> > >>     Scotland
> > >>     >34) Tomas Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >35) Jonas Eriksson,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden >36) Karin Eriksson,
> > Stockholm, Sweden >37) Ake
> > >>     Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >>     >38) Carina Sedlmayer, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >39) Rebecca Uddman,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden >40) Lena Skog,
> > Stockholm, Sweden
> > >>     >41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >>     >42) Britt-Marie Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >43) Birgitta Schuberth,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden >44) Lena Dahl,
> > Stockholm, Sweden
> > >>     >45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden >46)
> > Jessica Carlsson, Vaxjo,
> > >>     Sweden >47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden
> > >>     >48) Magdalena Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden >49)
> > Charlotta Langner,
> > >>     Goteborg, Sweden >50) Andrea Egedal,
> > Goteborg, Sweden >51) Lena
> > >>     Persson, Stockholm, Sweden >52) Magnus
> > Linder, Umea ,Sweden
> > >>     >53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden
> > >>     >54) Caroline Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden >55)
> > Asa Pettersson, Grimsas,
> > >>     Sweden >56) Jessica Bjork, Grimsas, Sweden
> > >>     >  >57) Linda Ahlbom Goteborg, Sweden
> > >>     >58) Jenny Forsman, Boras, Sweden
> > >>     >59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden
> > >>     >60) Andrew Harrison, New Zealand
> > >>     >61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand
> > >>     >62) Claire Lugton, New Zealand
> > >>     >63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand
> > >>     >64) Rachel Eade, New Zealand
> > >>     >65) Magnus Hjert, London, UK
> > >>     >67) Madeleine Stamvik, Hurley, UK
> > >>     >68) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA
> > >>     >69) Lotta Svenby, Malmoe, Sweden
> > >>     >70) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden >71)
> > Anders Kullman, Stockholm,
> > >>     Sweden >72) Rebecka Swane,
> > Stockholm,Sweden >73) Jens Venge,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden
> > >>     >74) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden
> > >75) Nina Fylkegard,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden >76) Therese Stedman,
> > Malmoe, Sweden >77) Jannica
> > >>     Lund, Stockholm, Sweden >78) Douglas Bratt
> > >>     >79) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden >80)
> > Li Lindstrom, Sweden
> > >>     >81) Ursula Mueller, Sweden
> > >>     >82) Marianne Komstadius, Stockholm,
> > Sweden >83) Peter Thyselius,
> > >>     Stockholm, Sweden >84) Gonzalo Oviedo,
> > Quito, Ecuador
> > >>     >85) Amalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland
> > >>     >86) Margarita Restrepo, Gland,
> > Switzerland >87) Eliane Ruster, Crans
> > >>     p.C., Switzerland >88) Jennifer
> > Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong >89) Azita
> > >>     Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon
> > >>     >90) Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA
> > >91) Lisa L Miller, Reno NV
> > >>     >92) Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA
> > >93) Sara Risher, Los Angeles,
> > >>     Ca.
> > >>     >94) Melanie London, New York, NY
> > >>     >95) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA
> > >96) Steven Raspa, San
> > >>     Francisco, CA >97) Margot Duane, Ross, CA
> > >>     >98) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles, CA >99)
> > Candace Brower, Evanston,
> > >>     IL
> > >>     >100) James Kjelland, Evanston, IL
> > >>     >101) Michael Jampole, Beach Park, IL, USA
> > >102) Diane Willis,
> > >>     Wilmette, IL, USA >103) Sharri Russell,
> > Roanoke, VA, USA >104) Faye
> > >>     Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA
> > >>     >105) Celeste Thompson, Round Rock, TX,
> > USA >106) Sherry Stang,
> > >>     Pflugerville, TX, USA >107) Amy J. Singer,
> > Pflugerville, TX USA >108)
> > >>     Milissa Bowen, Austin, TX USA
> > >>     >109) Michelle Jozwiak, Brenham, TX USA
> > >110) Mary Orsted, College
> > >>     Station, TX USA >111) Janet Gardner,
> > Dallas, TX USA
> > >>     >112) Marilyn Hollingsworth, Dallas, TX
> > USA >113) Nancy Shamblin,
> > >>     Garland. TX USA
> > >>     >114) K. M. Mullen, Houston, TX - USA
> > >115) Noreen Tolman, Houston,
> > >>     Texas - USA
> > >>     >116) Karen Campbell, Dallas (Rowlett)
> > Texas - USA >117) Jenny
> > >>     Campbell, Dallas (Rowlett) Texas - USA
> > >118) Natalie Mierow, Dallas
> > >>     (Rockwall) Texas - USA
> > >>     >119) Melissa Vereschildt, Jerrabomberra ,
> > NSW Australia >120) Lee
> > >>     Vereschildt, Calwell, ACT, Australia
> > >>     >121) Courtney Roper, Kambah, ACT,
> > Australia >122) Jenny Ingersole,
> > >>     Hawker, ACT, Australia >123) Victoria
> > Priday, Kingston, ACT, Australia
> > >>     >124) Sally Mills, Flynn, ACT Australia
> > >>     >125) Rowena Howlett, Latham, ACT,
> > Australia >126) Alison Davies, ACT
> > >>     Australia
> > >>     >127) Karen Lenton, ACT, Australia
> > >>     >128) Jennifer Kay, ACT, Australia
> > >>     >129) Kirsten Anderson, Dunedin, New
> > Zealand >130) Fiona McIntosh,
> > >>     Dunedin, New Zealand >131) Phui Tin,KONG,
> > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
> > >>     132)    Elisabeth Man, Deje, Sweden
> > >>     133)    Itxaso Apraiz, Amorebieta-Etxano,
> > Basque Country 134)
> > >>     Isidoro Apraiz, AMorebieta-Etxano, Basque
> > Country 135)    Pili
> > >>     Larrucea, Amorebieta-Etxano, Basque
> > Country 136)    Ansel Delgado,
> > >>     Erandio, Basque Country
> > >>     137)    Jesus Santos Homobono, Madrid,
> > Spain. 138)    Marian Alvarez,
> > >>     Seattle, WA
> > >>     139)    Teresa McCaffrey, Mountain View,
> > CA 140)    Karen Moos, Mt.
> > >>     View, CA, USA
> > >>     141)    Barb Reifin, Santa Clara, CA, USA
> > 142)    Samir Tamer, Santa
> > >>     Clara, CA, USA 143)    Karen Gottlieb,
> > Miami, FL, USA 144)    Geordan
> > >>     Gottlieb, Miami, FL, USA 145)    Teagan
> > Gottlieb, Miami, FL,  USA 146)
> > >>        Katerina Fiore, Brooklyn, NY, USA
> > >>     147)    William P. Kneissl, Brooklyn, NY,
> > USA 148)    Gerald Hopman,
> > >>     Somerset, NJ, USA
> > >>     149)    Jonathan Bilodeau,  Chappaqua, NY,
> > USA 150)    Serina Pak,
> > >>     Chappaqua, NY, USA
> > >>     151)    Ronald Marx, Metuchen, NJ, USA
> > 152)    Lisa Lind, Brooklyn,
> > >>     NY, USA
> > >>     153)    Katie Wooten-Bielski,
> > Philadelphia, PA, USA 154)    David
> > >>     Ferrari, Washington, DC, USA
> > >>     155) Jennifer Wagner, Washington, DC, USA
> > 156) Martha Cusick, Raleigh,
> > >>     NC, USA
> > >>     157) Audrey Mulquin, Richmong, VA, USA
> > >>     158) Kristina DeGuzman, Richmond, VA  USA
> > >>     159) Jennifer Owens, Richmond, VA USA
> > >>     160) L'Teisha POWELL, Richmond, VA USA
> > >>    161) Tracy deShazo,  Richmond, VA USA
> > >>    162) Ginni Totaro, Richmond, VA USA
> > >>    163) Daphne Rankin, Richmond, VA USA
> > >     164) Zachary Goodell, Richmond, VA USA
>       165)Anne Ernst, West Lafayette, IN USA
         166) Richard Ferguson, West Lafayette, In.
USA
> > >
> > >> 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 200 names on it, please
> > e-mail a copy of it to:
> > >>     >
> > >>     sarabande@brandeis.edu
> > <mailto:sarabande@brandeis.edu> (Send after
> > >>     every 200 names.)
> > >>     Even if you decide not to sign, please be
> > considerate and do not kill
> > >>     the petition. Thank you. It is best to
> > copy rather than forward the
> > >>     petition.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > ProfZachary G. Goodell
> > Department of Sociology and Anthropology
> > Virginia Commonwealth University
> > Richmond, Va. 23284
> > (804) 828-6641
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