Monday, May 09, 2005

Rape in Afghanistan & the Congo...so horrifying

So, most of us spent Sunday celebrating our moms and/or our own motherhood... well, hate to burst your happy mommy bubbles, but it is time to think of the plight of other women around the world away from our comfortable American homes: 3 women in Afghanistan were found raped, hanged and dumped on a roadside with a warning not to work for foreign relief organizations. Oh but that's right... the US has completely improved women's rights there, eh? And this next article is beyond horrifying... as a woman, mom & mom w/a daughter... this article tells of unspeakable horrors: Read Ms. Magazine's look at life for women in the Congo. Don't know much about the Congo? (I admit, my knowledge is limited, too, but I did watch "Hotel Rwanda" in awe)... well, this BBC News piece from 12/04 is great (very easy read & simple maps). And if you haven't had enough sickening details, please read this Wash Post piece about the "U.N. 1 dollar girls"... God help females... how does half of the world's population become so abused, worthless and controlled? Oh that's right- simply b/c we have ovaries instead of penises, we must be abused, valued at nothing and controlled. Here are 2 organizations for women that can make a difference: Women for Women, and Global Fund for Women.
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