http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\08\31\story_31-8-
2008_pg3_1
SECOND EDITORIAL: Burying women alive?
It must have been the lowest moment of the Pakistan Senate on Friday
when, in answer to Senator Yasmeen Shah's statement, Baloch Senator
Israrullah Zehri, informed the Senate that burying women alive in his
province was a part of the code of tribal honour and that the Senate
should not discuss the matter to "safeguard tribal traditions".
Five women were recently buried alive in Balochistan to satisfy
tribal honour. As if in imitation, a man in Sindh declared his
wife "karo" with his brother because she could not bear children. He
had married again but wanted to get rid of the first wife through
killing her. She ran away and reported the matter to the police.
Pakistan has the misfortune of honouring tribal leaders who bury
women alive. It has to fight against the Taliban who blow up girls'
schools in various parts of the country. And it has mullahs who
recommend jihad on all and sundry at a time when Pakistan is in dire
economic straits. Senator Zehri wants rights for Balochistan but also
wants us to look away when he threatens half the province's
population with honour killing. What he has actually done is soil the
honour of his proud race. He doesn't deserve to sit in the Senate as
its representative. *
SECOND EDITORIAL: Burying women alive?
It must have been the lowest moment of the Pakistan Senate on Friday
when, in answer to Senator Yasmeen Shah's statement, Baloch Senator
Israrullah Zehri, informed the Senate that burying women alive in his
province was a part of the code of tribal honour and that the Senate
should not discuss the matter to "safeguard tribal traditions".
Five women were recently buried alive in Balochistan to satisfy
tribal honour. As if in imitation, a man in Sindh declared his
wife "karo" with his brother because she could not bear children. He
had married again but wanted to get rid of the first wife through
killing her. She ran away and reported the matter to the police.
Pakistan has the misfortune of honouring tribal leaders who bury
women alive. It has to fight against the Taliban who blow up girls'
schools in various parts of the country. And it has mullahs who
recommend jihad on all and sundry at a time when Pakistan is in dire
economic straits. Senator Zehri wants rights for Balochistan but also
wants us to look away when he threatens half the province's
population with honour killing. What he has actually done is soil the
honour of his proud race. He doesn't deserve to sit in the Senate as
its representative. *
------------------------------------
*****************************************
Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm
*****************************************
Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf
*****************************************
MM site is blocked in Islamic countries such as UAE. Members of those theocratic states, kindly use any proxy (such as http://proxy.org/) to access mukto-mona.
*****************************************
Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm
*****************************************
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm
*****************************************
Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/
*****************************************
MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari
http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm
*****************************************
German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm
*****************************************
Some FAQ's about Mukto-Mona:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/new_site/mukto-mona/faq_mm.htm
****************************************************
VISIT MUKTO-MONA WEB-SITE : http://www.mukto-mona.com/
****************************************************
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
-Beatrice Hall [pseudonym: S.G. Tallentyre], 190Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:mukto-mona-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:mukto-mona-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
mukto-mona-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/