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Whose side are we on in Afghanistan?
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    Manuela .
    Atlanta, GA
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On April 15, hundreds of brave women took to the streets of Kabul.

They were protesting a law passed last month by the elected government of Afghanistan that gives Shiite men the right to demand sex from their wives once every four days - essentially legalizing the marital rape of Shiite women.

So these 300 courageous women exercised their right to protest this barbaric law. And they were met with over 1,000 counter-protesters, some of whom threw stones at them, spat at them and called them whores.

We cannot support sending tens of thousands of troops (and tens of billions of dollars) to Afghanistan to support a religious patriarchal society that permits marital rape and allows for the stoning of those who protest.

President Obama has referred to the law in question as "abhorrent," but this is far from enough. The brave women of Afghanistan - not to mention our brave men and women in uniform - deserve far better.

 Click here to to tell President Obama that if he doesn't have a strategy for our troops to protect the women and girls of Afghanistan, we shouldn't be there. In the meantime, he should do everything he can to pressure Afghan President Karzai to abolish this barbaric law.


The Brave New Films Foundation (one of the causes CREDO is supporting in 2009) have been doing a lot of amazing work to uncover the real costs and effects of the war in Afghanistan. We think you'll be moved by the videos they've put together at http://rethinkafghanistan.com - please take a minute to visit and watch them.


Thank you for working to build a better world.


Source: CREDO

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On April 15, hundreds of brave women took to the streets of Kabul.<br /><br /> They were protesting a law passed last month by the elected government of Afghanistan that gives Shiite men the right to demand sex from their wives once every four days -<b> essentially legalizing the marital rape of Shiite women.</b><br /><br /> So these 300 courageous women exercised their right to protest this barbaric law. And they were met with over 1,000 counter-protesters, some of whom threw stones at them, spat at them and called them whores.<br /><br /> <b>We cannot support sending tens of thousands of troops (and tens of billions of dollars) to Afghanistan to support a religious patriarchal society that permits marital rape and allows for the stoning of those who protest.</b><br /><br /> President Obama has referred to the law in question as "abhorrent," but this is far from enough. The brave women of Afghanistan - not to mention our brave men and women in uniform - deserve far better.<br /><a href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/afghan_women_protest/?r_by=3530-1951359-UMiuVxx&amp;rc=paste"><br /></a> <b><a href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/afghan_women_protest/?r_by=3530-1951359-UMiuVxx&amp;rc=paste">Click here to to tell President Obama that if he doesn't have a strategy for our troops to protect the women and girls of Afghanistan, we shouldn't be there. In the meantime, he should do everything he can to pressure Afghan President Karzai to abolish this barbaric law</a>. </b><br /><br /><br />The Brave New Films Foundation (one of the causes CREDO is supporting in 2009) have been doing a lot of amazing work to uncover the real costs and effects of the war in Afghanistan. We think you'll be moved by the videos they've put together at <a href="http://rethinkafghanistan.com/">http://rethinkafghanistan.com</a> - please take a minute to visit and watch them.<br /><br /><br /> <b>Thank you</b> for working to build a better world.<br /><br /><br /><b>Source: </b>CREDO<br /><br />

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