Sunday, May 19, 2013

a mindset

It is about the mindset, a sickening one. This story from Afghanistan has sad resemblance with the state of affairs in some sections of Pakistan. Nevertheless, Pakistan has succeeded ,at least inside Parliament, in overcoming such senseless opposition to some progressive pro-women legislation. Implementation to such statutes remains questionable.
Here is the link to the story in today's paper:


 
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