This is long but please make the time to read this.
“On Doomsday, I will say aloud,
I came from the world with my heart full of hope.”
_ Zarmina a young Afghan Poet
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Zarmina’s doomsday came too soon.
If you are a Poet, a Writer, an Artist,
Take the time to read this article from the New York Times.
If you are HERE Please read this article .
As National Poetry Month is drawing to a close
I am grateful to the Poets and for my Freedom of speech.
We have a month set aside to honor our poets;
We have Every Second in which to read and write our own lives.
I will pray tonight for the Women of Afghanistan.
Peace, Jen
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Why Afghan Women Risk Death to Write Poetry
By ELIZA GRISWOLD
In a private house in a quiet university neighborhood of Kabul, Ogai Amail waited for the…
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April 30, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Thank you for the reblog…it was worth far more than the time it took to read…
Be encouraged!
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April 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Yes, this is something needing sharing; the more the better.
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April 30, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Very compelling.
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April 30, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Indeed. Makes you want to cry. So uncivilized—actually worse.
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May 1, 2012 at 5:44 am
I wonder if there’s anything anybody can do.
Religion should be a way of life, but how good can it be if certain people are being treated as less because of their genatalia?
Thanks for sharing this Tess…
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May 1, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Why is it that women are kept on the low end of the totem pole? Women produce children for heaven sakes. They ought to be put on a pedestal. Thanks for commenting, Ghia. This is a hard one to swallow. Tess
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May 1, 2012 at 9:06 am
I can’t stop crying.
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May 1, 2012 at 11:27 pm
How sad. We are so spoiled in my country (and most). Men misunderstand God’s plan when they relegate women to the status of cattle or worse. Thanks for sharing… 😦
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May 1, 2012 at 11:43 pm
I can’t get around to this abuse of women, who should be revered as they are the ones who carry the world’s future children. Thanks for commenting. Tess
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May 2, 2012 at 8:50 am
Worth every second spent reading every word. Still we continue the cycles of abuse in nearly every nation of the world, amazing that women haven’t risen up and simply beaten the hell out of the men that oppress them. You have to wonder why in this day and age, of technology and weaponry it continues. We no longer have to rely upon brute strength, so why do we allow this to continue?
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May 2, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Why are they so afraid of women? They want to keep them ignorant and under their thumbs (fists). Where’s the gain? Does this make men feel like men? No need to respond. This can only get sadder. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Valentine. This is so upsetting. Tess
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May 2, 2012 at 11:01 am
I can’t bear these abuses of women that go on around the world, so often by their own families too, it’s unimaginable.
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May 2, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Wow. Powerful. It was hard to hit “like” on this post because the subject matter is so sad and disturbing. Hard to believe this gone on in the same world we live in.
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May 2, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I know what you mean. This treatment of woman is so uncivilized. Where’s the humanity? Either this world is getting worse or it’s just more out there. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Tess
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May 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Wow. Brings tears to the edges of my eyes. Thanks for sharing this Tess.
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