Comments on: Times, they are a changin’

By: tooners

tooners — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:52:34 +0000

there was only a small blurb about this in the GDN today. personally, i think they should broadcast stuff like this on TV around the globe so that ppl can see that there are women fighting for rights in Saudi and elsewhere. it would bring national attention to the matter and the Saudi’s would hopefully be pushed into owning up to the way things are in that country. look at the attention that news anchor got when her husband tried to kill her. she even went on Oprah!!

altho this is on a different note, it reminds me of how ppl want to hide their heads in the sand when it comes to child abuse. i read today in the GDN about this guy who has sexually abused over 70 children. how children are being taken to SMC for abuse and as soon as the parents find out, they rush in and take the child home w/out giving any information. one child was brought in for severe abuse, released to the abusing family and a week later the child came back to the hospital dead!

these things will never change unless ppl start talking about it and doing something about it.

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By: Eric Jacobson

Eric Jacobson — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:15:13 +0000

Dang…that is one courageous woman. I can’t think of anything else to add, except: she had my deepest respect.

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:30:22 +0000

Don’t know how you would support her other than standing with her the next time she decides to protest.

Or by proxy, vote for women into parliament.

Or write the Saudi government specifically to respect human and women’s rights.

Or write to your local paper’s Letters to the Editor

Or a million other things I am sure more germane to your own situation.

Get creative.

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By: skribe

skribe — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:13:09 +0000

Time to add a new name to the list. She follows a great tradition. Go girl!

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By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:26:03 +0000

My first thought is, I hope she did not get beaten up for it! Sure, her brother picked her up, what else can he do? If he’s ‘supportive’ well, that we’ll have to wait and see. I am sure she got at the very least a big lecture of the shame she brought on her family! I for one, worry about her. She is courageous indeed and it reminds me of that film Network. This was her moment of: “I’m as mad as hell and I can’t take it anymore!”
Hope you will be safe girlfriend!
Ingrid

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:18:04 +0000

How can we support this brave sister?

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By: Johnster

Johnster — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:59:45 +0000

Reminds me of the suffragettes a hundred years ago but even more so, a much greater battle.

So, Mahmood, how can we support her? What can we do to make a difference?

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By: jasra jedi

jasra jedi — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:06:19 +0000

and, so is her brother, she wouldnt have been able to do this if her family wasnt supportive …

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By: Faisal

Faisal — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 18:31:08 +0000

Well done ! What a brave woman she is !

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