I just whatched this on SBS yesterday. It seems that the afghan laws have had a turned in the favour of men. Nw i'm not trying to step on anybody's toes here Or be sexist, But i think that this new law is ridiculous. Women should have rights during marriage. And it made me sick when i read this news article. And I'm sure, it will raise questions about marriage ethics.
Afghanistan divided as new law opens the door to 'Talebanisation'
A controversial law that reintroduces many Taleban-era restrictions on women has provoked a rare public protest from liberals in Afghanistan’s increasingly divided Establishment.
Five Cabinet ministers were among nearly 200 Afghan officials and intellectuals who issued a petition opposing the law yesterday, claiming that it “violates the essence of the Afghan Constitution and principle of selfautonomy of citizens, [and] permits women to be dealt with not as human beings . . . but rather as an object”.
The petition calls on Afghans to oppose the “Talebanisation” of their society. A total of 22 MPs signed — although this is a small minority of the 249 MPs who might have added their names to the document.
The law appears to condone marital rape and child marriage. It forbids women to leave home without their husband’s permission and removes the right to inherit their husband’s wealth.
The international community reacted with horror to the law, with President Obama calling it “abhorrent”.
The Afghan Government of President Karzai, bowing to international pressure, announced on Monday that the law was to be reviewed and had not yet come into force.
Read the entire thing fully before commenting on this, seeing as this is a very sensitive topic.
taken from:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6062601.ece
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Cheers, dafin0
