tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post5599871415345360013..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Quick hit: Educating the Girls of Kandaharkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-104412825344547222009-01-17T14:34:00.000+13:002009-01-17T14:34:00.000+13:00I thought her characterisation of the motivation f...I thought her characterisation of the motivation for the attacks was also cut to the heart of it - "They want women to be stupid things." <BR/><BR/>Yes, exactly. The kind of people who would perpetrate this sort of attack want women to be things, not people, unable to defend or better themselves. It's got nothing to do with religion or morals. I find it really hopeful that the community in question seems to realise this.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432218062519321962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-42181244137173736782009-01-16T13:53:00.000+13:002009-01-16T13:53:00.000+13:00Sorry, *Shamsia!Sorry, *Shamsia!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-8726862248839765832009-01-16T13:52:00.000+13:002009-01-16T13:52:00.000+13:00I found Shasima's final quote very perceptive:“The...I found Shasima's final quote very perceptive:<BR/><BR/>“The people who did this,” she said, “do not feel the pain of others.”<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this EE.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.com