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Gulnaz pardoned… so she can marry her rapist

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On December 1, 2011
  • 3 Comments
  • Afghanistan, Gulnaz, Moral Crimes, Sharia
Hamid Karzai is pardoning Gulnaz, the Afghan woman serving a 12-year prison sentence after she was raped. But don’t get too excited. He is pardoning her so she can marry her rapist! According to a statement from the presidential palace, ‘As the both sides [Gulnaz and the rapist] have agreed to get married to each […]
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The EU, like Sharia courts, doesn’t want women to speak up

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On November 15, 2011
  • 7 Comments
  • Afghanistan, Moral Crimes, women
A few days ago, Ophelia Benson blogged about Gulnaz, the Afghan women jailed for 12 years after being raped in Afghanistan. On the day, I was asked to do an interview on it by SKY TV but couldn’t as I had to pick up my 6 year old from school. Since then, I have been […]
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