Women's Work. Elizabeth Rubin.
by Rubin, Elizabeth; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 39Global Issues. Publisher: New York Times Magazine, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- Politics and government | Barakzai, Shukria | Khogiani, Saima | Siddiqi, Safia | Violence -- Afghanistan | Women -- Afghanistan | Women -- Political activity | Women's rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The image of Afghan women is easily reduced to stereotypes. At one extreme is the hidden, voiceless, blue-burkaed cloud floating through the dusty streets behind her turbaned man. At the other is the endangered young feminist firing off a tirade against warlords. Both exist, but reality is mostly between the extremes. If nothing else, perhaps women in Parliament--by law, 68 seats of 249 are reserved for women--will begin to demolish these caricatures." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) In this article, the author discusses some of the female front-runners in the Parliamentary elections [Sept. 2005] and summarizes their aims: "The women of Jalalabad understand the mentality they are up against. Safia Siddiqi and her leading female rival, Saima Khogiani, do not pepper their speeches with talk of women's rights or changing traditions. They speak of the honor of the Pashtun woman, and of how the Pashtuns respect their women. They warn the men of the dangers of succumbing to the bribes of old warlords and rich, lying candidates. They offer the service of their clean past. And they play on the pride of the Pashtun."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Women's Work, Oct. 9, 2005; pp. 52-57.
"The image of Afghan women is easily reduced to stereotypes. At one extreme is the hidden, voiceless, blue-burkaed cloud floating through the dusty streets behind her turbaned man. At the other is the endangered young feminist firing off a tirade against warlords. Both exist, but reality is mostly between the extremes. If nothing else, perhaps women in Parliament--by law, 68 seats of 249 are reserved for women--will begin to demolish these caricatures." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) In this article, the author discusses some of the female front-runners in the Parliamentary elections [Sept. 2005] and summarizes their aims: "The women of Jalalabad understand the mentality they are up against. Safia Siddiqi and her leading female rival, Saima Khogiani, do not pepper their speeches with talk of women's rights or changing traditions. They speak of the honor of the Pashtun woman, and of how the Pashtuns respect their women. They warn the men of the dangers of succumbing to the bribes of old warlords and rich, lying candidates. They offer the service of their clean past. And they play on the pride of the Pashtun."
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