Comments on: It’s Women and Children Now http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-women-and-children-now/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Debra Laroche http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-women-and-children-now/#comment-26699 Debra Laroche Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:31 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2547#comment-26699 Marryam, thank you for writing this article and bringing Ms. Siddiqui to our attention. I hadn't heard anything about Aafia's plight or that of her children. I'm horrified and appalled that humans treat each other so dispassionately and horribly. I'm thinking that if this can happen to Aafia, it can pretty much happen to anyone. What do we do to stop this abuse? Where do we start? Marryam, thank you for writing this article and bringing Ms. Siddiqui to our attention. I hadn’t heard anything about Aafia’s plight or that of her children. I’m horrified and appalled that humans treat each other so dispassionately and horribly. I’m thinking that if this can happen to Aafia, it can pretty much happen to anyone. What do we do to stop this abuse? Where do we start?

]]> By: marzipan http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-women-and-children-now/#comment-26599 marzipan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:24:08 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2547#comment-26599 ... I am utterly speechless... I really don't know what to say except thank you for writing this piece and making it hard for the rest of us not to finally open our eyes... … I am utterly speechless…

I really don’t know what to say except thank you for writing this piece and making it hard for the rest of us not to finally open our eyes…

]]> By: marryam http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-women-and-children-now/#comment-26596 marryam Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:07:31 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2547#comment-26596 as far as I know there is not a defense website, however the british human rights group, Cageprisoners, has been protesting on Aafia's behalf for some time now...They have more info on her case on their website cageprisoners.com, And yes the article was quite difficult to write...very disturbing and tragic, but I found it better to write about Aafia than keeping it all inside... Unfortunately the media is not publicizing her story so most people won't even have a clue about her, let alone try to help as far as I know there is not a defense website, however the british human rights group, Cageprisoners, has been protesting on Aafia’s behalf for some time now…They have more info on her case on their website cageprisoners.com,

And yes the article was quite difficult to write…very disturbing and tragic, but I found it better to write about Aafia than keeping it all inside…

Unfortunately the media is not publicizing her story so most people won’t even have a clue about her, let alone try to help

]]> By: catherine http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/it%e2%80%99s-women-and-children-now/#comment-26584 catherine Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:19:47 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2547#comment-26584 My god, this is horrible. This is the first time I've heard this woman's name. It must have been very hard for you to write this article, Ms. Haleem, but thank you for putting a face and a story to this injustice. Is there a defense or support website? Catherine in Cleveland Heights My god, this is horrible. This is the first time I’ve heard this woman’s name. It must have been very hard for you to write this article, Ms. Haleem, but thank you for putting a face and a story to this injustice.

Is there a defense or support website? Catherine in Cleveland Heights

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