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A Proposal For A Community Development Training Program For Afghan Women In Exile As Agents Of Change, Rahela Sakhi Kamyar Jan 1999

A Proposal For A Community Development Training Program For Afghan Women In Exile As Agents Of Change, Rahela Sakhi Kamyar

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It is illegal in today's Afghanistan if a strange male hears a woman's voice or the sound of her footsteps. The man will be provoked and it is the fault of the woman and she should be punished. This is an example of misinterpretation of Islam being enforced by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 1996.

Afghan women suffer from disparity in terms of education, employment and participation in their country's development process. Traditionally, women in Afghanistan have had an important symbolic role as the core or heart of the society. Women have been seen as the primary vehicle for passing …