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| Afghan Province Bans Women From Performing on TV and Radio |
| 2004-04-19 |
| An Afghan province has banned women from performing on television and radio, declaring female entertainers un-Islamic. The ban in Nangahar, a southeastern province heavily patrolled by U.S.-led troops hunting for Islamic militants, took effect from Friday and also covers women presenters of news and other information, an official said on Saturday. .... Nangahar, which borders Pakistan, is one of several regions where the United States has stepped up a hunt for Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network and remnants of the Taliban militia that U.S.-led forces drove from power in late 2001.... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #4 Yeah, we got a new cool troll. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-20 6:54:26 AM |
| #3 run along NMM...Mucky's got to be around here somewhere. |
| Posted by: B 2004-04-19 11:11:49 PM |
| #2 But according to Rice et. al.--we're winning |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2004-04-19 11:05:46 PM |
| #1 no wonder they are so violent - all that repressed sexuality just has to maifest itself somehow. You almost think they might die of a heart attack if they accidently saw a strange woman's breasts...much less her hair or Allah forbid - her legs. Turn them right into a pillar of salt, it might. |
| Posted by: B 2004-04-19 11:02:49 PM |