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Women stopped from voting in Pakistan | ||
2008-02-19 | ||
VOTING stopped at women-only polling stations in parts of northwest Pakistan after elders decided that women should not cast ballots, police and officials said. Peshawar district mayor Ghulam Ali said voting had to be discontinued in Maryamzai, Budaber and other areas on the outskirts of Peshawar, which is close to the Afghan border where al-Qaeda and Taliban militants are active. Men and women vote at separate locations throughout Pakistan, an Islamic republic. "I have reports that elders in the area decided that voting by women is against our culture," Mr Ali said. "This is their tradition. We can do nothing."
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Posted by:Fred |
#7 "This is their tradition. We can do nothing." Man, I'll bet there's a lotta American mayors that wish they had that one as a legit excuse in their ditty bag. |
Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-19 13:53 |
#6 I'll bet the women voting was stopped after the "elders" peeked in a ballot box and did not like what they saw... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-19 09:42 |
#5 #4 Where's the FemiNazi outrage ? Just more sounds of silence. Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2907 2008-02-19 09:12|| Front Page|| ||Comments Top Woozle, you obvioulsy missed the MSM documentaries on Muslim Voting. They came right after announcements of the The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recognition of February 6 as the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation.[2] |
Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-19 09:21 |
#4 Where's the FemiNazi outrage ? Just more sounds of silence. |
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2907 2008-02-19 09:12 |
#3 Wow - how backward! Even dead women can vote in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York if they're Democrats. |
Posted by: Darrell 2008-02-19 09:05 |
#2 Thanks for the heads up, Besoeker. It gives my sister NRA members time to strategize. |
Posted by: lotp 2008-02-19 08:33 |
#1 "Elders" concerned about the Hildebeast might be thinking the same thing here..... |
Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-19 08:12 |