"Khost is a town without women... They lead a life locked in their backyard; they never go out, shop, or even visit. The law of purdah reigns, the total segregation of women." Asne Seierstad from The Bookseller of Kabul.
Think of the implications of this for they are terrible and vast in a way that has destroyed a once flourishing economy and a beautiful culture. Once these areas of the world were centers of learning.. now they are mostly rubble. What is gained by the oppression of women? Nothing is gained and only the devastation of an entire society is accomplished. Sadly it has gone on so long now and people have become so uneducated that they no longer know what they can be because they don't know from what they have come. We must be famililiar with our own history.
By contrast, this wisdom would go a long way to saving the world..
"First, educate your hands and your minds... To you young women may I suggest that you get all the education you can. Train yourselves to make a contribution to the society in which you will live. There is an essence of the divine in the improvement of the mind. “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.” (D&C 93:36.) “Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” (D&C 130:18.)" and this..."In the process of educating your minds, stir within yourselves a greater sensitivity to the beautiful, the artistic, and the cultivation of the talent you possess, be it large or small." Gordon B. Hinckley, Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You 1989.
"First, educate your hands and your minds... To you young women may I suggest that you get all the education you can. Train yourselves to make a contribution to the society in which you will live. There is an essence of the divine in the improvement of the mind. “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.” (D&C 93:36.) “Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” (D&C 130:18.)" and this..."In the process of educating your minds, stir within yourselves a greater sensitivity to the beautiful, the artistic, and the cultivation of the talent you possess, be it large or small." Gordon B. Hinckley, Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You 1989.
This book as well as others about this area of the world break my heart.
7 comments:
It is beyond my understanding how these cultures ever come to exist. Oppression of one group of humans, be it women, black African slaves, jews or any group that differs in one way or another. As the father of four daughters, I wish only the best for them and that society allows them to fulfill their full potenial in a "Man's World".
Got sidetracked and didn't finish my thought...
Oppression of one group of humans, be it women, black African slaves, jews or any group that differs in one way or another, should be unacceptable and not tolerated by the people of the world.
Just finished An Ordinary Man, the book Hotel Rwanda is based on. It is amazing that as humans we can do these things to one another isn't it?
Thank you for the quote by President Hinkley. I need to use that in an upcoming YW lesson. What a contrast.
I truly do not know if I could handle this read. It would put me over and inside out.... Heartwrenching really.... How can this be happening??? Big Hug. V
That one's on my list. Thanks for bumping it up a few spots.
I feel so silly--I kept thinking you looked familiar yesterday at lunch, but I could place you your name. Now if someone would've mentioned love boxes...
It was nice to meet you!
Can I just ECHO ECHO ECHO what Compulsive said. Why didn't anyone tell me you were LOVE BOXES for the LOVE! Let's try that lunch again sometime and you can tell me more about this book...
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