tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post8206289699370212599..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: FOR THE SAKE OF DEMOCRACYWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-45057221062624797092009-08-06T22:48:06.245+02:002009-08-06T22:48:06.245+02:00I agree, Anne. It is an outrage. Thank you, jmb. I...I agree, Anne. It is an outrage. Thank you, jmb. I don't understand why there is not more coverage and public indignation either. As you say, one can only admire Lubna's courage.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-22764318644749979702009-08-06T04:12:12.209+02:002009-08-06T04:12:12.209+02:00Well said Welshcakes. This is an excellent post o...Well said Welshcakes. This is an excellent post on this terrible situation. <br /><br />I do not understand how there is not more of an outcry against the punishment itself that she and the other women could/have suffer(ed). 10 or 40 lashes, no one should have the right to inflict that on another, female or male.<br /><br />Looking at that photo makes the situation more ludicrous. <br /><br />One can only admire the bravery of this woman, as she elects to not use her immunity to save herself. What an embarrassment for the Sudan government as they try to get out of making an example of her.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-87050063316933984242009-08-05T19:04:19.370+02:002009-08-05T19:04:19.370+02:00It is a disgraceful situation. There has always be...It is a disgraceful situation. There has always been a tendency among a lot of progressives, be they feminists or leftists... or both, to pull their punches when it comes to certain abuses for fear of being seen as bigoted. <br /><br />I hate cultural relativismjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-73644840931092224222009-08-05T18:10:30.497+02:002009-08-05T18:10:30.497+02:00Well, James, I expect all feminists to care about ...Well, James, I expect all feminists to care about all women -and all humanity, too. I certainly don't agree that neglect of this case, shameful though that is, proves that they have or have ever had some sinister political agenda.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1737130031115022322009-08-05T17:38:23.718+02:002009-08-05T17:38:23.718+02:00feminist groups in the west have apparently paid l...feminist groups in the west have apparently paid little attention to the case.<br /><br />Seriously though, Welshcakes, what do you expect? I've been pointing out for so long that feminists of the second wave don't give a rats' about women - only the political agenda. And here is the proof of the pudding.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-39197826490523608072009-08-05T15:42:48.925+02:002009-08-05T15:42:48.925+02:00I'm glad to hear that, Leslie. The more of us...I'm glad to hear that, Leslie. The more of us who make our feelings felt, the more embarrassed the government of Sudan will be. Hello, Anne. Thank you for coming over to my blog and for commenting. I'll come over to yours in a moment and let you have my personal email. It will be nice to communicate with you regarding these many issues. Hi, Phidelm. She has more couage in her little figure than I have in my whole body! I am proud of the BBC, actually. It's not perfect but you certainly do not find cantankerous journalists like John Humphreys, who never lets a politician off the hook, here. As State broadcasting institutions go, it's a gem. I know what you are referring to in the UK and I agree with you. We cannot have 2 sets of laws. I know of quite a few Brits who now reside outside the UK who would like to turn back the clock there, strangely enough! Hi, Mary. I am glad it is being publicised in Australia. I agree with you: the world is watching now and the Sudanese government is probably wishing it had never started the whole thing. We MUST keep the pressure up. Agreed, WW. I saw the effects of this when I was teaching in the UK. Don't apologise, Phidelm! It's always a pleasure to hear from you. I agree with you here. It is fear that makes so many men act in this way. D=Fesar of the mystery of woman, which men in fact invented so that patriarchy coukld reign supreme? Oh, de Beauvoir, where are you now? Hi, Trubes. Thanks for that. It is scandalous that Harman and other women like her are keeping their silence on this issue.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3156280138319011692009-08-05T14:50:53.625+02:002009-08-05T14:50:53.625+02:00This is outrageous Welshcakes. Interestingly, no c...This is outrageous Welshcakes. Interestingly, no comments, as yet, from feminists in the British Government, particularly Harriet Harmen, the Deputy PM. She's probably too cowardly to upset her extremist Islam bretheren in the UK.<br /> No doubt she is scared of losing their votes in the next General Election.<br /> <br /><br />Di.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3151878699598097372009-08-05T14:03:40.747+02:002009-08-05T14:03:40.747+02:00Sorry, me again - but even at my age I'm still...Sorry, me again - but even at my age I'm still constantly flummoxed, saddened and outraged by the lengths to which so many men are prepared to go in order to control, repress and opress women. Why are they so frightened of us females?Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-45314454058945525182009-08-05T13:04:24.135+02:002009-08-05T13:04:24.135+02:00Quite right, WL! It's brainwashing, sadly.Quite right, WL! It's brainwashing, sadly.Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-78866039312739098502009-08-05T10:11:22.537+02:002009-08-05T10:11:22.537+02:00This case has been publicised in Australia and I&#...This case has been publicised in Australia and I'm sure outrage is growing around the world.She is a very brave woman and hopefully she will escape the lash, because the eyes of the world are watching.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326180226196384260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-25617704987233161712009-08-05T09:18:15.919+02:002009-08-05T09:18:15.919+02:00The French media have been covering this case, and...The French media have been covering this case, and there is much interest and support for her here. This brave lass definitely deserves to win (she has some limited immunity, I gather, via the UN otherwise she has admitted she wouldn't have pursued this matter - and that's not to detract from her courage).<br />BBC journalist making you proud? Fine. Otherwise I think you'll find a blind eye is turned to atrocities towards women all over the UK - honour killings, forced marriages, clitoridectomy, denial of the effects of consanguinity, the list could go on.<br />You wonder sometimes why Mary Wollstonecraft and all her heroic succesors bothered, when so many people in our mother country want to turn back the clock - and, which is worse, are ALLOWED to do by British law.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-44795905920041007762009-08-05T05:06:18.837+02:002009-08-05T05:06:18.837+02:00Hi Pat,
I can't wait to read more of your blo...Hi Pat,<br /><br />I can't wait to read more of your blog. I'm working on an article for another website, focused on many of the topics you mention in your post. I'll communicate privately with you, just to get your thoughts.<br /><br />I posted your BBC interview on Lubna's Facebook page and also on AnneofCarversville.com/Beyond-burqas/<br /><br />The gmail addy isn't my regular email. The drop box on Anne of Carversville, contact Anne will get me better.<br /><br />Cheers. AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365805265997555656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-92026873512231828832009-08-05T04:29:01.736+02:002009-08-05T04:29:01.736+02:00I'm completely with you on this disturbing sit...I'm completely with you on this disturbing situation!Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.com