https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen Jessica McGowan, Cody Allen, Sierra Giordano, AJ Kazi en-us 2018-10-23 14:47:51 UTC 2026-02-01 13:12:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png aaronkazi1 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/295996297 The Taliban are a group of Islamic extremists in the North-East Middle East, particularly in Afghanistan. Upon occupying an area from the years of 1996 to 2001, they enforced their strict extremist laws known as "Sharia". ]]> 2018-10-23 15:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/295996297 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296030189 Women can not be treated by a male doctor, leave the house without being accompanied by a male, wear makeup or use nail polish, and only dark clothing is allowed to be worn. ]]> 2018-10-23 15:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296030189 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296031825 2018-10-23 15:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296031825 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296034675 More and more women are being charged with "Moral Crimes" in Afghanistan. These women are often fleeing from abusive home lives. But in almost ll cases, the women are the ones who receive punishment instead of the perpetrator of the abuses.]]> 2018-10-23 15:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296034675 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296047433 Many women die in pregnancy and child birth, out of every 100,000 that live, 460 deaths occur. Also 1 out of every 10 children die before the age of 5 years old]]> 2018-10-23 16:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296047433 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296048810 85% of Afghan women have no formal education and are illiterate]]> 2018-10-23 16:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296048810 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296743336 2018-10-25 01:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296743336 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296744924 2018-10-25 01:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296744924 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296745893 2018-10-25 02:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296745893 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296746714 2018-10-25 02:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296746714 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296747351 2018-10-25 02:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296747351 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296753147 2018-10-25 02:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296753147 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296753638 A stark number of girls are put into arranged marriages; often before they even turn 18. Nine percent of girls are married before the age of fifteen. Thirty-five percent of girls are married before the age of 18. Afghanistan is ranked 24th in prevalence of child brides.]]> 2018-10-25 02:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296753638 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296754633 Enacted by the Taliban at the beginning of their tyranny, Shari'a Law became the new normal for women. No longer could they hold jobs, vote, or even go in public by themselves. ]]> 2018-10-25 02:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296754633 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296757489 Women in Afghanistan can face burning, whipping, branding, and torture for breaking Shari'a law ]]> 2018-10-25 03:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/296757489 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/297054729 Though Shari'a law was disbanded with the fall of the Taliban women are still mistreated and fear for their lives. The Taliban still has a presence in the area, often in power in rural areas.]]> 2018-10-25 16:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/297054729 jessicamcgowan417 https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/297057040 The passage of the Quran often quoted for the mistreatment of women is 4:34 saying "beat them". Yet this passage is actually misrepresented, and many Muslim scholars dispute this interpretation ]]> 2018-10-25 16:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicamcgowan417/afghanistanwomen/wish/297057040