http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/24/record-women-candidates-afghan-election
One of the candidates in these elections is a lady called Farkhunda Zahra Naderi.
Her website is here;
http://www.chadari.af/
Farkhunda Zahra Naderi
Born into an influential Ismaili family and partly educated in London, Naderi is running a highly unusual campaign, she allows no photographs of herself, and instead her campaign and posters are dominated by a pear – the symbol she chose from a random selection of three pictures each candidate puts on the ballot paper to help the largely illiterate electorate vote. Her website, chadari.af, is entitled "Burka: The Window of Power", through which she hopes women will turn their lack of equal rights to their advantage.
My real reason for posting this is this video. This is a video of Farkhunda giving a speech and from her reception, the sound of her voice and her general presence I for one would like to know more about her.
What I would like, is an Afghan interpreter, I want to know what she is saying. Come on….. there has to be an Afghan speaking person out there somewhere who can tell me what she is saying and why she is so well received by her audience.
Sorry I can't help with that Loretta. I struggle with understanding English speaking politicians.
ReplyDeleteI have enough difficulty understanding Sarah Palin and she thinks she is speaking English - ya betcha!!
yeah I can understand that... problem is I get the feeling this lady, unlike the afore mentioned 'lady' may have something interesting to say :-)
ReplyDeletePleeeeze...............I do not believe there is no one on Multiply able to translate the bare bones of this speech, I'm working on the 6 degrees theory here, if you don't know then someone you know or someone they know or someone they know.............can do it :-)
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with that and was in no way comparing the two.
ReplyDeleteI have read some information concerning Farkhunda Zahra Naderi, in the English speaking paper The Gulf, from that area. The lady does seem to carry a big stick and could easily be headed for political success in her country.
An old quotation comes to mind.
"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck
Sorry Loretta, I just don't know anyone who could help you with this.......
ReplyDeleteyes Frank, if discussing these two particular women I think that saying is very apt :-)
ReplyDeleteof course there are they are just not on here every day and not replied to my mails yet.
ReplyDeleteSheraj is too busy policing Afgan border lol ... pateince :)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Women-for-Afghan-Women/64587954591?ref=ts
ReplyDeleteposted the video on Facebook Group for fghan Women - with request so that should work
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/posted.php?id=64587954591&share_id=143209919051665&comments=1#s143209919051665
ReplyDeleteposted video to two facebook groups for Afghan Women ..... can but wait
Thanks Jan, in fact I was very tempted to do the same, I found her own page on facebook but I didn't see any English comments there so didn't post any thing, and I found the Afghan womens group on facebook too and I did consider posting there. Anyway..............thanks for this, lets hope it brings results, I am so curious about this woman.
ReplyDeletewould be quite interested if you care to share this information, PM me if you want to.
ReplyDeleteParlimentary candidate Farkhunda Zahra Naderi talks during an interview at a library made by her father on July 27, 2010 in Kabul. As Afghanistan prepares for its next test as an infant democracy on September 18, a crop of bright young men and women are challenging the traditional Afghan belief that power lies in beards and turbans.
ReplyDeleteFear that Karzai, who wants to make a deal with the Taliban to end the war, will sacrifice hard-won constitutional rights to do so, is the motivation for 28-year-old Farkhunda Zahra Naderi.
Like Mossazai, she is campaigning for one of Kabul's 33 seats, nine of which must be won by women.
The daughter of the spiritual leader of Afghanistan's Ismaili sect, Sayed Mansoor Naderi, Farkhunda travels in a red, armoured Hummer driven by a bodyguard, and is trailed by a cameraman videotaping her every move.
"My parliamentary platform is on women's rights and human rights," she said.
"I believe the rights women have are not enough, women need to ensure their rights through political rights. Women have a presence in two of the three branches of government, (legislative) and executive, but not the judiciary.
"Our constitution is subservient to Islamic law, so women need to know their Islamic rights. No women in the judiciary means interpretation of the law is done by men, so women's rights cannot be guaranteed," she said.
"Until women get into the Supreme Court their rights are superficial and symbolic only."
Todats article
http://www.france24.com/en/20100826-young-afghan-voters-aim-change-face-parliament?quicktabs_1=1
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=373383&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23
ReplyDeleteThe Gulf Times
ok was chatting to my friend Sahar in Kabul ...
ReplyDeleteshe will watch tomorrow and tell us what the lady said
here is what I got so far frommy friend Azady in Iran
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My parliamentary platform is on women's rights and human rights," she said.
"I believe the rights women have are not enough, women need to ensure their rights through political rights. Women have a presence in two of the three branches of ...government, (legislative) and executive, but not the judiciary.
"Our constitution is subservient to Islamic law, so women need to know their Islamic rights. No women in the judiciary means interpretation of the law is done by men, so women's rights cannot be guaranteed," she said
^^
Thanks Jan, and tell your friend thanks for taking the time to read this. Is this woman a popular choice I wonder.
ReplyDeleteGet to know more about this lady on www.farkhunda.com and read a news about her on this website:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.khaama.com/afghan-women-discuss-peace-talks-with-us-administration