Afghan women are being removed from Afghan society!

Roughly double the signatures on the petition than there was when I first saw it.

I was hoping for many more, really.

I have signed and I am also shocked there are not more signatures.

It was not far off 1000 when I looked earlier, not too bad for a new petition, but great if more grans and their shares signed.

Is it on Mumsnet? They attract more visitors to their site

947 signatures so far.

The Taliban are being very short-sighted - "cutting off their noses to spite their faces". As others have asked, "What are they afraid of?"

What we don't know is the extent to which ordinary men agree with them. What happens in the home will, no doubt, vary and many households will quietly behave differently with the women having more freedom indoors. Of course, the whole household might have to be careful that the Taliban don't find out.

I do know that in some Islamic countries there is more equality between husbands and wives at home than the overall picture of that society suggests.

I would love to see Afghan women get together and walk across the border to freedom...

I shall now go and sign the petition!

I don’t know how one finds out if it’s on MN.
Anyone know?

Mumsnet has a forum dedicated to feminism, so perhaps it's on there?

Some posters here also use mumsnet, so perhaps they can share it on there.

love0c

And there lies the problem maize with your last two words. I will not comment again.

Doesnt it get tiresome to have that word flung at us because of perfectly justified concerns around worries about those entering our country illegally.

What would you call it to assume that all male inhabitants of a country of 43 million think and act the same?

MissAdventure

Sign the petition please, everyone.

This is a heartless, cruel, fanatic, slave driven and disasterous regime.

I have signed Change Org quite sometime ago and shall repeat in a couple of minutes.

I have tears when I think of these poor females of all ages who suffer in silence.

Signed and shared

What are Afgan men afraid of?

They might be afraid of the Taliban.

Signed.

Still only 995 signatures.
Really disappointing show.

Just tried to sign.
The reason there are not many signatures is, I think, because the site is asking for money (!) it is wanting to know where we live, and (in my case) has an incorrect post code ........ we're always being told to watch out for scammers, and something feels not-quite-right.
So sorry - no signature - I'll find some other way of showing support.

There is the option to skip the donation, the sharing, and just sign.
You just click that option.

Fair enough, though, if people don't feel safe.

ExDancer

Just tried to sign.
The reason there are not many signatures is, I think, because the site is asking for money (!) it is wanting to know where we live, and (in my case) has an incorrect post code ........ we're always being told to watch out for scammers, and something feels not-quite-right.
So sorry - no signature - I'll find some other way of showing support.

If you're concerned about your privacy just put in a different postcode and remain anonymous.

I think many of these Change.org appeals ask for a donation but you don't have to give if you don't want to.

I thought Mumsnetters would be more incensed, frankly.

Disheartening to say the least.

This thread is not about immigration but a petition objecting to a cricket match next month on Lahore in order to highlight the way women in Afghanistan are repressed by the taliban.

That was to Bevsec

lindanorgrovefoundation.org/blog/afghan-women-need-support-more-than-before/

Thanks to GG for starting this. This is also a wonderful organisation.

Signed- thank you everyone.

Jeanathome

lindanorgrovefoundation.org/blog/afghan-women-need-support-more-than-before/

Thanks to GG for starting this. This is also a wonderful organisation.

Thanks Jeanathome.

I donated a small sum to this charity because I feel it will help more directly that signing a petition.

Raising awareness is really importnant though and I'm wondering what more can be done to help these women (and boys) trapped in this awful regime?

This is probably the best thread I've ever seen on this site so thankyou Grannygravy13 for starting it.