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'Afghan Girl': National Geographic cover star arrested
BBC ^ | October 26, 2016

Posted on 10/26/2016 12:00:05 PM PDT by sparklite2



An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of
 National Geographic magazine in 1985 as a
 green-eyed 12-year-old has been arrested
 in Pakistan for holding fake identity papers, officials say.

Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail.

"I object to this action by the authorities in the strongest possible terms.
She has suffered throughout her entire life, and her arrest is an
egregious violation of her human rights."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: gula; muslimwomen; muslimworld; natgeo; pakistan; sharbat; sharbatgula
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To: Zathras

That Sally Field film was “Not Without My Daughter” (1991).

One might think that she’d learned something. Though that bubble actors live in is one of the biggest of the islamirepublidemocommucrat line.


21 posted on 10/26/2016 12:48:47 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: sparklite2
"You are using a fake ID, but since you have green eyes, it would be a violation of human rights to arrest you."

Vestiges of those Crusaders of long, long time ago.
Even green-eyed attractive young women can be LIARS and CHEATS. Duh.

But, being female, I have absolutely NO sympathy for her. Hah, she's probably a tranny anyway. Lol.

22 posted on 10/26/2016 12:54:51 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Zathras
To be honest, if a Muslim woman is beautiful, smart, nice and rich she can get away with ANYTHING.

But, then that's true anywhere on this planet.

23 posted on 10/26/2016 12:57:33 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: sparklite2

Yikes! ...she needs full burka treatment.


24 posted on 10/26/2016 1:03:26 PM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: cloudmountain
Can you imagine the life she's led since being “found” again in 2002? The last thing a woman in that culture would want is to be profiled that publicly. Remember, women have no rights and are open to rape and worse if they have no one to protect them. She's likely an embarrassment to her family, and subject to mistreatment as a result of our crude, ignorant gawking because of a old magazine photo. She was probably trying to find some place of relative safety. If National Geographic has any principle they need to come to her defense. I'm amazed at the shallow, ignorant posts on this thread.
25 posted on 10/26/2016 1:26:35 PM PDT by binreadin
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To: Ellendra

Yes. The photograph was taken by the now widely discredited photojournalist Steve McCurry.


26 posted on 10/26/2016 1:28:54 PM PDT by SouthParkRepublican
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To: piytar
Agree.

There has likely been very little joy or happiness in her life. She's basically been living in a war zone most of her life.

27 posted on 10/26/2016 1:34:57 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: piytar

+1


28 posted on 10/26/2016 1:38:36 PM PDT by x
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To: binreadin

You’re responding to a poster who thinks the Tibetans are better off under ChiCom domination, that a Kurdish woman fighting for her people is a moron and that violations of the 4th Amendment here are wonderful regulations we should be thankful for. Shallow and ignorant don’t begin to cover it.


29 posted on 10/26/2016 2:46:56 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Questionable Hillary thinks Putin made me post this!~)
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To: sparklite2

The responses on this thread are shameful. Afghanistan is one of the few places where women live shorter lifespans then men. About 49 years iirc. This woman deserves prayers, not mockery.


30 posted on 10/26/2016 4:22:01 PM PDT by Aggie Mama
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To: ETL

We have a president who got 8 years and a pension!


31 posted on 10/26/2016 4:52:16 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: ETL

She probably didn’t want the attention from being found, or the nightmares that it brought back.


32 posted on 10/26/2016 5:55:47 PM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: binreadin
Can you imagine the life she's led since being “found” again in 2002? The last thing a woman in that culture would want is to be profiled that publicly. Remember, women have no rights and are open to rape and worse if they have no one to protect them. She's likely an embarrassment to her family, and subject to mistreatment as a result of our crude, ignorant gawking because of a old magazine photo. She was probably trying to find some place of relative safety. If National Geographic has any principle they need to come to her defense. I'm amazed at the shallow, ignorant posts on this thread.

Women have "rights" if they are rich, smart, nice and beautiful. That is THAT part of the world. Poor, stupid, mean, ugly women are too-away.
National Geographic took her photo BECAUSE she was a young, green-eyed beauty. Do you REALLY think they would have photographed "poor, stupid, mean and ugly"? Chances are that they would NOT.

Also a woman's status is what her family's status is. Women bear the burden of the honor of the family. If SHE is "tarnished" then the entire honor of the family is tarnished. Such is their life.
I think it STINKS but who am I to force them to change?
Women's status in ALL of Asia and Africa stinks. It's only in Christian countries where women have any status earned (Wrong word but I can't think of a substitute.) by Mary.

Truth be known the status of women took a huge leap with the motherhood of MARY. As the mother of God she lifted up ALL women.
Remember, when the Chinese discovered amniocentesis so many Chinese female fetuses were destroyed that the poorer men had no wives. The Chinese call those men the "Bare Branches."

33 posted on 10/26/2016 7:18:50 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: sparklite2

Let’s see how good you looked if you lived over there. Dick.


34 posted on 10/26/2016 7:32:33 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: cloudmountain

Tranny??? What an odd untoward thing to say.

The woman has had a difficult life and was put in a difficult situation by having been singled out for initial & later photographs, not at all of her doing, as others have pointed out. She was a 12-yr old in a refugee camp. The woman did not seek out notoriety. God only knows what she is facing in her hard life.


35 posted on 10/26/2016 7:58:29 PM PDT by cyn (Benghazi)
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To: Ditter

bttt


36 posted on 10/26/2016 9:16:38 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o) Vote!)
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To: cloudmountain

Actually I know two who got out.
One from Lebanon and the other from Iran.
One is stunning!

She was the one who told me about the Saudi mistresses kept in $1M+ condos on the Med in Lebanon.
We also think this is where they found Huma.


37 posted on 10/27/2016 1:23:34 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Yo-Yo

Poor woman.


38 posted on 10/27/2016 1:25:49 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ETL

Movie.
“Not without my daughter”


39 posted on 10/27/2016 1:27:37 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans; sparklite2
Let’s see how good you looked if you lived over there. Dick.

Dick.

There, fixed it.

40 posted on 10/27/2016 1:32:00 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (https://thepurginglutheran.wordpress.com)
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