Religion Wear a head to toe burqa Buqra, has one hole to see
out of Must paint windows black Painting windows, no outside life
Women cant leave home without a man Leave home very rarely because
most men dont want to go everywhere for women Theses are women in
burqas, this is something they must wear. These are women in burqas
that cover them head to toe, they are commonly blue.
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Marriage in Afghanistan A womens husband is the only one who
can see her without a burqa Girls get married as young as ten to an
older man Most women experience some abuse from their husband Women
commit suicide to escape the abuse Usually forced, other wise they
dont think highly of you 70%-80% of marriages are forced This is
Aisha who got her nose cut off. On the right is her before and the
left is after they cut her nose off, for running away from her
husbands house.
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Health for Women in Afghanistan There is no heath care for the
women Women have a very hard time get ways to overcome illness They
cant go anywhere without a man and if they dont have health care it
is hard to pay for treatment These untreated illnesses result in
death The orphan girls in Afghanistan are almost never let outside
By keeping these girls in it can cause illness and death from being
inside so long This is an orphan girl in Afghanistan who is shaking
a soldier's hand
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November 8 th, 2007 Happened in Kandahar 15 girls walking to
school Two men on motor cycle threw acid on them Girls suffered
sever burns and one lost sight This is common thought the middle
east This is a women who is walking on the streets of Afghanistan,
just like the girls who got acid thrown on them. These are men on
motor cycles, just like the men who attacked the girls.
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Daily life in Afghanistan for a women Majority are illiterate
Expected life span of 44 years old, because of abuse and disease s
mainly No accesses to internet for the women No internet, no
communication with people from other counties No internet, people
from other countries cant communicate with them The X though the
computer represents that there is no computer access for women in
the Middle East
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The Edict in Afghanistan Did not allow women to work or go to
school Happened overnight, the lost all their rights overnight
Tired going to work next day beaten and sent home Before the edict,
70% of teachers, 40% of doctors and 50% of university students
where women Next day 100% men working all jobs and all the students
attending school Two women in burqa walking in Afghanistan.
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The Edict in Afghanistan Issued by the Taliban Restrict human
rights Militia took control of two thirds of Afghanistan NOT
allowed to have, music, kites, cameras, mixed sex photos, short
hair, applause and smoking These are some of the things that got
taken away. Form the women after the edict was in place
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Widows in the Middle East Lucky to have a boy son who will beg
for food 40,000 of them in Kabul Sit in the dark for most of the
day Pray for humanitarian aid The diet is mainly grass, cant get
any food Widow: a women who lost her husband from a death and has
not got remarried This is a women, tiring to get anything she can
to survive.
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Working in the Middle East Women are not allowed to have a
normal job such as a; teacher, doctor, ect Some sow cloths,
blankets and other such Money goes to the family The familys money
is reflective of the means work Most of the money is made by the
man That the money the women make essentially goes to the man This
is a women sewing some type of clothing.
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Effect on the USA Oil for our cars mostly comes from the middle
east This cause grass prices to go up The prices go up because of
all the things happening in the middle One thing in the middle east
is Egypt wanting their president to leave People cant communicate
people in the United States and learn about other people thought
the world Women cant learn about any other countries Oil company
logo. Its when Americans stop to to gas from a gas station like the
one above. This is when people notice there is something happening
according to the price.
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Dubai, UAE Very wealthy Have cities with malls and skyscrapers
(more like cities we see here in the US) They do have restricted
mobility rights They have more rights than most other women in the
Middle East Money mainly comes from Western Military bases They
still have to wear a burqa for religious reasons This is a city in
Dubai, it looks very modern and a lot better then the rest of the
Middle East. This is a home in Dubai, it looks just as big or
bigger than the ones you see here in Deerfield.
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Dubai Education They have a 90% literacy rate for women In the
US there is a 99% literacy rate for women 77% of students continue
education higher than high school who are women Three out of five
students are women This is one of the only counties in the Middle
East who allow women to go to school Young girls can also attend
school These are girls outside a school in Dubai. As you an see
life in Dubai is way different then in the rest of the Middle
East.
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