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Throughout time, the majority of women have been held as inferior. Today even with our entire equal rights legislation; women are still second-class citizens, looked down upon and are treated very poorly. In Margaret Atwood's, The Handmaid's Tale, the women of Gilead area outrageously oppressed. Woman's rights and privileges are stolen away by the government of Gilead. Woman's only purpose in the new world of Gilead is to produce viable offspring. The Handmaid's Tale seems like an impossible world but the oppression of women happens in today's societies. Many countries with fascinating cultures such as Afghanistan and China deprive a woman's rights, which make being a woman very frightening. Afghanistan women have their lives stolen from them under the Taliban Islamic militia. This new society imposed a strict Islamic rule, "closing girls school, banning women from the workplace and requiring them to dress in full hijab (clothing themselves from head to toe)" ("Afghan"). The Taliban has ordered women to wear burqas, a shroud-like veil that leaves only a small slit to see out of. Chiqueba, a 30-year-old employee at a Kabul weaving facility was beaten by the Taliban shortly after her arrival f
"Afghan Women Oppressed Under Taliban Rule". Online. 20 Oct. 2000. "Why Are Women Oppressed In Islamic Countries?". Online. 20 Oct. 2000 http://members.tripod.co.uk/shax2/Islam/Women.html Many women are still being oppressed. Women are constantly looked down upon. The oppression of women is the result of years of male dominance, which results in loss of their rights. Women in these horrific countries love bitter, frightening lives. Many cultures today are very interesting in how they are constantly oppress thee women of their societies. Women have always been inferior to men. When will these cultures realize that they are living in the past and notice it's the 21st century? Which brings up the question: Do you really want to be a woman loving in these conditions? The Taliban has been a fierce intolerant force devoted to Islamic issues. Amputations and executions are standard punishment for criminals. Television has been banned because the Taliban see it as a symbol of Western decadence. School in Kabul is open to girls four through eight. They receive just enough education to enable them to read the Koran, Islam's holy book. The Taliban founder and elusive leader, Maulana Muhammad Umar, is determined to create his own version of Islamic Afghanistan, at any
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