The BBC's Reporting of Afghan Refugees

Les Farkas sent in a letter he wrote to the BBC for their focus on female refugees from Afghanistan. Les is encouraging us to also write in and get some exposure on major news web sites such as the BBC, which prints letters from readers. As he wrote me, "The more society whines about unfairness to women, the more I feel men being written off or disposed of someway, somehow. In the midst of all the sentimentality over females, we must never stop reminding people, whether they like to hear it or not, that the well being of the other half of humanity should also be of concern!" Read More below to view his letter. And send yours in too!(Aside: If you do contact the BBC, don't forget to praise the Brits.
They are good people who are on our side in this time of crisis.)



To the Editor:



The "role" of afghan women in this conflict is the same for women the
world over in all conflict zones: that is, to DO NOTHING while their men and boys are killed , herded and conscripted into war and violence! I don't feel half as sorry for afghan women as I do for their miserable men and boys. How do we weigh the moral outrage of not allowing women to go about uncovered, as opposed to conscripting eleven year old boys? Talk about a loss of freedom! These are many of the victims of the US military hardware. Who compels this from females? Male refugees trying to flee this madness are also sometimes detained from leaving Afghanistan, forced to fight. I am continuously annoyed by society whining about unfairness to women while overlooking greater injustices against men!



Les Farkas

lfarkas@enteract.com

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