Tag Archives: women’s rights

Iran to make policy on women’s rights

“How could a country that stones women to death for adultery possibly be chosen to serve in a leadership role on the U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women?”

Simple. It’s the dictator’s club.

“This is another example of just one more U.N. body created to do one thing and now doing the opposite, for which American taxpayers foot 22% of the bill. And it will continue unless those with their hands on the spigot in Congress finally decide to turn off the tap.”

No kidding. But don’t hold your breath.

What are we fighting for?

Deborah at The Thought Mill sums up one aspect of it very impressively–the rights of women.

"Miss America’s father is an engineer. Her mother is a teacher. Miss Afghanistan’s father was shot by a gang of Taliban militants. Her mother begs for bread scraps since she cannot work or remarry."

Read it all.