Saturday, March 09, 2019
Kabul (BNA) March 8 International women’s Day in Afghanistan celebrates in a time that the women issue and observing their rights is still a controversial issue in Afghan community and still there are certain problems on way of the women of this country.
BNA social affairs commenting on the issue writes March 8 is women’s international day. Selecting March 8 as women’s world day is not made accidentally but it is the result of campaigns and sacrifices that women sustained across the world that formed March 8 as Women’s International Day.
March 8 in Afghanistan is celebrated every year as a ceremonial event, but still there are serious barriers on the way of observing women’s rights in this country.
The problem of women in Afghanistan is not a problem caused by their own but it is a problem came out from other big problems and developed.
The problem of women in Afghanistan is cause by traditionalism that not only caused the poverty of women but the entire Afghan community suffering from it.
Balance and equality has never observed, lack of balance and equality further increase this sever problem in Afghanistan.
Cultural limitations, family violence, gender discriminations, lack of social and individual freedoms in Afghan community that further harmed Afghan women. The problem can be settles only when all Afghans both man and woman honestly fight against gender discrimination and women themselves take active part in the straggle and play their active role.
Today Afghanistan is one of the worst countries for women in the world. The problem is clear man rule and social traditions have made the situation of women in Afghanistan more serious and difficult.
Today as yesterday the status and position of Afghan women in community is harmful. The issues such as under age and forced marriages are still common in the country. Still they are publically beaten and living in a painful situation. In spite of that the government insists that the women’s situation is improving and talks about ensuring women’s rights in the community, but mostly these are made for political and physical advantages.
Shortage of religious and physical knowledge is made difficult the way for observing women’s rights, while observing women’s rights requires awareness of the community. For achieving this sacred aim it would be better the relevant organs including mosques, schools and particularly raise their voices through explaining the women’s rights according to Islamic and other enforced laws in the country.
It should be said that for improving women’s life there is a serious need for improving the life of women in Afghan community and creating great and serious cultural changes in our community.
