I am thankful everyday that I live and grew up in America. Stories like this drive me mad!
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Married at the age of four, an Afghan girl was subjected to years of beatings and torture, finally escaping to discover that within all the world's cruelty, there is also some kindness.
Eleven-year old Gulsoma lay in a heap on the ground in front of her father-in-law. He told her that if she didn't find a missing watch by the next morning he would kill her. He almost had already.
Enraged about the missing watch, Gulsoma's father-in-law had beaten her repeatedly with a stick. She was bleeding from wounds all over her body and her right arm and right foot had been broken.
She knew at that moment that if she didn't get away, he would make good on his promise to kill her.
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This is a very interesting story and can be read
here. It is long, but worth the read. I feel bad because this girl never had a chance, much like most women in societies like this.
04-29-2006, 09:09 PM
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