Woman appears in beauty pageant. Authorities threaten to press charges. Where is this happening you say? Some bizarre state run by NOW?
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 8 — A 23-year-old woman who is the first Afghan in three decades to take part in a beauty pageant could face prosecution if she returns to her native country, a senior justice official said Saturday.FAZEL AHMAD MANAWI, deputy head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, told The Associated Press that Vida Samadzai, a college student in California, had betrayed Afghan culture by appearing at the Miss Earth contest in a bikini — and may have also broken the law.
“I hope that this lady regrets her actions,” Mamawi said. He added that Afghan prosecutors may open an investigation, but refused to say what charges or penalties Samadzai could face.
Clearly the Afghanis haven't grasped that whole "liberty" thing. Either that or they grasp it and reject it.
Either way, I'm becoming more and more pessimistic about the future of Afghanistan.
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