1. Two Different Worlds
Women’s rights in the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan
By: Talia Marcus

2. History of Women 1,400 years ago Women and men were equal
Both had the right to vote
Women could work
Women could inherit land
Choose their husbands

3. The day everything changed
Before…
Women could be any profession
Doctors, teachers even government workers
After…
Women couldn’t go outside with out a male relative with them at all times
Took all of their rights away
Afghanistan

4. Living Every Day Like the Last
Shukria Barakzai who lived in Afghanistan got suicide bombing notes in the mail by the Taliban
She was a target
Didn’t know if she was going to die the next day
Shurkia has 3 daughters and a husband
Everyone is worried about her
She was targeted for 6 months
Still doesn’t know what will happen
Shukria Barakzai is scared for her life. Don’t know what will happen next.
Article published in 2007

5. There Are NO Words Aisha, an 18 year old girl living in Afghanistan
Left her in-laws for being “abusive”
Had a consequence for leaving
Taliban found her
Took her to a grassy prairie
Husband cut off her ears and nose
Left her to die
A year later…
Living at a secret shelter just for women
Telling her story for awareness of the Afghanistan rules
Ashia, posing on the cover of Time magazine with no nose

6. After the Edict After the edict was in place women…
Women’s Rules in Afghanistan
After the edict was in place women…
Beaten if ankles show
Couldn’t speak in public
Had to be accompanied by an adult, when walking outside
some orphanages never take the girls outside, they haven’t seen daylight in a very long time.
Don’t have health care
57% of girls marry before 16

7. Changing Afghanistan Taliban is no longer in control of Afghanistan
Women rights are getting much better
Women’s rights are now in the Constitution
In Parliament there are 361 members and 91 of them are women
Afghanistan has come a long way since the edict was started in 1996
Still has a lot to go

8. UAE Women’s Wardrobe The Burqa The Gishwa Most common clothing
Head to toe covering
Mesh opening for the eye
The Gishwa
Black veil
Covers the face
Still can see out

9. UAE Women’s Wardrobe Cont.
Jelabia Mukhawara
long dress
worn to special events only
many colors
Gafaz
gloves
All skin has to be covered
Another accessory

10. UAE Women’s Wardrobe Cont.
Abaya
coat
covers clothes
some have jewels
Shela
material covers head
light and airy
most made my designers

11. Women in UAE UAE constitution states that women are equal to men
The rules in the UAE aren’t as strict as Afghanistan
UAE constitution states that women are equal to men
Women can get well paid jobs
Allowed to get property
The dress code isn’t as harsh
There is a college for women in UAE
Lots of women get there graduates degree

12. Women in the UAE cont.
Since 2005, 85% of women can’t read and write in UAE
Military colleges for women
7.6 lower participation at school
Husbands go to work for 4 months, while wives stay at home and take care of the children
Women who work are viewed as more reliable
Women are very safe at work.

13. Religion
Islam is a very important part of any women’s life in the middle east.
Its apart of what they do every day
The Taliban’s ultimate goal: everyone converting to the Islam religion if not they will kill you
The reason: they want to please god
Taliban members will get rewarded when they die.
They think women have no rights

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