Shahla Jahed is dead.
An outrage.
A repulsive act of barbarism
by the religious
against those deemed
irreligious
by the powerful
against the vulnerable
by secret police
against a citizen
by a violent system
against weakness
by men
against a womanÂ
Strangely enough, hanging someone for murder doesn't outrage me as much as other things that go on in these countries. The problem is that you can't guarantee fair trials or convictions over there - it looks like there was plenty of doubt over whether she actually did it.
I think it is great that you wrote about it Dave - violation of human rights should always be trumpeted in any way we can.
Philipos
Wed 1st Dec 2010 10:59
Guess we all got angry with that outrage - well expressed and I liked the poem you wrote on pink especially the last line
Powerful. Made me cry. Made me angry - again. Well done, had to be written about, and this is written very well.
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Elaine Booth
Tue 4th Jan 2011 22:51
Thanks for this poem, Dave. As Isobel said - we need to shout out against this in any way we can.