From: Jonathan Davis (jonathan@limbicnutrition.com)
Date: Thu 31 Oct 2002 - 18:51:27 GMT
The campaign worked:
No stoning, Nigerian minister vows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,822338,00.html
Jonathan
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From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: Woman sentenced to Death by Stoning!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I don't watch TV but a friend sent this to me knowing how I feel about
> > the blatant disregard for Women's rights that is still worldwide.
> > Please take a moment to read this. Maybe you saw the show or the
> > commercials.
> >
> > Last Friday, the Oprah show covered a story of a Nigerian woman, Amine
> > Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning because she had a
> > baby out of wedlock, She has tried to appeal the decision but has been
> > unsuccessful, thus far. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these
> > stonings but has so far done nothing--partly because of the fear of
> > not being re-elected. I should also note that the father of the baby
> > denied fathering the child and, hence, has escaped any form of
> > punishment. Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is
> > finished nursing her child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt
> > and townsmen will throw stones at her head until they kill her--which
> > has been known to take hours.
> >
> > I send out a plea to all the women receiving this e-mail and to all
> > the men raised by women to join me and many others to help prevent
> > this horrific and inhumane event from occurring.
> >
> > All you have to do is visit the Oprah website: http://www.oprah.com
> > Click on the Amina Lawal pop up screen or search using Amina's name
> > and you will see a pre-written letter addressed to the Nigerian
> > Ambassador. Just fill out your information on the bottom of the page
> > and send it. It's as simple as that.
> >
> > You can even go one step further and forward this e-mail to your
> > friends so they can be part of the mission to save Amina Lawal.
> >
> > And last but certainly NOT least for those of us who believe in the
> > power of Magick we will be conducting serious rituals of protection
> > and justice for this new mother and her babe........
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Deborah (*)
> >
>
>
>
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