Politics: South Asia

Rants/Raves:

The Pakistan Rant or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Rapists

Imagine a law designed and used specifically to protect rapists and to punish those who are raped. A law - a whole legal system in fact (the Sharia Islamic law system) - that says rape doesn't actually happen, it's really just women fornicating.

The Wise Men of Kashmir Rant

One of the rebel groups fighting the Indian army in Kashmir makes a number of threats that are sure to make life much more wonderful, happy and free for all the Kashmiri people, threats such as a) Any women who do not stop working for the government will be immediately killed, b) No girls should attend school, and... You really gotta love these guys!