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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (29820)	9/27/2001 10:39:41 AM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 82486

Here's an update on one of those 'home-grown' groups... and I share the admiration others here have shown for RAWA. Behjat, who works in RAWA's media office, says she would like to see a government in Afghanistan that is 100 per cent secular. "We believe that's what the Afghan people want. We don't want anyone to impose their beliefs or religion on anyone else." ... Behjat welcomes the increase in media attention, but says it has not so far led to any increase in support or funding for the organisation. RAWA has even received hate mail from those who equate all Afghans with the atrocities committed against the US. But she says the overwhelming majority have been supportive. ... Behjat believes that if the United States leads an attack on Afghanistan it will be "another catastrophe for the country". But she is hopeful that the current situation will eventually lead to a change of regime. In the meantime, RAWA is looking into ways of expanding its membership to include the vast numbers of supporters who would like to help, but are not able to make the sacrifices required of the current membership. Behjat believes most Afghans share RAWA's basic aims: "We want a peaceful country where people can express their beliefs and feelings without fear." news.bbc.co.uk I'm not sure complete secularity would work, not straight away. But a compromise to Turkish levels might. Unfortunately I see few candidates for Ataturk. (Pub time? I wish. Hours yet, and I've got tax returns to fill in as well...).