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Title: Afghan woman is killed 'for giving birth to a girl'
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URL Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16787534
Published: Jan 30, 2012
Author: By Bilal Sarwary BBC News
Post Date: 2012-01-30 09:22:12 by Tatarewicz
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A woman in north-eastern Afghanistan has been arrested for allegedly strangling her daughter-in-law for giving birth to a third daughter. The murdered woman's husband, a member of a local militia, is also suspected of involvement but he has since fled. The murder took place two days ago in Kunduz province. The baby girl, who is now two months old, was not hurt. The birth of a boy is usually a cause for celebration in Afghanistan but girls are generally seen as a burden. Some women in Afghanistan are abused if they fail to give birth to boys. And this is just the latest in a series of high-profile crimes against women in the country. Late last year a horrifying video emerged of the injuries suffered by a 15-year-old child bride who was locked up and tortured by her husband. 'Crime against humanity' This murder took place in the village of Mahfalay, in the district of Khanabad in Kunduz. Khanabad's police chief, Sufi Habib, told the BBC that "the mother gave birth to a third girl two months ago. The husband and mother-in-law strangled her for giving birth to a third daughter". Senior officials told the BBC that the mother-in-law, known as Wali Hazrata, tied the feet of the 22-year old woman, who was known as Stori, while Stori's husband strangled her. He is thought to be a fighter with an illegal armed militia which is is believed to have some political support. Local villagers say that Stori often urged her husband to lay down his arms. "She lived in a hell not a house. But then she also asked her husband to stay home and avoid going out with these thugs," one neighbour who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC. While militia groups have some political support, they have often been accused of violence against women, robberies and extortion. Afghan women's rights activists brought this case to the attention of the media. The Director for Kunduz Women's affairs, Nadira Gya, condemned the incident saying: "it was a brutal crime committed against an innocent woman". Local religious and tribal elders in the district also condemned the killing, saying it was an act of ignorance, and calling it a crime against Islam, humanity and women. They called for immediate punishment. Wali Hazrata appears to have made no public comment as yet. Poster Comment: Goofy mother-in-law strangled the wrong person since it's the male sperm that determines sex of offspring: Chromosomes There are two chromosomes that play a role in determining sex: the X and Y chromosome. A set of two X chromosomes define female characteristics, while an XY combination designates male traits. These sex chromosomes are part of the 23 pairs normally found in human DNA strains. Conception Gender is determined at the point of conception when a sperm permeates an egg. The woman's egg carries an X chromosome; the sperm that meets the egg carries either an X or Y chromosome. http://www.ehow.com/about_6300762_dad-determine-baby_s-gender_.html
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Same, here in America, cheap and replaceable too.
Chromosomes There are two chromosomes that play a role in determining sex: the X and Y chromosome. A set of two X chromosomes define female characteristics, while an XY combination designates male traits. These sex chromosomes are part of the 23 pairs normally found in human DNA strains. Conception Gender is determined at the point of conception when a sperm permeates an egg. The woman's egg carries an X chromosome; the sperm that meets the egg carries either an X or Y chromosome. Git it right. Good for you. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
This reminds me of the story of a white man in Africa being chauffeured by a black African, who accidentally struck and killed a child in the road. The natives pulled the white man from the back seat and beat him to death. It may have been misplaced anger but it made the locals feel better. "I'm a bookkeeper's son I don't want to shoot no one Well I crossed my old man back in Oregon Don't take me alive. Got a case of dynamite I could hold out here all night Yes I crossed my old man back in Oregon Don't take me alive.
Islam: keeping the 7th-century dream alive ALLAHU AKBAR!!! Lulululululu.......
in Afghanistan but girls are generally seen as a burden.
#2. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Goofy mother-in-law strangled the wrong person since it's the male sperm that determines sex of offspring:
#3. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
#4. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
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#5. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
The X sperm (which are the sperm that make females) live longer than the Y sperm (which are the sperm that make males). However, the Y sperm swim faster, so the chances are equally good that you will get a girl or a boy. If the Y sperm swim fast enough before they die to fertilize the egg, then you'll have a boy. If the Y sperm don't reach the egg before they die, chances are an X sperm will get there shortly, and then you'll have a girl. Here is more input and advice: X sperm are stronger than Y sperm but both will perish very quickly if allowed to dry out. The female carrying sperm are the slower sperm because of the genetic material it carries. The female sperm contain an X chromosome, while the male carrying sperm contain a Y chromosome. The Y chromosome is very small and contains very little genetic material in comparison to the X chromosome, so the male carrying sperm are able to swim faster and reach the egg sooner than the X carrying sperm. A baby's gender is determined by the chromosomes in the sperm, not the egg. XX makes female, XY makes male, all eggs contain an X chromosome, so sperm donates either X or Y chromosome. Female sperm live up to 5 days, male sperm up to 3 days. (Egg lives 12 to 24, maybe even 36 hours after ovulation.) Female sperm live longer but swim slower than male sperm. (Vaginal environment supposedly contributes to sperm longevity, alkaline/acidic - male sperm prefer baking soda douche prior to sex, female prefer acidic (vinegar) (supposedly) - but most importantly of all, male swim quicker, so for male baby, have sex within 6 hours before ovulation, to beat female sperm to egg. Vice versa, for female baby, have sex 4-5 days before ovulation, for better chances of having a girl baby. Test for ovulation with home ovulation testing kit, get familiar with when you ovulate, and plan accordingly for future ovulations and future timing of intercourse. Men produce two types of sperm, those containing the X chromosome, female sperm, and those containing the Y chromosome, male sperm. Sperm are being produced continuously, they take about a month from the beginning until they are mature. As the Y chromosome is smaller than the X chromosome the male sperm is lighter and faster than the female sperm and therefore gets a head start towards the egg. Female sperm being heavier have more staying power and can keep going for longer. Note: There are comments associated with this question. See the discussion page to add to the conversation. Read more: wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_spe...live_longer#ixzz1l0Se2PrvIf Afghan girls were allowed/encouraged to go to school they'd be in a better position to determine preferred sex of offspring:
#6. To: HOUNDDAWG (#3)
Actually, could be an innate lesson/logic in this. Outraged natives "saying" to whitey: You are much more intelligent and skillful and had you been driving instead of that black dummy you would have been much better at avoiding the child and it would still be alive. The natives pulled the white man from the back seat and beat him to death. It may have been misplaced anger but it made the locals feel better.
#7. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Those nasty Islamists are abusing their women, continually. Maybe they need a good dose of the feminists we have been saddled with here in Uhmerika. ROTFLOL! Some women in Afghanistan are abused if they fail to give birth to boys. And this is just the latest in a series of high-profile crimes against women in the country.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
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