https://pjmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/10/20/islamic-religious-and-gender-apartheid-the-murder-of-a-christian-woman-in-kabul/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 01:04:09 -0400<![CDATA[When a woman friend of mine recently called to tell me that she had been offered a well paid position in Afghanistan I told her not to go. When she insisted, I said: “Alright then, you&#8217;d better get a gun, learn how to use it, and get psychologically prepared to shoot yourself in case you are captured but not instantly killed.&#8221; She was shocked, shocked. And so I continued: &#8220;But you might be easily disarmed. Better have a dentist implant a cyanide tablet, (or something more merciful), in your teeth so that you can opt out of the repeated rapes or the video-ed be-heading.&#8221; Now, she was silent and listening carefully. I continued. &#8220;You may not be held for ransom, so if you absolutely must go, I would request that your do-gooder work be carried out entirely within an American Army base&#8211;but please understand, they, too, have been successfully attacked.&#8221;]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:49:38 -0400<![CDATA[Phyllis Chesler]]>https://pjmedia.com/phyllis-chesler/2008/10/20/islamic-religious-and-gender-apartheid-the-murder-of-a-christian-woman-in-kabul-n103824