She was born in the Somali desert. He was raped by his father's friend at the age of four. At the age of five, she was forced to undergo the female circumcision that had taken her own sister's life years earlier. At the age of twelve, he was married by his father to a sixty-year-old old man for five camels. When he escaped the marriage with bare feet, he became food for a lion in the desert.
Because of negligence at the airport, she fled to London to work as a servant, and then she was discovered by chance and eventually became a world supermodel. When she made public the experience of being circumcised when she was 5 years old, it caused an uproar. In order to prevent more African women from being subjected to this kind of torture, at the age of 38, she became the spokesperson of the United Nations against circumcision and was active in various places.
The first time I learned about the cruel circumcision was when an African girl named Fatima underwent the religious ritual during a season of America's Next Top Model one summer. It is undeniable that for this reason, she has gained more sympathy and more opportunities in the game.
Discrimination and oppression of women is no longer a passing phenomenon. In the 2012 London Olympics, Tamina Kosistani, as the only female athlete in the Afghanistan delegation, ran only 15 seconds in the Olympic women's 100-meter preliminaries, but she was very happy. In her own words, "It's a miracle that I can participate in the Olympic Games." When
others came to participate, she only needed to take a flight, but she crossed over death and discrimination.
The square where she ran the day before may be bombed into ruins the next day. She hopes to change society and gain freedom.
"I witnessed" is more important than "I conquered". She insisted on running despite discrimination and threats.
The Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, is hidden in a house that was completely destroyed by the war. The rumbling sound of artillery around it is a natural "sound". Tamina will not forget that day, in the scarred stadium, she was the only woman training alone, sweat soaked through her turban and robe. After training, her way home was blocked by a ferocious gang of football and tennis fans.
They yelled at her with contempt: "You can't win a medal at the Olympics, it's not your business!" "It's not good for us to go out for Afghan women to run!" "Hide behind the men!
" Afghanistan, where encounters with roadside bombs, howitzers, and even unexplained stray bullets can be a matter of the minute, is a haven for all kinds of attacks and street fighting. From officials to civilians, survival seems very extravagant, and chasing one's own dreams is like a fantasy.
Tamina is the third female athlete in the history of Afghanistan to participate in the Olympic Games. This is because women were banned from participating in sports during the Taliban era. Even now, the Taliban has repeatedly threatened women participating in the Olympic Games. Throughout Afghanistan, women's participation in sports is regarded as a huge taboo. Discrimination doesn't just come from men, many women don't understand Tamina. They also abused her, believing that she did not follow Muslim etiquette and that she was wrong.
But 22-year-old Tamina still stubbornly said, "I have to keep running."
Stories like this also happen in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Brunei...
Persistence is a normality that we have been practicing repeatedly. action. However, different effects are often brought about by the length of the time period. How many people have persevered and persevered on the road of safeguarding women's rights and interests? my country's feminist movement originated from the 1980s Reform Movement, and it has also kicked off since then.
Today is an era of relatively balanced opportunities. Women in most countries have been widely recognized and affirmed, and are gradually playing a more important social value. However, the pace of the feminist movement has not stopped, and there are still some female compatriots living in a time when human rights and dignity are still far away. In this regard, should we not ignite the fire of hope in our hearts? Stick to your own free space?
The journey of pursuing freedom may still be long and tedious, but after repeated and reckless efforts, perhaps what we get is not only scars, but also a little more hope.
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