Ready for a new chapter …
The chemo journey was long this summer, but I have graduated from the tough stuff to what I’m calling “chemo light.” 5 more rounds to go and we’ll close this chapter and move on to the next! Thanks again for all the prayers and good wishes that carried me through.
And speaking of a new chapter, one is about to begin for women in Saudia Arabia. In a country where women are not allowed to travel or drive cars without permission, King Abdullah has decreed that they will be able to vote and run in local elections beginning in 2015. As astounding a move forward as this is, it’s still a frustration to many Saudi women.
“Why not tomorrow?” asked prominent Saudi feminist Wajeha al-Hawaidar. “… we are still pondering how to meet simple women’s rights.”
There are many courageous female voices crying to be heard around the world. I believe it is the duty of those of us in the first world to reach out to the women in the third world in any way we can. Read, write, speak, donate time and money – even those gestures we would consider small in America can be HUGE to those with fewer freedoms.
It will challenge your courage. And it will strengthen it. Here are a few websites to get you started:
http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/writersinexile/wajehaalhuwaider
http://www.womendeliver.org/knowledge-center/publications/women-deliver-100/women-deliver-100-26-50/
