Miss Afghanistan May Face Afghan Charges

[Khephra]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A 23-year-old woman who is the first Afghan in three decades to take part in a beauty pageant could face prosecution if she returns to her native country, a senior justice official said Saturday.

Fazel Ahmad Manawi, deputy head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court, told The Associated Press that Vida Samadzai, a college student in California, had betrayed Afghan culture by appearing at the Miss Earth contest in a bikini -- and may have also broken the law.

"I hope that this lady regrets her actions," Mamawi said. He added that Afghan prosecutors may open an investigation, but refused to say what charges or penalties Samadzai could face.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-afghan-miss-afghanistan,0,3510646.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[joeybee12]

1. Hey, looks like we won the hearts and minds of those in Afghanistan

I guess that by raping their land, and murdering thousands of innocent civilians who have known nothing but fear and terror before and after we got there, and by and still letting Osama go free we really made our point. Democracy is flourishing there as it will be in Iraq!

[LittleApple81]

2. Gosh, I dislike beauty pageants (to me they are like cattle shows) but

If she wants to parade what she has, it should be up to her. IT IS HER BODY!!! But I guess we are going in the same direction in this country with things that are less symbolic but more vital: our right to make decisions about our own bodies.

[realFedUp]

3. death by stoning?

Too bad we can't do the same to some of
our network shows....

[kalian]

4. What?!

Are they going to kill her or throw her under a burkha?
I thought the Taliban were the bad guys... :wtf: