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December 18 Kabul Diaries 48th week, 2006I am gender-biased
and I am not ashamed to admit it!
If I had the choice between hiring a woman for a half-way responsible position or a man I would hire the man!
Why? Bitching drives me insane!
I have experienced it more than once in my professional life that women obstruct themselves by infighting - created out of nothing, with no apparent reason - should I call it vagina-jelousy?
I am not saying I am a very agreeable character, I have my rough edges, but I never had the situation with male colleagues that I have an enemy already before I even open my mouth.
Focusing on the essentials and common cause becomes a problem, making rational decisions is influenced by emotional crap; and being shown a long face in the morning just because she wasn't laid the way she wished makes my blood boil.
Women need to shape up in this area if the present gender inequality in decision-making positions is to be corrected.
December 04 Kabul Weekly has foldedA symbol has closed down
He endured threats from and standing arguments with politicians in Kabul, he tried to make commercial ends meet for his paper with advertisements and pleas for support from UN and other NGOs. But in the end it was not enough: on Dec 1st 2006 Fahim Dashty, the chief editior of Kabul Weekly produced its last issue.
Dashty - a personal witness to the brutal murder of Amir Sahib in Khoja Bahoudin in 2001 - had made it his dedication to continue a piece of this great man's legacy after 2001. Kabul Weekly had been founded by Amir Sahib in 1992 and was closed down during the Taliban regime.
Outspoken and always with his ear on the ground, Fahim Dashty's editorials often hit the spot and in doing so also hit the nerve of many politicians - in Afghanistan and elsewhere. His favourite target were the political tactics of the neighbour in the east, unraveling their hidden agenda. Having seen Amir Sahib fight with his back against the Hindu Kush largly because of the overwhelming support for the talibs coming from Pakistan, it is no wonder that he watched Islamabad carefully.
He stongely fought for the independence of his paper, not accepting support from entities which came with attached conditions, refusing to barge from his ideals of freedom of speech and expression.
Personally I feel sad about the closure of this symbol for two reasons:
As Kabul Weekly closes its doors, he and his values take another hit, so does his memory which has not been taken care of well by most of those who had the incredible fortune to work with him and be in his company. |
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