http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/blafghan.htm?rnk= r1&terms=Afghanistan+women+hoax Dear Helen, I applaud your sincerity! However the petition you forwarded to poetryetc is an old internet hoax. You can read further about the hoax at About.com, the link above. best to you :fp *************** Frank Parker [log in to unmask] http://now.at/frankshome