Prior to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the country was moving towards democracy, with the Afghan constitution providing equal rights for women. This picture was from pre-Taliban days, when Afghan women had access to professional careers, university-level education, shops selling non-traditional clothing, public transportation, and freedom.

freakthink: sempiterna: siddharthasmama: eccentricmango: I’m just gonna leave this here. like it truly amazes me that these countries engaging in this deliberate infringement on human rights can just WASTE money on developing anti-homeless shit like spikes, barred benches, or timed seating, but not spend any of that to FIX their homeless problem by either building …

People are going apeshit about the homeless spikes. Almost daily all over Florida, Georgia and South Carolina for 2 years I was asked for money by homeless people. In return I’d offer them a job working in maintenance. Mowing lawns, pouring cement, what ever. 1 guy ever accepted the offer. A month later he flipped …