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Mal Long <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:47:19 -0500
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>  Please goto Oprah's website and send a letter to help Amina Lawal.
>Tanja
> > >
> > >Subject: Fw: Please help this woman..she doesn't deserve to  die.
> > >
> > >Last Friday, the Oprah show covered a story of a Nigerian  woman, Amina
> > >Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning because  she had a
>baby out
> > >of wedlock. She has tried to appeal the decision but has  been
>unsuccessful,
> > >thus far. The head of Nigeria disagrees with these stonings  but has so
>far
> > >done nothing--partly because of the fear of not being  re-elected. I
>should
> > >also note that the father of the baby denied fathering the  child and,
>hence,
> > >has escaped any form of punishment.
> > >
> > >Amina Lawal's stoning will occur as soon as she is finished  nursing her
> > >child. She will be buried up to her neck in dirt and  townsmen will
>throw
> > >stones at her head until they kill her--which has been known  to take
>hours.
> > >I send out a plea to all the women receiving this e-mail and  to all the
>men
> > >raised by women to join me and many others to help prevent  this
>horrific
> > >and inhumane event from occurring.
> > >
> > >All you have to do is visit the Oprah website:  http://www.oprah.com
> > > . Click on the Amina Lawal pop up screen or search
> > >using Amina's name and you will see a pre-written letter  addressed to
>the
> > >Nigerian Ambassador. Just fill out your information on the  bottom of
>the
> > >page and send it. It's as simple as that.
> > >
> > >You can even go one step further and forward this e-mail to  your
>friends so
> > >they can be part of the mission to save Amina Lawal. It's  your chance
>to
> > >save one woman's life.
> > >
> > >
> >
>----------------------------------------- (on natasha)
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