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John Robson: Where Is the Outrage Over the Treatment of Women in Afghanistan?

John Robson: Where Is the Outrage Over the Treatment of Women in Afghanistan?
Women walk near a street market in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2023. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
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With summer winding down, and no, I don’t know where it went or indeed where 1993 went, students will be returning to campuses to learn I hope, party I predict, and protest I fear. I’m all for righteous indignation, but it should be tempered with humility and some of that nollij they used to inculcate in academe when universities had Latin mottos, students knew what they meant, and administrators cared. For instance, you could set up an encampment to educate and advocate on the oppression of Afghan women.
John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”