FW: Please read & ACT ASAP!-Thanks and Love

[L. A. Melanson]

Subject: Fw: Please read & ACT ASAP!-Thanks and Love

> > Subject: Please help save Amina Lawal
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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: 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. We can claim ignorance when doing
> > > nothing
> > > > >to stop vicious atrocities that we know nothing about from
occurring
> > but
> > > > >there is no justification if we standby and allow for these events
to
> > > take
> > > > >place when we are fully aware of them. Thank you very much for
> reading
> > > > >this....now the ball is in your court.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Many thanks
> Love,
> Darbie
> > > >
> >




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