President Lula of Brazil came in rescue of his Taliban friends in Tehran. He this week offered to accept Sakineh Ashtiani, an Iranian woman under a death sentence by stoning for murky adultery charges, as a refugee in his country.The offer came amid an outrage reaction, expressed by world wide protests, over the Ms Ashtiani's, a mother of two, punishment. The protests forced the Taliban-like regime of Iran to suspend her sentence, at least for now. However, Ms Ashtiani's plight is not over yet. Whether it was the Taliban in the past Afghanistan or their current Shiite brothers in Iran, we all are familiar with their gruesome treatment of women in such situation.
Whether the real intention behind the president's gesture was to relieve his milking cows in Tehran or it was simply a pure humanitarian one remains a mystery to us. Regardless, and so long as it has the potential to save Sakineh's life; it is a joyful news.
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