From: iview-AT-technologist.com
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:28:10 -0800
Subject: Re: Woman Judge in Lahore Deprives Woman of Property R


lizzy wrote:

> As to the email address provided (thanks) of witzel -AT- harvard etc.,
> now that I've shot my mouth off about wanting to help, I realize I don't
> know what to say to him - maybe because I don't know his role in all
> this. Guess I need more information.
> Lizzy

Maybe women's voices shouldn't be alone and isolated, but a letter
composed that we can all sign and send to Witzel.

Some quesitons I have are:

1.  Why is this "conference" an *academic* one?
2.  What is Harvard's investment in the suffering of abused/battered
    women globally?
3.  Why focus only on "bride burning and dowry" -- what's the link
to        Sanskrit and Indian Studies? (I can hear the answer to this
already!)
4.  How should the public perceive a man who has incorporated a
cause:      "International Society Against Dowry & Bride-Burning in
India, Inc."? 6.  What's the "business" angle?

After getting answers to these, I'm sure I'd have more questions!

But, my suggestion is we write a collective letter to him.

-Manjusree