Women

Sudanese Teen Flogged for Wearing … Skirt?

feminist blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday

You've probably heard something about the fact that Sudan has a problem with women wearing pants . Well, it turns out that wearing a skirt also won't keep you safe from northern Sudan's vague indecency laws. Sixteen-year-old Silva Kashif ran afoul of conservative Islamic sharia law for wearing a skirt that stopped beneath the knee. Less than two hours after her arrest, she had been tried and sentenced....

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Greater equality for Muslims can mean greater denger equality

Talk Islam (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) in India exemplifies the reality that women’s rights movements face in addressing the numerous issues and challenges of both the struggle of women and the upliftment of entire communities to which women belong. Continue reading on Altmuslimah a a

Huh, More Widespread Violence Against Women?

Tai-Chi Policy (Free subscription) | yesterday

Now what cultural trait could they be sharing that causes that violence throughout those countries…? Posted in Islamofascism Tagged: Abuse, Domestic Violence, Women's Rights

House Health Care Throws Women's Rights Out the Window

Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | yesterday

Addie Davis Nov. 27, 2009 10: 15 am SOC 202 On November 7, ‘Pro-Chioce’ Democrats vote against reproductive rights and the House of Representatives passed the Stupak-Pitts amendment which contains language that effectively bars access to safe abortions for working-class women except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. The amendment prohibits the use of any federal...

The US Congressman Who Sold His Soul To The Israel Lobby

FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | yesterday

How Tom Perriello Became A Slave Of Israel By Adam Shapiro Courtesy Of Redress Information & Analysis Adam Shapiro tells the story of a hitherto principled friend and campaigner for justice and human rights, Tom Perriello, who ran for Congress and, once elected, betrayed all of his principles and became a mere tool of the pro-apartheid American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC. ”...the...

It's 16 Days - get active

The F-Word Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

There's a number of live call outs for support if you want to help end violence against women. Here's three from the Association for Women's Rights in Development. Click on the links to take action. Please add any more you...

'Parties Totally Don't Care About Women's Rights'

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Gender activists foresee a drop in female parliamentarians after Namibia's general and presidential elections on November 27 and 28. It's a trend that jeopardises the region's goal of 50 percent female representation in politics by 2015.

Chris Brown “Good Morning America” Appearance Invokes Fury Of Gay & Women’s Rights Groups

The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | yesterday

Anger brews as ABC’s Good Morning America forges ahead with a planned appearance by convicted woman beater Chris Brown jut days after cancelling a live performance by another controversial performer —openly gay ex-American Idol Adam Lambert, The New York Post dished in a report on Thursday. The network is invoking the ire of women [...]

Sisters are doing it for themselves, thanks

Times Online - Guest contributors (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Finally, much to my surprise, I have found a limit to my demands for women’s rights. A feminist, I have always worked on the assumption that all glass ceilings must be shattered, and the shards danced on with foot-stomping rage and glee. But there is one glass ceiling, it turns out, that doesn’t bother me.

Thou shalt not molest children and cover it up

TUMEKE! (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

What is it with the Catholic Church and covering up the abuse of children? What’s with that? Is it because there is no specific ‘Thou shalt not molest children and cover it up’ in the 10 commandments? Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up A damning report into child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised the Catholic Church hierarchy for covering up the abuse. The report...

• Could we just send all priests, bishops and cardinals to Afghanistan? - Mike's Blog

Am I A Racist/sexist If I Find Racist Jokes And Women’s “rights” Funny?

Tuck In Your Shirt (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

I saw gran torino (sick movie) and I laughed at ALL of the racist jokes. And the other day my friend posed a question, “What does Obama, MLK, and JFK have in common? (Nothing yet!) and I really laughed….for a long time. I just think its really funny. Sometimes I type in racist jokes in [...]

Tibetan Women's Association hosts discussion, "Is Our Society Gender Equal?"

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

Dharamsala: www.thetibetpost.com-Yesterday evening, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Tibetan Women's Association held a discussion panel on Tibetan gender equality at the TCV day school in Mcleod Ganj. Four leading members of the exile community spent ten minutes each voicing their perspectives on women's rights both in exile and inside Tibet, and afterwards...

“Knowledge alone can help women win their rights”

Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

THENI: Self-confidence, literacy and awareness of women rights are essential to fight atrocities against women and to establish their rights, said K. Salma, Chairperson, Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board. She was addressing a conference on ...

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Lesley's Bit of Everything (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

Hi all I’ve just returned from a glorious week in Southern France. We had a fantastic 2 bedroom very old ‘mid terrace’ house 10 minutes walk from the Cite. It had been fully modernised to a high level, 2 bathrooms, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher. As state of the art hob for which you needed a degree to work it :) A roof terrace which we sat out on quite a lot in the...

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Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen & Josh Brolin @ ‘The People Speak’ Screening

ineedmyfixashley | 11/20/2009

I can’t imagine a better way to end the week then with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Viggo Mortensen . Man meat all around!! They are at the screening of The History Channel’s The People Speak in New York which is: A look at America’s struggles with war, class, race and women’s rights. based on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States In other Matt Damon related news, Shakira is considering

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tanay2035 | 11/06/2009

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