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A Woman May Lead Syria

There are many examples where women have proven themselves to be strong leaders such as Angela Merkel, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and so on, have been building a better future for their nations. It appears that there is … Continue reading →

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‘I Can Still Smell the Dead’: Central African Republic’s crisis worsens

By Shazdeh Omari | WomenUnderSiege Virtually unnoticed in September amid news of back-to-school sales and Miley Cyrus twerking at the Video Music Awards was a report released by Human Rights Watch called “I Can Still Smell the Dead.” The 79-page report outlines … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Hurdles for People with Disabilities

By Andrea Mazzarino | Published in: Huffington Post The six month countdown is underway to the March 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. The Paralympics are an opportunity for hundreds of athletes with disabilities to compete in five winter sports, including alpine skiing, … Continue reading →

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Women’s Film Festival in Gaza Touches on Sexual Taboos

By: Asmaa al-Ghoul | Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hymens, sexual harassment and honor crimes are taboo subjects usually kept under the rug in Gaza. The Through Women’s Eyes film festival organized by the Palestinian Women’s Affairs Center was dedicated … Continue reading →

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Child Marriages in UK

by Maria Caspani | ThomsonReutersFoundation Undercover reporters who asked Muslim clerics in Britain to perform child marriage, found 18 imams willing to do so, despite it being illegal in the UK, according to a television investigation. British TV network ITV said two of its undercover … Continue reading →

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One Last Throw of the Dice? Sudan’s Faltering Regime

With an economy in tatters and public discontent rising, desperate times for al-Bashir call for desperate measures. But what will they be? By PETER DÖRRIE | ThinkAfricaPress If anyone needed confirmation that President Omar al-Bashir’s regime, which has ruled Sudan since 1989, … Continue reading →

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The Saudi Perspective on Homosexuality

by Dr Abdul Al Lily in Sex and Saudi Homosexuality I directed the following questions to 20 Saudi male undergraduate students: ‘Currently, the issue of marriage between homosexuals is being debated in the United States. Do you personally believe that homosexuality, in any … Continue reading →

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Five dead babies found in dumpster

Five dead babies found Monday in a dumpster in Moscow. A source in law enforcement told RIA Novosti The incident in the district of Saltykovka Balshikha. It was initially reported about the discovery of only one infant, although later it … Continue reading →

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Majority of girls and young women unaware of domestic violence signs

Three quarters of girls and young women aged between 11- and 21-years-old are unaware of the signs of domestic violence, according to new research launched by Girlguiding. By Laura McCardle | Children&YPN The Care vs Control report, based on research by ChildWise, … Continue reading →

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Girls not allowed

Prenatal sex selection is an unfolding tragedy. Vanessa Baird assesses the damage done – both personal and global.  There’s a moment in the documentary film ‘It’s a Girl’ that is at once chilling and heart-rending. A woman smiles nervously as she starts … Continue reading →

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