May 20th, 2007
The following is from Yanar Mohammed of the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq:
Dear friends in women’s /human rights organizations, all freedom-lovers,
We have launched our international campaign against honour killings in Iraq, and specifically about the current killing of Doa in the Kurdish part of Iraq. Although these crimes are committed all over the country […]
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May 18th, 2007
Madre’s Yifat Susskind reminds us not to forget the stoning death of Du’a Khalil Aswad in Iraq and points out that,
“The US also destroyed the Iraqi state, including much of the judicial system, leaving people more reliant on conservative tribal authorities to settle disputes and on unofficial “religious courtsâ€? to mete out sentencing, including “honor […]
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May 16th, 2007
Just a quick kudo to Buzzflash for this excellent headline analysis:
Eric Rudolph, Right Wing Abortion Terrorist Taunts Victims From Jail ‘Imagine the media frenzy if Eric Rudolph were an Islamic terrorist instead of an anti-abortion obsessed, Christian right killer?’ 5/16
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May 16th, 2007
A new report “Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls” from Plan International gives a comprehensive look at the shocking situation faced by girls throughout the world. To wit:
62 million primary school-aged girls are not in education.
Childhood malnutrition has led to stunted growth in an estimated 450 million women.
More young girls […]
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May 16th, 2007
Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, has put together a marvelous account of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, As she explains,
“What set the Mothers apart from other dissident groups was their bravery, their audacity and the manner in which they outwitted the junta at a time when many people sought refuge from their fear in the […]
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May 14th, 2007
Finally, at long last the connection between chemicals and breast cancer has been firmly established.   Maria Cone writes in the Los Angeles Times,
“More than 200 chemicals - many found in urban air and everyday consumer products - cause breast cancer in animal tests, according to a compilation of scientific reports published today.”
A report published by […]
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May 14th, 2007
You know it’s Monday morning when…according to the San Francisco Chronicle:
“Seeing nonwhite men on the Sunday shows is as rare as seeing them on the floor of the U.S. Senate. According to a study to be released Monday by the liberal media organization Media Matters for America, which was obtained by The […]
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May 11th, 2007
Sell-Abrating Motherhood
Lucinda Marshall, @ 2007
Yes I know, Mom is priceless, but the annual mea culpa spending to atone for all the grief we caused her comes to a pretty hefty price tag. According to retailers, this year’s deluge of Mother’s Day cards, flowers and candy are expected to rake in a whopping $16 […]
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May 10th, 2007
It takes phenomenal courage to look at your life’s work and realize that the system in which you have been living, working and breathing is disfunctional. It takes yet more courage to walk away and start telling the truth that you have learned. But that is exactly what Col. Ann Wright is doing, leaving many […]
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May 10th, 2007
A few empowering reads for Mother’s Day:
Jill Sheffield looks at motherhood from a global perspective:
“Safe motherhood is a rights and equity issue and we need to focus on it as such. The economic argument—that countries simply cannot afford to lose so many young, productive people—is also very powerful with important decision-makers, including finance and […]
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