October 29th, 2008
Many thanks to FPN member Amee Chew for sharing her provocative commentary which was originally published here.
Support Obama, and Vote McKinney? Not a contradiction
by Amee Chew
The Green Party Presidential ticket of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente brings something special and unprecedented to U.S. politics. Not only are they the first all women-of-color ticket […]
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October 28th, 2008
We simply have no words for this atrocity:
“Thousands of people gathered Monday to witness 50 Somali men stone a woman to death after an Islamic court in the southern port of Kismayo found her guilty of adultery, witnesses said.
Aisho Ibrahim Dhuhulow, who had been found guilty of extra-marital intercourse was buried in the ground up […]
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October 27th, 2008
By any standard, the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) is a remarkable organization. The amazing projects that they have been able to bring to fruition during the last 5 years, often at extreme risk, are an inspiration to us all. As they write in the introduction to their latest annual report:
After 5 years […]
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October 24th, 2008
Yesterday my local newspaper had a blurb in the Health section saying that women were more stressed out about the economy than men. Just gave the stats, no analysis, but it’s a fair bet that men are more likely to be worried about their retirement benefits while women who are paid less in the first […]
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October 23rd, 2008
From Amnesty International:
The detention of two activists from the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has been extended until Friday. A bail hearing in the case was held on Tuesday without them being present, after the state alleged that there was no transport available to take them to the court.
Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu were arrested […]
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October 23rd, 2008
Gratefully cross-posted from the Women News Network:
Esha Momeni, an Iranian student residing in USA California, was arrested while traveling to Iran and was arrested on Thursday October 15 in Tehran. Reason for her arrest was given as “Driving fast”.
While she was transferred to Evin prison the security forces ransacked her house and confiscated her computer […]
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October 22nd, 2008
Click on the various items in the room to get a feel for what a Palin presidency would be like:
Palin As President
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October 21st, 2008
According to CBS2, the City of Los Angeles has a mind-boggling backlog of 7038 rape kits that have not been processed.
“The California Sexual Assault Victims’ DNA Bill of Rights requires law enforcement agencies to inform victims if the evidence in their rape kits is
not processed within two years of the crime. The audit found that […]
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October 21st, 2008
As any long-time feminist knows, we are to blame for everything. So as you might imagine, I was truly excited to read in my morning paper that John McCain is blaming attacks on Sarah Palin’s credentials on the “feminist left” as well as the liberal media. Memo to John, just call us feminists, there is […]
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October 20th, 2008
News about what is happening to women in Iran from the Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI):
Australia News.com - September 16, 2008 “A Tehran appeals court confirmed a one-year jail term and 35 lashes for Massoumeh Zia. The sentence will be suspended for five years,” Farideh Gheyrat was quoted by the Kargozaran newspaper. “The […]
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