June 24th, 2009
The long-term political impact of the highly visible murder of Neda Agha Soltan is not yet known. I have seen several comparisons of the horrifying video of her death with the 1970 shootings at Kent State and indeed there are some legitimate points of comparison, not the least of which is the eerie similarity between […]
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June 23rd, 2009
At Tuesday’s press conference, President Obama referred to the horrific shooting of Neda Agha-Soltan in Iran, a murder that was caught on video and has become a rallying cry in both Iran and the world, saying,
“When a young woman gets shot on the street when she gets out of her car,” Obama said, “the violence […]
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June 20th, 2009
As we watch events in Iran unfold today, consider this essay by Lila Ghobady about the realities of what the events in Iran mean to women and why she did not vote in the election:
Why didn’t I vote in the latest elections for the president of the country of my birth, Iran? Because no matter […]
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June 19th, 2009
From the Working Women Organization via e-mail:
Dear Friends,
As you know how alarmed things are here in Pakistan. For getting absolute control on world resources, American Government has imposed war and internal conflicts in several parts of the world. Pakistan is one of them that is compel to play front line state against alleged “War on […]
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May 28th, 2009
Memo to the Presidents of Pakistan and the U.S., the leaders of the Taliban, their generals and their ministers: Malalay is an 11-year old girl living in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. She speaks with an understanding of truth and justice that I fear you will never have. Please take a few minutes and sit […]
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May 28th, 2009
As we pointed out several weeks ago, the recent way over the top reaction to Swine Flu comes at the cost of diverting resources and attention from known and frequently curable epidemics. In an excellent piece with the very excellent title, Domestic Violence More Deadly Than Flu, Casey Gwinn points out that while we were […]
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May 26th, 2009
As the U.S. escalates its campaign in Afghanistan, President Obama has made it clear that he considers the rights of Afghan women to be secondary to perceived U.S. interests. These would be the same women that the U.S. used as part of their justification for declaring war on Afghanistan in the first place […]
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May 20th, 2009
Via e-mail from Ruta Pacifica:
Ruta Pacifica of Women categorically rejects the threats, the pursuing and the harassment maintained by unknown persons against the indigenous director of the Cauca Aida Quilcue and her family. In December of 2008, her husband Edwin Legarda, was murdered by troops of the National Army attached to the Third Brigade. Now […]
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May 11th, 2009
From The Hub:
In 2008, political violence erupted throughout Zimbabwe as a result of the contested national elections. Zimbabwean women of all ages, targeted for their political affiliations, were abducted from their workplaces and homes, raped, tortured, and beaten in secret torture centers. It is estimated that from May to July, state-sanctioned groups raped over 2,000 […]
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April 30th, 2009
Can we try this in this country? Soon. Please. From the BBC:
Women’s activist groups in Kenya have slapped their partners with a week-long sex ban in protest over the infighting plaguing the national unity government.
The Women’s Development Organisation coalition said they would also pay prostitutes to join their strike.
The campaigners are asking the wives of […]
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