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Sudanese woman 'faces 40 lashes'
"A Sudanese woman who is due to appear in court in Khartoum says she faces up to 40 lashes for wearing trousers. The woman, Lubna Hussein - a former journalist who now works for the United Nations - has invited journalists and observers to the trial. "
The woman arrested for... 15 Aspects That Must Be Recognized In Third-Wave Feminism
"The following is a incomplete list of my many thoughts, objections, and suggestions concerning the current state of feminism and where we should be headed. All of the following points could be expanded upon. "In this piece, the original author makes 15 suggestions about what... 152 views | 12 recommendations | 6 comments
Western hostility to Islam is stoked by double standards
"Denny Pattyn is an American priest of a special kind. In 1996 in Arizona, he set up a programme by the name of the Silver Ring Thing with the aim of urging young Americans to refrain from sex before marriage, convincing them that it is fornication, and sinful. " I'm... 295 views | 31 recommendations | 18 comments
Sudan women 'lashed for trousers'
"Several Sudanese women have been flogged as a punishment for dressing "indecently", according to a local journalist who was arrested with them. Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who says she is facing 40 lashes, said she and 12 other women wearing trousers were arrested in a... Niger Crisis escalating after EU suspends all aid to the Country.
By, Uwe Paschen. E.U. Suspends all aid to Niger and freezes all accounts. After Failure of the Niger Government to comply with EU demands as reported in an earlier post. (See links at the end of this post.)... A Crying Shame ...
My son, David and I visited this place inside Burma a few months ago, March 8, 2009. The kids were laughing at this village near the Thai-Burma border called Ler Per Her -- a relatively “safe” place... An apathetic, greedy west has abandoned war-torn Congo
"In 1996, I was sitting with 20,000 grieving women in a stadium in Tuzla, Bosnia. The women were holding photographs of husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and boyfriends who had been disappeared a year earlier in a place called Srebrenica, a UN enclave where Bosnian... 134 views | 24 recommendations | 12 comments
Woman power (in Iran)
"Women in sunglasses and head scarves speaking through megaphones, brandishing cameras, carrying signs. When they first appeared, the photographs of the 2005 Tehran University women's rights protests were a... 280 views | 59 recommendations | 17 comments
A Call to Boycott Israel
Amidst growing world outrage, it is being reported that a group of approximately 500 Israelis are calling for a boycott of Israel, similar to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign launched during the...
created by Karen Hatter | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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890 views | 41 recommendations | 33 comments
Warsaw Strip, Gaza Ghetto
Endless Dialogue is the only alternative to Endless Violence. Henri Nouwen once said: “Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.”Giulian Buzila said:...
created by ruSSeLL hiGGs | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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The State of South Africa's Apartheid, the Mother Root of All Evil
What is actually like to live your life according to how someone else dictates for you? You go to bed and wake up at the time given to you. You cannot leave your house at anytime before 7:00 in the morning or only when the sun has risen. And if you are somewhere, no matter... Modern Day Slavery the Mother Root of All Socioeconomic Oppression
In today's mainstream pop culture, the word "slavery" is mostly synonymous with America, not because it has a better connotation or that it was invented in America, but simply because it is the country which has... With elections approaching in Niger the Press is being jailed!
By, Uwe Paschen.The African Press Organization is Reporting today that more arrest and trials have been and are being carried out by Niger's Justice department due to Government complains about Journalist... China's CNPC is now building mega refineries in Niger and Chad.
China News just announced that it is building some rather large refineries in Niger and Chad for its Oil exploitation there who's rights it acquired earlier this year. This can only mean more trouble for the... Blogging Banned By Blears: Communications Data Bill
Hazel Blears has declared war on bloggers, just as Jacqui Smith has declared war on the internet. New Labour is hell-bent on creating a police state in which nobody will dare to question the government or the status quo, for fear of being locked in one of Jack Straw's planned...
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