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Luigi C
Luigi C posted a blog entry
On terrorists and airport security
I was listening to News Talk ZB talkback radio as I got out of the shower this morning. Those who weren’t complaining...
 
Angry Infidel
Angry Infidel posted a blog entry
Pakistan: Taliban blow up girls school
Girls should not learn anything. They are going to be much more obedient to their husbands then:The Taliban blew up a...
 
Wintery Knight Blog
Wintery Knight Blog posted a blog entry
UK police protect girls who are forced to convert to Islam
Story here from This is London. (H/T ECM)Excerpt:Extremist Muslims who force vulnerable teenage girls to convert to Islam are...
 
Geoff - StudentStuff
Geoff - StudentStuff posted a blog entry
Pregnant in the Army? It’s a Court Martial for You
In recent news, it has has been said that the United States Army has made being pregnant a punishable offense.ABC...
 
Static
Static posted a tweet
Call Out 30 GOP Senators Who Voted Against Rape Victims http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/republicans-for-rape/
 
ACommentorTwo
ACommentorTwo posted a blog entry
Typical Violent Liberal: Charlie Sheen Wife Beater
Liberal Hero Charlie Sheen arrested after domestic violence claims Actor Charlie Sheen spent much of Christmas Day in a cell...
 
One More Lesbian
One More Lesbian posted a blog entry
The Second Closet
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buco
buco posted a blog entry
Catholic Hospitals Endorse Senate Abortion Compromise
The Catholic Health Association — which represents hundreds of Catholic hospitals across the country said in a...
 
bijan
bijan posted a tweet
.@grandpareza tells me that young male students & teachers in iran are covering up their faces/hair publicly in support of womens rights
 
coffeewriter
coffeewriter posted a blog entry
Thank you very much for supporting Gov. Grace Padaca!
(This is a repost)Dear Friends,After several emotional and stressful days following the release of the Commission on...
 
krishna109
krishna109 posted a blog entry
The Taliban's War on Women's Education
December 16, 2009 on BBC World News "Hunger to Learn" -..
 
the national gadfly
the national gadfly posted a blog entry
The god I want for Christmas
I had a conversation with someone today. It's my usual holiday conversation about the existence of Christ. As a gratefully...
 
the national gadfly
the national gadfly posted a blog entry
The god I want for Christmas
I had a conversation with someone today. It's my usual holiday conversation about the existence of Christ. As a gratefully...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Military to ditch policy punishing pregnant soldiers.
As of Nov. 4, active-duty soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo — who is responsible for operations in...
 
oupblog
oupblog posted a blog entry
A Few Questions For Sally McMillen
Sally McMillen answers our questions about the days when it was scandalous for a woman to speak in public.
 
Filip Spagnoli
Filip Spagnoli posted a blog entry
Sexism, A Collection of Images (2)
(See the previous collection of sexist images here). More on sexism, feminism, gender discrimination and women’s rights....
 
krishna109
krishna109 posted a blog entry
"Honour Killings" of women in Britain: doubling every year!
"Honour killings" are now running at the rate of one a month, it has emerged, following a shocking rise in violent crimes...
 
Brokekid
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Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law.
The White House Press Office sent out a statement today announcing that President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 into law on Saturday: H.R. 3326, the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010,” which provides...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law.
The White House Press Office sent out a statement today announcing that President Obama signed the Department of Defense...
 
Mentarch
Mentarch posted a blog entry
Could Someone Please Tell Me In What Century We Are Living?
Why the following (h/t) is actually occurring, let alone not being challenged in any way, is beyond me (emphasis added):Army...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Top U.S. Commander: Women Who Become Pregnant While On Active Duty Face Jailtime
Major General Anthony Cucolo, who is responsible for operations in northern Iraq, has issued a controversial new policy —...
 
krishna109
krishna109 posted a blog entry
Lebanon: How the scales of justice fall in favor of males: a law of discrimination
"BEIRUT: The road to equality is still a long one in Lebanon. The promises for reform made after the culmination of the...
 
krishna109
krishna109 posted a blog entry
Woman opens first bank account in Lebanon
""I've been trying to open a bank account for my two sons for 10 years now, but I was continuously told that only my husband...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Why women ‘hate’ Limbaugh: because he balks at giving them adequate health care coverage
On Feb. 23, Public Policy Polling released a survey showing that only 37 percent of women held a favorable opinion of hate...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
This is how you fight back when your government lies and is corrupt
The following email was sent to a former college colleague who has decided that she is too good to speak to me anymore, and has...
 
Filip Spagnoli
Filip Spagnoli posted a blog entry
Political Graffiti (78b): Save Me From Objectification
(source)More on objectification of women here, here and here. And here is something on the Kantian rule regarding the...
15 days ago PAP Blog | Topics: art, equality, political..., dehumaniza...
 
Incog
Incog posted a blog entry
Female Genital Mutilation Gets Up To Life In Prison In Uganda
There's good news out of Uganda regarding female genital mutilation (FGM)- one of the most barbaric, backwards and abusive...
 
Eaglewings
Eaglewings posted a blog entry
Loon Alert: Canadian Writer Thinks China’s Infanicide is Sound Enviro Policy
3 Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.4 The children born to a man when he is young are like...
 
Eaglewings
Eaglewings posted a blog entry
Loon Alert: Canadian writer thinks China’s Infanicide is sound ENVIRO policy
3 Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.4 The children born to a man when he is young are like...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
The Unnoticed Heroines, The Real Toasts of the Season
“And I to him: I wish thee still to teach me,And make a gift to me of further speech.Farinata and Tegghiaio, once so...
 
Angry Infidel
Angry Infidel posted a blog entry
Some interesting links
Al Qaeda kills another Counter-Narcotics Agent @ Armies of Liberation.Switzerland’s ban on minarets is a European shift...
18 days ago Tea And Politics | Topics: Al-Qaeda, Honor..., India, Islamism
 
beady
beady posted a blog entry
Difference between Madrassah and Secular School Students
So its pretty well established that generally the madrassah is considered to be not really very good in raising modern students...
 
chriswoody1981
chriswoody1981 posted a tweet
A thank you to our Senators for voting down today! No restrictions on womens' rights ever!
 
Ronald W
Ronald W posted a blog entry
Harry Reid Compares Resistance to Obamacare to Resistance to End Slavery!
The major snafu, if you will, to Mr. Reid's uneducated comparison, is that he fails to inform listeners that it was...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
All The President’s Perps – The “Plumbers” at the White House Gates Pt I
Editors Note:  This is a follow on to two previous blogs and a developing story.For those of you new to this, please read the...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
All the President’s Perps – The “Plumbers” at the White House Gates Pt 2.
When playing in the deep end of the ocean with big white sharks, you either have to don a shark suit or be protected by a...
 
Angry Infidel
Angry Infidel posted a blog entry
Spain: Salafist criminal “procedure” condemns a woman to death on adultery charges
El Periódico:An Islamist  procedure in full. Like the ones held by the Talibans in Afghanistan or by extremist militias in...
24 days ago Tea And Politics | Topics: Salafism, Spain, women, adultery
 
M Bashir
M Bashir posted a blog entry
Hidden Shame of Lebanese Domestic Violence
... he would first attack the children -he would tie up and beat their son and daughter.If she tried to stop him, he would put...
24 days ago UrShalim | Topics: Human Rights, Children, Lebanon, Women's...
 
Filip Spagnoli
Filip Spagnoli posted a blog entry
Human Rights Facts (167): Positive Developments for Gender Equality in the U.S.
I mentioned some positive developments for gender equality in the U.S. in two previous posts (here and here). Particularly...
 
Julie the Cat
Julie the Cat posted a blog entry
The Girl Effect
This first week of December, start a positive chain reaction.[domino cascade by Nauticashades via wikipedia]
 
beady
beady posted a blog entry
Muslim women and micro loans
This causes me no end of frustration. I mean, it's tough enough to get the economic status of women up and running. And then...
 
Nigel Beale
Nigel Beale posted a blog entry
Audio Interview with author Bruce Bawer conducted by Nigel Beale: On Islamism and Islamophobia
“Written with an urgency and clarity that makes it hard to stop reading and re-reading it. It should be...
 
TeethMaestro
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Laidback Show Episode 7 - Take Back the Tech Section
Laidback Show with Faisal Kapadia and Dr. Awab Alvi discuss Take back the Tech initiative with Jehan
 
pedestrianobserver
pedestrianobserver posted a blog entry
The Maguindanao Massacre & the Mafiosi Conspiracy that Gloria Arroyo Calls Friendship
If you are a parent you will naturally discourage and forbid outright your children from associating with gang bangers, more so...
 
Melisende
Melisende posted a blog entry
Zimbabwe: Women face up to Mugabe
From Associated Press:President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten...
 
Melisende
Melisende posted a blog entry
Tajikistan: Fails to curb violence against women
From Reuters:The government of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan is failing to protect women from violence and abuse, human...
 
Laura-kim A
Laura-kim A posted a blog entry
Female Circumcision
Africa is a continent steeped in tradition. It is a hugely diverse place. There are many cultures, languages, tribes, religions...
 
Karin
Karin posted a blog entry

As Thanksgiving approaches here in the United States, I think about the many advantages I have, just by living here. I am...
35 days ago Beyond Words | Topics: journal, darfur, collage, women's...