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buco
buco posted a blog entry
Boxer’s message to men who support abortion riders: How would you like it if we singled out Viagara?
Today, the Senate began debate on Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-NE) amendment to prohibit federal funds from being used for abortions...
 
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...
 
Gordon S
Gordon S posted a blog entry
Women's Treaty a Powerful Force for Equality
Activists and U.N. officials celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...
 
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...
3 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...
 
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]
 
<em>caineabel2</em>
caineabel2 posted a blog entry
Sarah Palin inspires women to believe that if they have a working uterus they can be successful politicians. Well I guess that leaves me out.
Patricia Sullivan, a mother of four who is running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson in...
 
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...
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Beck’s Sexist Reason For Ruling Out Palin-Beck Ticket: She’d Always Be ‘Yapping’ Like We’re ‘In The Kitchen’
In recent days, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has indicated that she may be open to a conservative presidential dream...
12 days ago Think Progress | Topics: Election, Beck, Palin, Women's...
 
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...
14 days ago Beyond Words | Topics: journal, darfur, collage, women's...
 
PeacefulWmn9
PeacefulWmn9 posted a tweet
One Child of How Many? Human Trafficking in the U.S.: http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/huma-trafficking-in-the-u-s/
 
buco
buco posted a blog entry
Speaking with Palin, Dennis Miller transitions from calling Newsweek cover ’sexist’ to insulting Hillary Clinton.
Earlier this week, Sarah Palin wrote on her Facebook page that Newsweek’s choice to use a Runner’s World photo of...
17 days ago Think Progress | Topics: Think Fast, Media, Palin, Women's...
 
Bella Foxglove
Bella Foxglove posted a tweet
It really disturbs me to see all these grown women drooling over a dead teenager who sets back womens rights about 50 years.
 
David
David posted a blog entry
Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
The Texas Progressive Alliance is starting to feel an odd craving for can-shaped servings of cranberry sauce as it brings you...
 
beady
beady posted a blog entry
Netherlands and its minorities
Came across two articles on how Netherlands are dealing with their minority issue. If you recall, this is the land where Theo...
 
beady
beady posted a blog entry
An Israeli looks at India
Let me put this up right up ahead. A uniform civil law is a must in any land. I would say that it forms the basis of...
 
Kelly Manjula Koza
Kelly Manjula Koza posted a tweet
RT @WomensRights: Catholic Church threatens to put D.C.'s poor + homeless out in cold over gay marriage http://bit.ly/3DLQ0n (Feministing)
 
Wintery Knight Blog
Wintery Knight Blog posted a blog entry
New research shows that drug-facilitated sexual assault is a myth
Story in the UK Daily Mail. (H/T Suzanne at Big Blue Wave)Excerpt:A toxicology expert from the Forensic Science Service,...
 
jimic
jimic posted a blog entry
Canada: Nothing to Report
Yesterday I had the honour of attending a CFLS lecture series featuring Shelagh Day, an internationally recognised human rights...
27 days ago :::jamieleigh::: | Topics: activism, CEDAW, CFLS, human rights
 
Alwaan.org
Alwaan.org posted a blog entry
هنا.. حتى الثقافة تهضم المرأة
مليحة الشهاب هنا.. حتى الثقافة تهضم المرأة دائما ينظر إلى الثقافة...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
Mad for the Women of Mad Men
So, I can either be the busty redhead with a mean swing, the power suit (or Haircut, for Peggy), or the liberated housecat...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
Congress Didn’t Just Sell Out Women, It Raped Them
This blog posting is a response to the EXCELLENT article on the front page of Salon, but was too long for a real response, so I...
 
Glennia C
Glennia C posted a blog entry
BRUNNER SAYS U.S. HOUSE ACTION MOVES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BACKWARD
MOMocrats are happy to welcome back guest poster Ohio Secretary of State and Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner as she comments...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
Carrie Prejean “Defiled Her Body”
While there have been a clear example of women who do vocalize their empowering experience when baring it all, younger women,...
 
<em>roqshow</em>
roqshow posted a blog entry
Impossible Motherhood A Review
This is a cross post from Allison McCarthy’s  column entitled Intersectional Feminist at Girl with Pen Monica, Allison...
 
Melisende
Melisende posted a blog entry
Angola: Constitution Supports Women's Rights
From Angola Press:Women rights, as the key element of family and society are stipulated in three draft laws presented last week...
 
beady
beady posted a blog entry
The veil in France and Turkey
This was quite an interesting paper. First the abstract: For the last two decades the human rights discourse has been...
 
aliz
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Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
What The Hell Are We Fighting For? The Tragedy of Fort Hood
And it’s one, two, three, fourWhat are we fighting for?Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,Next stop is...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
What if I do Enjoy It?
I recently came across an anti-rape poster created by the Guerilla Girls. As you can see, it resembles a yearbook page with the...
 
State of Protest
State of Protest posted a blog entry
Virginia Referendum to Reject Suffrage
Virginia Governor elect Bob McDonnell issued a statement today that once in office he would pursue a referendum in Virginia to...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
Earth to Obama – “Change We Can Believe in For Dummies”
Despite all the spinning and supposed sloughing off of the election returns last night in key districts in Virginia, New York,...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
A woman is not a pre-existing condition
The National Women’s Law Center has a powerful campaign to stop discriminatory and harmful practices in health care...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
Redefining Date Rape
Ever since Roman Polanski’s arrest hit the proverbial presses, almost everyone has been talking about it. No... Actually,...
 
Christina
Christina posted a blog entry
My Vagina is God (And Yours is Too)
Every woman should observe her vagina in front of a full-length mirror. Make sure to have optimal lighting. And make sure you...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
I Am The Army
“A conquered nation is like a man with cancer: he can think of nothing else.“  George Bernard ShawI thought I’d...
 
Dusty
Dusty posted a blog entry
Healthcare reform? Not for woman's needs evidently.
From The Nation we learn that none of the healthcare reform bills require the health insurance corporations to pay for birth...
 
<em>victoriantics</em>
victoriantics posted a blog entry
The Guardian: "Arab winds of change Who is driving real change in the Arab countries? Not politicians, but feminists, gay people and bloggers"
Piece by Brian Whitaker, for the full link click here"Women, bloggers and gays lead change in the Arab world." That is the...
 
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<em>chaimke613</em>
chaimke613 posted a blog entry
For the Furtherance of Women’s Rights
Cat in the Gulf writes:The joy of tennisCan someone tell me why end of season women tennis championship is held in Doha??...
 
Marguerite
Marguerite posted a blog entry
I Hate to Be Right – Part II, Revenge of a Jedi Master
Just a little update on the Swine Flu story, not to mention a giant FU to the many detractors of this story on Open Salon.com,...
 
Melisende
Melisende posted a blog entry
Fate of Somali Women
From AsiaOne News:Hyenas, rape, kidnappings - there is no shortage of dangers for women in the grim refugee camps of northern...