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more about #foreignaffairs more comments → Cimorene: I remember from high school history classes that after WWI, America and Europe were all "F-You losers" and left them to their own post-war shitty devi... more » JerseyGrrrl: I'm more pessimistic than Glenn Greenwald. I think the American public has shown it doesn't care about women's right in America. So I'm not sure why t... more » HarpMadness: I don't know when we as a country, culture, society, world, whatever, went back to being so far entrenched in the idea that war can fix not only some ... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): Karzai may be marginally better than the Taliban, but he has demonstrated that he is happy to cater to the extremists in his country in return for pol... more » J.D.Regent: Ugh, I have hated this war from the beginning and really resented when Bush tried to act for a second like he was invading to save the women who he pr... more » BearDownCBears: Excellent excellent post. more » sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: Cultural relativism, give me strength. #somalia more » MerryLilly: Playing soccer is banned? What does it have to do with anything? I don't agree with the other restrictions either, but I can somewhat see where they ... more » JerseyGrrrl: "We have taken this step after we recognized that women need to stay in their homes and take care of their children," Maalim Daaud Mohmed, the chairma... more » CherriSpryte: Anyone know the names of the three organizations? #somalia more » Trulymadlyme: Uh, I guess these guys don't know who the Mad Mullah was and history. Islamic fundamentalism is basically a massive fail in Somali society because of ... more » morninggloria: Oh, Somalia. What a libertarian paradise! #somalia more » marciax3: This effort will fail. Have y'all met Somali women? They don't play this shit. #somalia more » RubyPenelope: Groups will do anything to gain power and terrorizing people and imposing insane regulations is a by product of their quest for power not religious pu... more » linnyt is a walking cliché: That is just too disgusting. Where is the humanity in some people? #somalia more » -
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The Audacity Of Help: The Obama Administration And Afghan Women
Critics are complaining that President Obama's Tuesday night address lacked analysis of the situation facing women in the region, which appears to contradict Hillary Clinton's pledge to make women's issues a cornerstone of national security strategy. Was the omission intentional? More » -
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Somali Insurgents Impose A Version Of Islamic Law Called "Anti-Woman"
Three grassroots women's organizations in the town of Balad Hawa were closed yesterday to prevent women from going to work. Someone "recognized" that women need to stay at home. Also banned: Movies, ringtones, dancing at weddings, playing soccer. [NY Post] -
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Iranians Question Women's Ability To Manage
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted to appoint three women to his cabinet, but conservative clerics objected because of "religious doubts over the abilities of women when it comes to management." Sounds like old objections in America over women managers. [BBC] -
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Hillary Clinton, Women's Rights, & Colluding With Global Misogyny
Just this week Pakistan, the Congo, Uganda, Afghanistan, and Thailand have made headlines concerning systemic economic and physical violence against women. So why is does much of the media continue to focus on what Hillary Clinton can't do about it? More » -
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Leaders Speak Out Against The "Sham" Trial Of Aung San Suu Kyi
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted of violating the terms of her house arrest and has been sentenced to a further eighteen months. International leaders, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have condemned the verdict. More » -
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"My Husband Is Not Secretary Of State, I Am"
The fact that an audience member reportedly asked Hillary Clinton "what her husband thought" about a matter of policy in a Congolese town hall meeting today hints at some of the underlying issues Clinton was there to address:
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"Housework Makes British Men More Attractive"
"Swedes and Norwegians topped the table while Australian men – stereotyped for their love of beer, sport, and the great outdoors – came in last... in terms of pulling their weight around the house." Hey, I beg to differ! [Telegraph] -
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Japan's "Herbivore Men" Refuse To Adhere To Stereotypes
Please note: This post on BoingBoing warns that "Herbivore Men" are not to be confused with "vegan guys." This has to do with what's "expected" of a man. More » -
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Sex Theme Park Is Too Hot For Chinese Officials
Love Land, China's first sex theme park, has been demolished before it ever opened after officials declared it an "evil influence on society." More » -
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Katie Asks Why "Sexism" Against Men Is Abhorrent To Saudis
Katie Couric, having ditched her abaya and gotten back to the gym after returning from Saudi Arabia, wonders why, with all the discrimination against women, some Saudi men are upset at separate-but-equal facilities for women. -
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Sex Theme Park Has Chinese Hot & Bothered
Love Land, an "adult" theme park, opens in October in the city of Chongqing, China. The creator of the park claims people need more information about sex; guess what residents near the park think? More » -
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Burmese Activist Charged After Visit By "Wretched American"
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was charged today with violating the terms of her house arrest after an American man snuck into her house uninvited. More » -
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German Pop Star Arrested For Spreading More Than Bad Pop Music
Nadja Benaissa, a member of No Angels (Germany's Dannity Kane), has been arrested for allegedly knowingly had unprotected sex with multiple partners while HIV positive. Before her arrest, her HIV status was not public. [Guardian] -
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In A "Culture Of Silence" Women's Shelters Provide Safe Haven
Until 2003, an abused woman living in Afghanistan would have two choices: stay with her husband or return shamed to her family. Police were no help, and women's shelters did not exist. More » -
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Is It A Good Sign That Brazilian Carnival Is Getting More "Mature"?
Carnival kicks off next month in Brazil, and this year, two of Rio’s most famous samba schools have chosen women in their 40s as carnival queens. More » -
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First Person: "We Are Now Unable To Distinguish Joy From Fear"
Journalist Safa Joudeh's Time magazine account of the bombing of her family's apartment building in Gaza sent chills down our spines. More »
