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more about #powerstruggles more comments → CherriSpryte: THIS is what I read Jezebel for. Megan, thank you so much for educating me about this fantastic woman. Also, Joya's book is available for presale on... more » Dagneymedea: I pray for the day Joya and others like her are bored from being out of work. WHY WHY WHY, oh why are so many men afraid of a woman's mind, a woman... more » Adah: If anyone is interested, my mother did some research on charities doing the best work for women in Afghanistan. She came up with four charities, most... more » JerseyGrrrl: I always think that if activists were as "pro-life" as they claim to be, issues like this would receive a LOT more attention: The main causes of thes... more » lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: I met Joya once when she was in the US and she came into the local public radio station where I worked and did an interview for the show I produced. ... more » Jeenzy: This woman's courage is just plain mind-blowing. more » RStewie: Wasn't there a post earlier about the fact that women are more apt to stand up and speak out against what is wrong in our world, even if it isn't only... more » Hooplehead: No matter what I do, ever, I will never be half the woman these ladies are. Brava. I am proud to just be the same gender as they are. more » MizJenkins: WOW. more » PromQueen: Okay, this is messed up: a friend works for a major newspaper. He was the (only) person they had in the entire continent of South America; for awhile,... more » fulanita: The method sucks. But considering that Zelaya was attempting to give himself the right to remain as president indefinitely (a la his buddy Chavez) it... more » stealthird: Well this sucks. I also hope Obama will be able to handle this more effectively than previous presidents have handled Latin America. *cough, Reagan, c... more » bess marvin, girl detective: so basically, ed mcmahon was holding everything together. more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: We're one bad bottle of tequila away from all out war EVERYWHERE. Absolute anarchy. I blame the Republicans. more » A Small Turnip: I lived for a year in Tegucigalpa, and it really distresses me to hear about this. When I was there in 2004, things weren't all rosebuds and peaches,... more » -
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The Heroine Trade, Or, A Tale Of Two Afghan Women
We're often told that the overthrow of the Taliban ushered in a new era for Afghan women. Malalai Joya (left) and Pashtoon Azfar are trying, but neither thinks the situation is quite there yet.
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Obama "Deeply Concerned" After Honduran President Overthrown
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in an apparent coup today, arrested by soldiers and exiled to Costa Rica, where he told reporters that the soldiers who overthrew him were "creating a monster they will not be able to contain." More »
