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more about #sudan more comments → linnyt is a walking cliché: And yet in this country women routinely walk around pantsless and all that happens to them is nothing. #jailedforwearingpants more » la.donna.pietra: The clearest proof yet that I need more caffeine: I thought that headline read "But Will She Shave Her Legs?" #violenceagainstwomen more » morninggloria: Maybe women should stop being so assailable. #violenceagainstwomen more » Kivrin: Forced castration of convicted rapists. Problem solved. (I kid, I kid…sort of.) #violenceagainstwomen more » Lymed: Fishing cats are awesome. Cuddling cats are more awesome. more » sybann: Egypt's top Islamic authority sounds like a designer in his spare time. more » MIXED: I can't take another "Fritzl" story right now. I just can't. more » pond-side-over: Let this be a warning ladies: Don't have normal standards of hygiene, otherwise you're bound to get raped fo' sure. more » inabook: Beer tasting! I love buying interesting new beers and trying to figure out what I taste in them, but I suck at it so far. That would be such a cool... more » limberliz: Sayad Parwez Kambaksh is a man. There's a facebook group devoted to his plight as well as more info on BBC News. [www.facebook.com] more » kansasgirl: I think that Khede Kasra story from feministing deserves its own separate story on Jezebel. That video is fascinating and brings up a lot of great po... more » Hiroine Protagonist: Selling their wives? Did I read that right? Is that, or is that not, slavery? more » echoparkgal: Let's admit it: Giovanna is a pretty va-va-va-voomy name for a polar bear. more » rodmanstreet: Well, I think we can all agree that GaGa won't be touring the Sudan any time soon. more » wtfox?!: There is a joke to be made about doggie bags, but I may be barking up the wrong tree. more » -
#indecentacts
Women Face Flogging For Wearing Pants
Two Sudanese women were sentenced to 20 lashes and a $110 fine yesterday for wearing pants. They were arrested during a raid with Lubna Hussein, whose jailing related to the same "act of indecency" sparked international controversy last month. [Reuters] -
#worldaffairs
Ambassador To Address House On Violence Against Women — But Will She Have Answers?
Human Rights Watch says ambassador-at-large Melanne Verveer wasn't specific enough in her advice to the Senate on how to stop violence against women in Sudan. The group will be listening as she addresses a House panel on today. [UPI.com] -
#leftovers
"Australian Fritzl" Makes Headlines After 30 Years Of Abuse • Man Wins Ladies' Poker Tournament
• A man from Australia has been named the "Aussie Fritzl" after police discovered that he raped his daughter repeatedly over the course of 30 years and fathered four children with her. More » -
#leftovers
Were Dogs Originally Man's Best Meal? • Farmers In India Selling Wives To Pay Debts
• We're so used to thinking of dogs as companions that we often forget the most basic reason people buddy up to animals: Food. A new study suggests wolves were first domesticated in southeastern China for their meat. • More » -
#speakingout
Angelina Jolie Pleads For International Intervention in Darfur
Today, Angelina Jolie writes for Time, "Friday is a defining moment in the history of justice." Why? Because the U.N. Security Council is getting the (obvious) results of the International Criminal Court investigation into Sudanese President Omar al Bashir. More » -
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#newsat10
Would You Buy A Car From This Man?
- Barack Obama would like to sell you a new, fuel-efficient car with an underpriced voucher to save the auto industry. He'd prefer you buy American but probably can't make you. [Washington Post]
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#dogooders
Mr. Clooney Goes To War
NY Times journalist Nicholas Kristof writes of George Clooney in Darfur: "Mr. Clooney figured that since cameras follow him everywhere, he might as well redirect some of that spotlight to people who need it more." More » -
#newsat10
Sarah & Bristol Palin Discuss Sex, Pregnancy & Abstinence Education
While Bristol and Sarah Palin were giving a joint interview to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren that was interesting for its honesty, Japan's Finance Minister gave a blotto public address that got him booted. More »
