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Iranian Elections 2009: A New Spring?
From the stone carving adorning the War Museum in Tehran, two women, chadors wrapped tightly around them, stare grimly ahead. Their lips are contorted into determined frowns. One wields a rifle.
Read more...Scaling up women's influence on the Aid Effectiveness agenda
Cecilia Alemany gives an update on women's organisations' engagement with the global level policy making aspect of the Aid Effectiveness agenda. Cecilia is Manager of AWID's Influencing Development Actors and Practices for Women's Rights Strategic Initiative.
Read more...USA: Hate Speech Leads to Violence - In Wake of Abortion Doc Murder, Religious Leaders Skirt the Issue
While everyone on both sides of the abortion issue seems to condemn the murder of George Tiller, few admit the malignant effects of "baby killer" rhetoric.
Read more...India: Anti-gay protesters pitch to Pope, Imam and Shankaracharya
The gays in the country are preparing for the year's biggest event for the community and those opposed to their way of life are planning to pitch in religion, law and politics together to stop them from doing so.
Read more...Israel: Rabbinical Court's Exit Ban Forces US Man to Divorce Wife
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court had the final say this week in the divorce case of a Jewish American couple that has dragged on for six years, as the husband has refused to grant his wife a get (Jewish divorce).
Read more...Ugandan Physician-Lawmaker Moves to Criminalize FGM
A physician in Uganda moves to outlaw FGM and find alternate income for traditional surgeons.
Read more...USA: Anti-Abortion Movement Has New Poster Child
She's a politically savvy history student at the University of California, Los Angeles who is appearing on countless conservative talk radio programmes and cable television news shows.