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USA: Man charged with murder of 'late-term' abortion doctor
US abortion debate inflamed as Scott Roeder is arrested for shooting dead George Tiller at church in Wichita, Kansas
Read more...Sexual harassment in Egypt: Ending the silence
Sexual harassment is widespread in Egypt, but goes largely unaddressed. However this is beginning to change.
Read more...Kuwait: ‘Gender-Bender’ Election Raises Optimism
Despite the reappointment of the Kuwaiti ruler’s nephew as premier, the results of last week’s elections - the historic victories of women candidates, and the decline of Islamist representation in parliament - are being perceived as a vote for change in the Gulf state.
Read more...Occupied Palestinian Territories: 'More Women Need to Judge' - Mel Frykberg interviews Judge Thuraya Judi Alwazir
Thuraya Judi Alwazir is one of few women judges sitting on the Palestinian Authority's Judicial Authority.
Read more...Citizen "Entrapment": Lila Rose and 21st Century Stealth Pro-Life Activism
Twenty-year-old Lila Rose suffers from a condition that afflicts many new activists, a condition known as myopia.
Read more...USA: Church group condemns California court ban on same-sex marriage
California’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage, disappointing gay rights campaigners across the USA, who took to the streets in solidarity.
Read more...Exporting Homophobia
Despite the global recession, the U.S. is promoting and aggressively selling a costly product overseas: homophobia.
Read more...The rights of Iran's women
A feminist initiative in Iran is seeking to ensure that awareness of women's rights is on the agenda of the presidential election, says Nazenin Ansari.
Read more...Kirk seeks consultation rather than confrontation on sexuality argument
After more than three hours of debate, the Church of Scotland's General Assembly, meeting in Edinburgh, has this evening avoided a confrontation on sexuality and ministry, after a motion from anti-gay hardliners was withdrawn before it could be voted on.
Read more...Conference: Religion Revisited - Women's rights and the political instrumentalisation of religion
International Conference
Date: Friday and Saturday, June 5 & 6, 2009
Venue: Heinrich Boell Foundation, Schumannstr. 8, Berlin