Archive for the ‘Friday Links’ Category

• Friday Links | February 3, 2012

  February 3rd, 2012 Many Egyptians have watched the YouTube video “Message From Iranian Women to Tunisian and Egyptian Women,” which warns...

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• Friday Links | January 27, 2012

  January 27th, 2012 Mali has adopted a new family law, which is actually a step back for the position of women...

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• Friday Links | January 20, 2012

  January 20th, 2012 A research in Iraqi Kurdistan proves that there is a link between mental disorders and Female Genital Mutilation. Iraqi...

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• Friday Links | January 13, 2012

  January 13th, 2012 The excessive use of tear gas during protests in Bahrain endangers women protesters in particular. Many miscarriages and...

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• Friday Links | January 6, 2012

  January 6th, 2012 We didn’t have our usual links last week, so this week’s list is extra long, and covers both...

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• Friday Links | December 23, 2011

  December 23rd, 2011 Now that president Saleh has agreed to step down, this could be the moment to ban child marriage...

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• Friday Links | December 16, 2011

  December 16th, 2011 “It’s a matter of principle.” Women have to uncover their faces during the Canadian citizenship ceremony, according to...

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• Friday Links | December 9, 2011

  December 9th, 2011 Gulnaz, an Afghan woman who was imprisoned for adultery after having been raped, is freed with no conditions....

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• Friday Links | December 2, 2011

  December 2nd, 2011 With a female literacy rate of only 14%, girls in rural Balochistan, Pakistan, are desperate for education, but...

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• Friday Links | November 25, 2011

  November 25th, 2011 Is there something like Islamic fashion? This question has kept Turkey occupied for the last four months, after...

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