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Iran's lady ninjas strike back (in a respectful, nonviolent fashion)
Iran suspended accreditation for Reuters today, but not, as one might expect, over reporters prying into the country's nuclear activities or besmirching the good name of the Supreme Leader. Instead, Reuters is reportedly being sued by a group of female...
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Thu, Mar 03 2012 4:10 PM
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Suspect in Bibi Aisha's mutilation goes free
The case of Bibi Aisha, the young girl who graced the cover of TIME Magazine after her nose and ears were cut off, has been dropped. The only arrested suspect, Aisha's father-in-law, was released in Afghanistan, according to government officials....
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Tue, Jul 07 2011 1:56 PM
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A Malaysian cure for divorce, and more
What do chicken-processing factories, noodle factories, and polygamy clubs have in common? Easy -- they're all ventures undertaken by the Malaysian company Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd . Before his death in 2010, the chairman and founder Ashaari Mohamed...
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Wed, Jun 06 2011 4:09 PM
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In Tahrir Square and the Pentagon: Sexual assault exposed
When one woman made a mistake at work, her boss called her a "stupid fucking female" and spit in her face. She was later stalked, sexually harassed, and raped. Another woman got drunk with her coworker, who was her superior, when she was raped...
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Wed, Feb 02 2011 3:05 PM
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Where are Egypt's women? Right here.
The photos coming from Cairo and other parts of Egypt have many around the world glued to their computers, compulsively clicking through slideshows of the protests and brushing up on recent Egyptian history. On social networking sites and in the comments...
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Mon, Jan 01 2011 3:41 PM
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Bulgaria will allow women to serve on non-existent submarines
Give the Bulgarian government points for efficiency, if not productivity. On the same day the country's defense minister lifted its ban on women serving on submarines, the parliament voted to mothball the country's only submarine. It's the...
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Thu, Oct 10 2010 9:21 AM
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Egypt gets open-source mapping to beat sexual harassment
Egypt is infamous both for the sexual harassment women endure and the government's lackluster response to the problem. Now, a private venture called HarassMap will allow women to instantly report incidents of sexual harassment through text messages...
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Mon, Sep 09 2010 12:03 PM
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Dating advice from Berlusconi
No surprise that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusoni and Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qaddafi seem to be extremely fond of each other: they're both prone to making extremely... questionable... comments. Berlusconi put on his old sage hat Sunday...
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Mon, Sep 09 2010 7:00 AM
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New thinking on sexual violence in the DR Congo
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A new study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association questions some traditional gender notions surrounding sexual violence in the Democratic Republic...
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Tue, Aug 08 2010 10:51 AM
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Quiz: Which country has the most women tennis players among the world's top 200?
People may be fixated on the World Cup right now, but there's also another big tournament going on -- Wimbledon ! And all the racket swinging has inspired this week's quiz question: Which country has the most women tennis players among the world's...
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Wed, Jun 06 2010 3:11 PM
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"Bad attitudes" land Afghan women in jail
Enter the cells of the Badam Bagh prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, and what culprits will you find locked up inside? A 16-year old recipient of an unplanned marriage proposal, a pregnant wife irrationally accused of adultery, and a veiled old woman who just...
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Tue, Jun 06 2010 11:35 AM
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The West Bank's Danica Patricks?
While stoppages and barricades stymie the "Freedom Flotillas" en route to Gaza, the "Speed Sisters" -- an eight-woman speed-racing troupe breaking onto the driving scene in the West Bank -- are revving up to shatter barriers at high...
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Mon, Jun 06 2010 1:31 PM
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Little orange dresses ruffle feathers at the World Cup
It's hard to imagine being criticized -- much less punished -- for taking World Cup spirit too far. Indeed, excess seems to be precisely the name of these games. For anyone who thinks their face-paint masterpieces are prize-worthy, the award for over...
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Wed, Jun 06 2010 1:44 PM
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Africa
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Women
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Fun Stuff
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Quiz: How many ambassadors to the United States are women?
For those of you who don't subscribe to the bimonthly print edition of Foreign Policy , you're missing a great feature: the FP Quiz. It has eight intriguing questions about how the world works. The question I'd like to highlight this week...
Published
Wed, Feb 02 2010 9:27 AM
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Quiz: After Mexico, which OECD country has the highest rate of teen births?
For those of you who don't subscribe to the bimonthly print edition of Foreign Policy , you're missing a great feature: the FP Quiz. It has eight intriguing questions about how the world works. The question I'd like to highlight this week...
Published
Wed, Feb 02 2010 7:09 PM
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Filed under:
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