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Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.

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Iran: After barred woman Fan sets herself Alight, Soccer Star Condemns Female ban at Stadiums

Golnaz Esfandiari

(RFE/RL) -The captain of Iran’s national soccer team has renewed his criticism of a ban on female spectators following reports a young Iranian woman set herself alight after being sentenced to prison for trying to attend a men’s soccer match. Masoud Soleimani Shojaei — who is considered a national hero — said on September 6 […]

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The Political Marginalization of Palestinian Women in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

Al-Shabaka

By Yara Hawari | – While Palestinian women have always faced political marginalization, developments since the Oslo Accords have caused them to endure perhaps even more formidable challenges when it comes to political participation. Al-Shabaka Palestine Policy Fellow Yara Hawari outlines these challenges and recommends ways for Palestinian women and society to disrupt this process […]

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Iran: The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To end Gender Apartheid in The Islamic Republic

Golnaz Esfandiari

(RFE/RL) – Iranian human rights lawyer Guity Pourfazel wants to see change in her country and believes Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should step down and the ruling clerical establishment be replaced with a democratic system. Pourfazel is one of 14 women activists in Iran who have publicly called for Khamenei to resign and for […]

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Saudi Woman dissident Refuses to Make Video exonerating Saudi State from Torture Charges

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The family of jailed Saudi dissident and women’s rights activist Loujain Hathloul has announced that the Saudi authorities offered to release her if she would record a video statement saying that she had not been tortured while in government custody. Her sisters say that she refused the offer, and they […]

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Cole in Time Magazine for the Fourth of July on Lydia Maria Child and Islam

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Time Magazine does an annual feature on unsung moments in American history for their 4th of July edition. This year they asked me to submit one of the 15 vignettes. Influenced by the work of Jeffrey Einboden on Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880), I suggested as my unsung moment the 1855 […]

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Can Feminist Foreign Policy make us More Secure and our Societies more Just?

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By Kristina Lunz, Nina Bernarding | – ( Heinrich Boll Stiftung) – Introduction: Kristina Lunz and Nina Bernarding, who are leading the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy in Germany explain why a peaceful world will remain an utopia without a feminist foreign policy. This article is part of our special on “Feminist Foreign Policy”. When […]

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The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades

Martha Burk

State legislatures are escalating their assault on abortion rights

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Turkish Pop Star’s Case Highlights Violence against Women

Raziye Akkoc

By Raziye Akkoc | – Ankara (AFP) – When Turkish pop star Sila reported her partner’s physical violence to police, it was a rare moment in Turkish history: a celebrity speaking out against her abuse. Ahmet Kural, a famous actor, is accused of beating the singer, whose full name is Sila Gencoglu, in October. Kural’s […]