Concerts and performance art filled the region as women protested the state’s inaction in the face of injustice. Some 20,000 women are banding together to denounce the state’s deadly negligence which is victimizing women across Israel in a nationwide march Tuesday. Black coffins, puddles of red paint, roadblocks, and “die-ins” were erected throughout the Tel […]
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Syrian Kurdish Women March to End Gender-Based Violence
“Women must organise and reach decision-making positions”
Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”
by Issam AHMED | – Washington (AFP) – Jessica Cathcart, a 24-year-old from California, says university professor Christine Blasey Ford inspired her to speak up about her own sexual assault, which took place when she was in high school. Angela Trzepkowski, 55, from Delaware, says she would be devastated if Brett Kavanaugh, accused by Blasey […]
Miss Iraq: Death Threats target Women Media Activists after Miss Baghad was Assassinated
Iraqi fashion model and media activist, Shaimaa Qasem, holder of the title of Miss Iraq in 2015, yesterday said that she had received “death threats.” Qasem, who held the title of Miss Iraq in 2015, posted a short live video on Facebook’s Instagram, revealing that she had received a message read “your turn is coming.” […]
Lindsey Graham disregards Violence toward Women, & his State is a Women’s Murder Capital
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims. He implied that the charges of sexual assault that have surfaced against Brett Kavanaugh are a Democratic Party plot to deny Trump a Supreme Court justice. […]
Top 4 Pieces of Sexual Harassment that Brought us to the Kavanaugh Debacle
Les Moonves didn’t know if it was good for the country, but Trump was definitely good for CBS Bottom Line
Keeping Nasty Women out of Textbooks
a Texas education committee had voted to keep Nasty Women such as Hillary Clinton out of the mandatory social studies curriculum
Men’s Bodies and the Politics of Abortion
(Informed Comment) – Regardless of one’s evaluation of his overall performance, Judge Brett Kavanaugh merits an A for his ability to sidestep or evade questions on any controversial issue. I get the impression that he spent hours practicing non-answer answers to a familiar battery of anticipated questions. Whether these evasions will continue to work in […]
For 1st Time, Saudis Seek Death Penalty for Woman Shiite Activist
First Woman Facing Execution in Trials of Shia Protesters
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