by Huda Jawad
Unlike other parts of the Middle East, Iraq was a country with significant advances in the spheres of health, education and academia, business, the arts and an
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Last week No2ID called for people to sign their pledge not to participate in the 'database state'. They are asking people now to promise
Hibaaq Osman on dignity and violence in the middle east. Plus: blogging 16 days
OurKingdom: Spyblog have made an offer to help anyone who wants to collect the belated offer of a £20,000 reward for the two missing CDs packed with information about
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Apologies, I've not been able to get on line since late Friday. When I noticed that The Manifesto Club has launched a facebook campaign
Mary Robinson, Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu talk to Global Voices's Solana Larsen
By Farah Mihlar
Earlier this year I was in my home country Sri Lanka on research. The little Indian Ocean Island in the last year has plunged back into war
Tom Griffin (London, The Green Ribbon): Fianna Fáil took another step towards becoming a 32-county political force on Friday when Taoiseach Bertie Ahern revealed that Ireland's largest
By Naana Otoo-Oyortey
As we all mark the 16 Days of Activism, we should all recognize that gender based violence has received all the necessary global attention and recognition
By Aisha Phoenix
"I'm gunnin' for your spouse, tryin' to send that bitch back to her maker, and if you've got a daughter
By Farah Mihlar
As an adult I have only once in my life been hit by a man. It happened when I was on pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city
by Lily Thapa
In a patriarchal and male dominated society like Nepal, where women are systematically discriminated, the status of widow's women (to whom we use the term
