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Published in: 50.50'Soft law' and hard choices: a conversation with Gita SahgalA conversation exploring the challenges posed by the international conjuncture following the “war on terror” for...
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Published in: 50.50Female suicide bombings in Pakistan - what's in it for women?Islamic militancy in Pakistan appears to be mobilising women suicide bombers as part of its religious trope. This...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLondon SlutWalk: "no means no, Clarke must go"The SlutWalk protests came to London last Saturday, as part of a global show of solidarity challenging a 'rape...
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Published in: HomeBreaking the conspiracy of silence
"I was 12 years old.....my anguish ended when my family left Okinawa after this man had paid me $5 during our last...
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Published in: HomeFrance's "Battle of the Veil"Many commentators have dismissed the French ban on wearing the niqab as a xenophobic reaction, writes Marie Gilbert....
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Published in: 50.50Shirin Ebadi: who defines Islam?
"Egyptian women are lucky in one way. They have witnessed the predicament of Iranian women and seen how the Islamic...
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Published in: 50.50Rape in Turkey: between incitement, complicity and silence
The debates triggered by a 14-fold increase in violent crimes against women in Turkey in the last seven years have...
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Published in: 50.50Pakistan: the Taliban's successful marriage of dogma and custom
That the guardians of women's virtue should present a direct threat to it, encapsulates the essential paradox of...
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Published in: HomeHow the left is losing the war on traffickingBased on her fieldwork research on Filipinas in the sex industries in Japan, the author examines the traps and...
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Published in: 50.50Two inches below the neck
The battle to defeat the Indecent Dressing Bill in Nigeria marks another point in the struggle between feminists and...
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Published in: HomeFear Factor: Europe bans the burqa
Face-covering prohibitions in Europe are typically passed on the basis of three arguments: security, women’s rights...
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Published in: 50.50Rape in war: the time for 'never again' is now
On October 17th thousands of Congolese women, led by Olive Lembe Kabila marched to end impunity for sexual violence...
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Published in: HomeReproductive rights: battleground of moral values
What are the implications for women's reproductive rights of the strong legacy of Catholicism acting as a marker of...
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Published in: oDRChechnya: choked by headscarves
In Chechnya there is official support for attacks on women when they are considered to have ‘flouted’ Islamic rules...
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Published in: 50.50Fundamentalist strategy: the secular and the religious
In Latin America a close network of religious leaders from different traditions, political elites and civil...
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Published in: HomeEurope's Muslims: burqa laws, women's lives
Several European states - France, Italy, Belgium and Britain among them - are involved in legal, social or political...
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Published in: 50.50Saving Sakineh
This is a tragedy that belongs to modern powerplay and the current moment, and that calls for a much more thoughtful...
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Published in: HomeOlympics 2012: visitors or victims?
Organized human trafficking gangs are expected to establish themselves in London to make the most of the opportunity...
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Published in: 50.50Why do women turn religious fundamentalists on?
The more I work on projects to research religious fundamentalisms and advocate for resistance and challenge to their...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFeminists need to get smart over the sale of sex
As feminism begins a much needed comeback divisions over the sale of sex damage the larger cause but shouldn't, a...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureTrans people are caught in Ukraine’s war
