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Blog Entries by Rachel Newcomb from 02/2011

'Blame the Muslims': Violence Against Women in Egypt

| Posted 02.16.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt Protests, Lara Logan Sexual Assault, Muslims, Lara Logan, Egypt Revolution, Egypt, World News

There is no excuse for what happened to Lara Logan, but explanations for violence should not be found in a religion, or in broad generalizations about Egyptian culture.

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One Moroccan Woman's Fiery Protest

| Posted 02.28.2011 | World
Read More: Corruption, Women's Rights, Self Immolation, Africa, Morocco, Street Children, Single Mothers, World News

Fadwa Laroui died in a Casablanca hospital on February 23. Her fiery self-sacrifice is a testimony to the hopelessness of Moroccans on the lowest rung of the social ladder.

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