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Breadwinners In Burqas: Female Entrepreneurs In Afghanistan

wowOwow | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

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I first came to Kabul in the winter of 2005 to write about a topic considered unlikely by some and outlandish to everyone else: women's entrepreneursh...

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Afghan Women Speak Out: Dr. Roshnak Wardak

Jodie Evans | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

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CODEPINK went to Afghanistan to hear what women there think about the push for more troops. And we found they want us to send doctors, teachers, engineers and business leaders, not more soldiers.

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Afghan Women May Be Deprived Of Food If They Disobey Husband's Sexual Demands, According To New Law

guardian.co.uk | Jon Boone in Kandahar | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands' sexual demands...

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Shooting The Sorrows Of Afghan Women: The Scandinavian View

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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Reporters Uncensored

Flagging women's rights in Afghanistan seems more important than ever. After years of war, the liberation from Taliban rule in 2001 should have finally given them a chance to embrace personal freedom.

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What You Should Know About Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Anand Gopal | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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Anand Gopal

Just as the world's eyes are turning towards Afghanistan once again, a few conservative Afghan lawmakers are trying to pass a law that would, amongst ...

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