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International Womens Rights

Iran Is the World's First Pink Revolution

Diane Francis | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Iran, Human Rights, Islamic Republic of Iran, Revolution, Ukraine, Orange Revolution, Democracy, International Women's Rights, Neda, China, China Human Rights, Rebellion, Tiananmen Square, World News
Diane Francis

Iranian women are standing shoulder to shoulder in a way never before seen in a society that mistreats them so severely.

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Arab Women Beginning To Crack The Glass Ceiling

Diane Tucker | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival, Dubai, Gender Stereotypes, Angela Gheorghiu, Sir Jams Galway, Abu Dhabi, Dubai Airports, Diane Tucker, Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Andrea Bocelli, Saudi Arabia, Noor Al-Fayez, Hoda Kanoo, Anita Mehra, The Bolshoi Ballet, Latifa, Women's Issues, Glass Ceiling, International Women's Rights, Middle East, World News
Diane Tucker

Noor Al-Fayez is the new deputy minister for women's education in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are still not allowed to drive a car.

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On International Women's Day, Let's Make a Powerful Noise

Sheila C. Johnson | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Poverty, International Women's Rights, Women's Issues, International Women's Day, World News
Sheila C. Johnson

One factor that is common to poverty everywhere is the inequality of women and girls. As we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day, consider the state of the world's women.

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Jordanian Government Rejects Jordan Valley Women' Radio

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Media, Amman, Community Radio, International Women's Rights, Radio, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Women from the Jordan valley produce programming from their community. We are able to do what appears to be an illegal act in a totally legal way.

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US Women Also Have Human Rights Issues

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cedaw, US Ratification of CEDAW, Women's Rights, International Women's Rights, Hungary, United Nations, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

The Obama administration and the US Senate should make ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women a priority.

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The Iran Game

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Cell Phones, Sports, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Football, Soccer, President Obama, Iran, Tehran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Women's Rights, Women, Iran Women's Rights, Women and Politics, International Women's Rights, Iranians, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Iranian men and women unapologetically enjoy each other's company, and, even as intimidation and penalties loom, they're quite public about their desire to live uninvaded lives.

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Women We Need: Towards a More Female-centred Foreign Policy

Margot Wallström | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Female Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Women and Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Women in Conflct, Women and International Politics, Women and War, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assualt, Sexual Abuse in War, Madeleine Albright, Women in Politics, Carme Chacon, United Nations Resolution 1325, UNSCR 1325, International Women's Rights, Sexual Assault in Warzones, World News
Margot Wallström

We may have accepted in principle that politics should include both women and men, but this has not been adequately applied to foreign and security policy.

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