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Women in Afghanistan

Sakena Yacoobi's Vision for Afghanistan

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.11.2009 | Impact

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Marcia G. Yerman

Sakena Yacoobi is on a mission to bring education to Afghanistan, a country that has a 70 percent illiteracy rate. Her organization, the Afghan Institute of Learning, seeks to empower women in a troubled society.

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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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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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Afghanistan Still Under Control Of Warlords, Fundamentalists: Afghan Politician

The Guardian | Malalai Joya | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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In 2005, I was the youngest person elected to the new Afghan parliament. Women like me, running for office, were held up as an example of how the war ...

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Memorial Day 2009 - A Look at Women in the Military

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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Marcia G. Yerman

Hopefully, in between the barbecues and the parades, our citizens will reflect on both the physical and emotional challenges that our service women have -- and continue -- to face.

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Afghan Women Leaders Face Growing Taliban Threats

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The women gave a news conference but requested that no one take pictures of their faces. The office of one of them asked re...

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