Why It is “Right” to Reject Racism
Racial supremacism is based on one idea: institutionalized hate. Hate has no boundaries of color, no boundaries of ethnicity, no regional boundaries, no religious boundaries,…
June 24, 2009
June 24: Reports from Women in Iran
(Iran) “Two women who witnessed the protests and violence in post-election Iran are in the U.S.” —- CNN Video (Iran) Statement From Iranian Women’s Rights…
Iran Reports – June 24, 2009
(Iran) “Two women who witnessed the protests and violence in post-election Iran are in the U.S.” — CNN Video http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/24/rowlands.us.iran.arrivals.cnn (Iran) Statement From Iranian Women’s…
UNIFEM: “Preventing Wartime Rape from Becoming a Peacetime Reality”
UNIFEM: “Preventing Wartime Rape from Becoming a Peacetime Reality” — June 24, 2009: “‘If sexual violence is not fully addressed in ceasefires and peace processes,…
Afghanistan: “Honor-Killing” in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover
(Afghanistan) “Honor-Killing in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover” — “A father brutally murdered his daughter and a young boy for having love…
Pakistan: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’
(Pakistan) Sindh: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’ — “Incidents of honour killing in Sindh have risen during the second quarter of…
Iran: No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
(Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady — “Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and…
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’ — How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran…
Communist China accuses pro-democracy activist Liu Xiabo of inciting a rebellion
China accuses pro-democracy activist Liu Xiabo of inciting a rebellion — Daily Telegraph: “Liu Xiaobo, one of China’s most famous pro-democracy advocates, has been charged…