Libyan woman bursts into hotel to tell her story of rape
More bad news from the tumultuous nation of Libya. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/26/libya.beaten.woman/index.html
The “Hidden” Obstetric Complication Endured by Millions of Women
–Kim Fleming Telanish Shabera’s story is an all too common one. She was married at age 10 and pregnant with her first child by the time she was 12. Her labor lasted for 3 days before she was transferred to a hospital, where she delivered a stillborn baby; but that was just the beginning of … Read more
Sex trafficking in Ohio
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wosu/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1768137/WOSU.News/Advocates.Sex.Trafficking.Prominent.in.Central.Ohio This is the story told by Vanessa who, after becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol, was forced into prostitution in central Ohio. She started out prostituting to earn money for drugs but after being arrested several times, a friend introduced her to a man who could help her out. He started out nice, giving … Read more
Women Seeking Abortions in South Dakota to Get Ant-Abortion Advice
This article is about how South Dakota has passes a law requiring women who want an abortion to partake in counsling appointment, to basically inform her about not having an abortion. The law mandates that the people giving the counsling sessions say certain things, that pro-choice advocates say is pressuring women to not get an … Read more
Hugs from Libyans
Nicholas Kristof, co-author of “Half The Sky”, has published an op-ed in the New York Times regarding his perspective on American military action in Libya. While the general consensus in the United States seems to be that we are out of bounds in regards to this action, Kristof asserts that we are indeed acting from … Read more
More on Gaddafi’s Virgin Bodyguards
http://www.zimbio.com/Muammar+Qadaffi/articles/Cud-KZGU6DN/AMAZONS+Five+Gaddafi+lipsticked+virgins+Bodyguards
Gadhafis Last Hope?
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/23/moammar-40-lipsticked-virgins-gadhafis-best-bet-for-survival/?icid=maing|main5|dl2|sec1_lnk1|51358
Pakistan: Death of Unwanted Babies on the Rise
This article is about the Karachi-based Edhi Foundation, which provides burials for dead and abandoned babies. The rise of infant death is on the rise because women who get pregnant out or wedlock abandoned their child, or have to kill it for religious purposes. The babies are mostly girls or sick. The foundation has even … Read more
Strip Clubs Outpace Laws in Kenya
This article from Women’s E-News discusses the rise of the strip club industry in Kenya. Although the practice is illegal, owners circumvent the laws by registering the businesses as bars. Interestingly, there is a comment saying that they want their patrons to feel “like they feel in Atlanta”. From my standpoint, the strip club industry … Read more
Transgender individuals denied access to Egypt
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/366507 Looks like the new Egypt is not any more progressive than the old one.