This illuminating article from the Huffington Post sheds light on the bizarre push by members of the GOP to redefine rape , and details the history of governmental funding for the abortions that result from pregnancy by rape or incest. http://gawker.com/5749096/republicans-silent-on-rape-redefining-bill -fletcherc04
The link below contains the text of President Obama’s response to the murder of David Kato, as well as the murder of several LGBT activists recently murdered in Honduras. http://feministing.com/2011/01/28/white-house-responds-to-murder-of-ugandan-lgbt-rights-activist/
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133213152/iraqi-women-wed-to-insurgents-find-little-hope The campaign goes “Marry a terrorist, and your children will have no rights, the campaign goes. Marry a terrorist, and you’ll be shunned by society”. Alas, most of these women were forced into those marriages at a very young age and the government is not providing any kind of social service to women (many … Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjIgMdsEuk&feature=player_embedded This is one of the voices that helped to start the protests in Egypt–it is a Must See! If you see photographs or news footage you might get the impression that women are not involved–WRONG! See these amazing pictures just out of Egypt since the internet reopened. http://www.kaldasianarts.com/blog/2011/02/02/egypts-largest-pro-democracy-demonstrations-in-history-so-far-february-1st-2011/ M Russell
The first act of the new Republican leadership in Congress was to try and repeal the Obama health care act. Their second act is to propose a bill called, “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion.” A key component of the bill is to allow funding for abortion only in the case of “forcible” rape instead of … Read more
This video was filmed last fall by a Lebanese group in Alexandria, in support of Egypt. Without even understanding a word of Arabic, you can see women demonstrating unity of communities, discussing problems.
David Kato was found murdered, and an investigation is underway. — Posted by Susan Pearce
from Susan Pearce: It is interesting that both the Wall Street Journal and Businessweek ask “where are the women?” at the World Economic Forum. See this short piece in the Huffington Post. What are the implications of this for women, global governance, and economic development?
Margaret Huffman HIST 5005 In the Beginning: The Origins of Patriarchy When asked, most American students would say that Islam has had a negative effect on women. Islam did not create patriarchy in the Middle East. Monotheism in general, and Islam in particular, have had a significant impact on the roles of women and … Read more
The Tunisian people demonstrated that they would not complacently allow their government to continue its authoritarian and predatory policies unchallenged as it had for decades. In its wake, the whole Middle East is on the brink of revolution, with riots, demonstrations, and immolations despite efforts of governments to cut prices on bread and other staples. As seen in this … Read more