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This Movie is a Beautiful Call to Anger, Action

By Christina M. Paschyn & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● December 5, 2014

“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” brings second-wave feminism dramatically back to life without any false sainthood. It links all of us together and intimates that it’s time for us third- and fourth-wave feminists to take to the streets, too.

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Young Women of Color Break the Silence. Now What?

By Joanne N. Smith ● Politics ● December 4, 2014

We declare that the bodies of our brown and black girls and women are not just collateral damage in places such as Ferguson, Mo. And we demand more from the recent White House report on women and girls of color, which is still no match for the My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

Muslims Say French Feminism Shuts Them Out

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● November 3, 2014

Muslim women’s rights activists say Islam and feminism are often viewed as an impossible combination in western countries. “Muslim feminists are denied existence here,” says one woman.

Teen Recruit to Al-Qaida Branch in Syria Wants Out

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2014

She thought she would be taking care of orphans in Aleppo, says her brother, referring to one of the most war-damaged cities in Syria. “Now, she watches children of fighters.” In the past month, a network of jihadist recruiters have been exposed in Turkey and France.

Kurdish Women in Turkey Weigh Presidential Stakes

By Catherine Tsalikis & Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● July 14, 2014

For these urban transplants, the symbolic candidate Selahattin Demirtas is best. But Erdogan is also courting them with the possibility of a ceasefire and peace.

Sexist Taunts in Japan Hit a Fertility Nerve

By Catherine Makino ● Crime & Law ● July 8, 2014

The heckling of an unmarried female assemblywoman in Tokyo highlights a work-life imbalance problem that is tied to delayed motherhood.

Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push

By Erin Browner ● Uncategorized ● August 26, 2013

The prime minister’s statements against abortion and in favor of large families have something like the power of unwritten law. That’s why some women have joined the anti-government protests and others follow his pronouncements with worry.

New York Marks Suffrage History in Shadow of Vote

By Melissa B. Elian ● Uncategorized ● July 1, 2013

New York lawmakers just blocked Gov. Cuomo’s efforts to make the state a beacon of women’s equality. But they did agree to recognize the historic importance of the suffrage wagon, which started rolling 100 years ago today.

Iran’s Rohani Didn’t Beat a Single Female Rival

By Solmaz Sharif ● Commentary ● June 20, 2013

That’s because he didn’t face any. In this interview, Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi explains how Iranian women keep registering as presidential candidates to protest the Guardian Council’s decision to disqualify women for not meeting its definition of “rejal.”

MomsRising Leads Push for Gun-Stopping Action

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● December 18, 2012

MomsRising began pressing for gun-control regulations the day of the Newtown, Conn., massacre. Mayors and a U.S. senator with an “A” rating from the NRA are also leading the effort.