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Don’t even dare ask this tenacious grande dame of U.S. journalism about retirement. Helen Thomas, at 83, is still deeply dug into the journalistic trenches and continuing her penchant for talking back to men in high places.
Today is V-Day–V as in Victory, Valentine and Vagina–the global movement that Eve Ensler launched to combat violence against women and girls.
A young Ethiopian couple’s wedding became a demonstration against female genital mutilation. Also: The Spanish government has launched a project to protect African immigrants from the practice.
Turkey, the world’s most secular Muslim nation, has enacted revolutionary changes in its family law code, declaring women and men equal in marriage and giving women equal rights in divorce and property ownership. Issues remain, however.
Two writers, a Seattle journalist from Egypt and a columnist for India’s national newspaper, argue in separate essays that, as we plan for peace, attention must be paid to our allies’ denial of rights to women–food, medical care and full citizenship.