Zoe Alsop, Author at Women's eNews

Somalis Recall Islamic Rule as Brief Visit of Peace

By Zoe Alsop ● Employment ● February 24, 2008

Since the ouster of Somalia’s Islamic government, women have been caught in the crossfire. One woman who struggled with imams to keep a girls’ school open says freedom’s price came too dear.

In Kenya, Women Absorb Country’s Shock Waves

By Zoe Alsop ● Politics ● February 17, 2008

How are women coping in the aftermath of Kenya’s election violence? Displaced-person camps, neighborhoods newly divided by ethnic barricades and hospital rape statistics measure the dimensions of widespread and deep distress.

In Somalia Refuge Rapes Left to Clan Justice

By Zoe Alsop ● Crime & Law ● January 20, 2008

In Galkayo, Somalia, girls and women separated from their clans know little safety: An 8-year-old was raped and her mother must keep working with the man who did it. Fourth in a series on African women and the rule of law.

Kenya’s Maternal Wards Deliver Abuse With Babies

By Zoe Alsop ● Health & Science ● October 28, 2007

Kenya’s maternal death rates are among the highest in the world, despite its relative prosperity, health care reforms and U.S. funding. Beatings of women in labor in hospital maternity wards are common, as are rejections of women without funds.

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Somalis Recall Islamic Rule as Brief Visit of Peace

In Kenya, Women Absorb Country’s Shock Waves

In Somalia Refuge Rapes Left to Clan Justice

Kenya’s Maternal Wards Deliver Abuse With Babies