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Syrian Case Tests Tolerance on Killing Kinswomen

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● September 7, 2008

Syria just opened its first official shelter for battered women and has enacted reforms favorable to women in recent years. But safety activists can’t rest as long as authorities tolerate families who consider it honorable to kill their kinswomen.

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Sex-Abuse Survivors Urge Each Other to Speak Out

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● March 24, 2008

A Web site gives abuse victims a place to report their experiences anonymously and encourages them to make an official report. Filmmaker Angela Shelton leads the effort and plans to report her own abuse on April 29 in Asheville, N.C.

Nurse’s Aide Brings Fears of Police to Surface

By Pamela Burke ● Arts & Culture ● February 18, 2008

A spate of negative publicity raises the question of whether police are using excessive force against women. A nurse’s aide in Arizona, who faces a trial after being pulled over by an officer, says the issue is central to her own case.

Child-Care Workers Unionize; Women’s Effort Stalls

By Soguel & Seltzer ● Arts & Culture ● October 27, 2007

‘Honor Killing’ in Italy Spurs Quest for Justice

By Angela Boskovitch ● Politics ● August 6, 2007

After a Pakistani woman was slain by relatives in Italy, an immigrant women’s advocacy group moved into action to make the murder the last “honor killing” in Italy and also deflect anti-Muslim sentiment stirred by the crime.

Teens Learn to Apply Peer Pressure for Safe Sex

By Irene Lew ● Arts & Culture ● December 8, 2006

Since teens are often more comfortable talking about sex with their peers a handful of organizations train adolescents to dispense the kind of comprehensive sex education that is often missing from high school health class.

Chile’s Michelle Bachelet Poised for Presidency

By Jonathan Franklin ● Arts & Culture ● November 20, 2005

After surviving torture under Chile’s Pinochet regime, Michelle Bachelet has been helping the country reconcile its troubled history. Now she is the frontrunner for the Dec. 11 presidential election.

Why Dowd Doesn’t Know What Men Really Want

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● November 2, 2005

Today’s commentators say it’s a shame that Maureen Dowd should depend on such flaky research and flimsy evidence when writing about feminism. Dowd’s article, based on weak research, was the most e-mailed story from The New York Times yesterday.

Activists Savor Anti-Sharia Victory in Ontario

By Ann Pappert ● Arts & Culture ● October 11, 2005

When Ontario’s premier turned down Sharia law last month, he left a melange of activists–campaign leader Homa Arjomand, writer Margaret Atwood, parliamentarians and the Toronto YWCA–savoring a victory fought on many fronts.

In Afghanistan, Danger Still Stalks Women

By Juliette Terzieff ● Uncategorized ● June 10, 2005

In Afghanistan, a young woman’s murder leaves police wondering if the motive was political reprisal or a relative who thought she had dishonored the family. Either way, onlookers say the murder underscores the dangers of being a woman there.