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Archives: women
![Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/bernie-sanders-launches-politica-187x137.jpg)
![White Male News: As US Diversifies, Newsrooms Lag](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/white-male-news-as-us-diversifie-187x137.jpg)
White Male News: As US Diversifies, Newsrooms Lag
By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Although the United States as a whole is becoming more ethnically diverse, newsrooms remain largely dominated by white,…![On ‘Death Road': Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/on-death-road-women-civilians-fl-187x137.jpg)
On ‘Death Road’: Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria
By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) - - As extremists rule harshly and coalition airstrikes hit, there's a mass exodus of civilians out of Hawija. And one of the ways they…![Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/187x137/female_commandos-629x426.jpg)
Pushtun Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban
By Ashfaq Yusufzai | (Inter Press Service) | - - PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) - For years, Robina Shah has dreamed of joining the police force. Ever since her father, a police constable,…![Her War: Kurdish Women Commandos take on ISIL/ Daesh in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/her-war-kurdish-women-commandos-187x137.jpg)
Her War: Kurdish Women Commandos take on ISIL/ Daesh in Syria
RT | (Video Report) | - - "In the face of the deadly threat posed by the so-called Islamic State, many Kurdish women decide not to leave their survival to fate. Instead,…![Sexism, Racism and Terrorism: Roof’s Misuse of Women to justify Lynching](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/sexism-racism-and-terrorism-roof-187x137.jpg)
Sexism, Racism and Terrorism: Roof’s Misuse of Women to justify Lynching
By Lisa Wade | (The Conversation) | - - Many important things will be said in the next few weeks about the murder of nine people holding a prayer meeting at a…![Women’s Voices Matter, especially in the Middle East](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/womens-voices-matter-especially-187x137.jpg)
Women’s Voices Matter, especially in the Middle East
By Lauren Feeney | (Informed Comment) - - Before there were nine million Syrian refugees, civil wars in Yemen and Libya, mass death sentences being handed down in Egypt, there was a…![5,000 Hanging Skirts: How Women Remember War Rape in Kosova](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/5000-hanging-skirts-how-women-re-187x137.jpg)
5,000 Hanging Skirts: How Women Remember War Rape in Kosova
By Frances Trix | (Informed Comment) | - - On 12 June, 5,000 skirts and dresses were hung on 45 clotheslines in the football stadium in Prishtina, capital of Kosova. “The laundry…![On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/on-eve-of-turkish-election-lefti-187x137.jpg)
On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In Turkey, left of center and Kurdish women took to Twitter on Wednesday to post pictures of themselves turning their backs to President…![Can Nigeria’s new Muslim President defeat Boko Haram Extremists?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/can-nigerias-new-muslim-presiden-187x137.jpg)
Can Nigeria’s new Muslim President defeat Boko Haram Extremists?
By Lisa Vives | -- NEW YORK (IPS) - Muhammadu Buhari, his hand on the Holy Book, was sworn in as Nigeria’s president at an open-air ceremony this past Friday in the…![SlutWalk: Israeli Women March For Equal Rights In Jerusalem](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/slutwalk-israeli-women-march-for-187x137.jpg)
SlutWalk: Israeli Women March For Equal Rights In Jerusalem
AJ+ | (Video) | - "It's a city where women have been forced to sit at the back of buses. Now Israel's women are demanding equal rights in Jerusalem with a "SlutWalk"."…![Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/05/hip-hop-hijabis-spitting-rhymes-187x137.jpg)
Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female
AJ+ | - "Hip-hop is a male-dominated arena. In California, a hip-hop collective of Muslim women are challenging stereotypes about being Muslim, and women, through their lyrics." AJ+: "Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes…![Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair: Islamization of GOP?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/05/jeb-bush-schiavo-affair-islamiza-187x137.jpg)
Jeb Bush & Schiavo Affair: Islamization of GOP?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)| - Michael Schiavo is speaking out about Jeb Bush's determined, sustained and energetic intervention, as Florida governor, in the private medical decision of the Schiavo family…![Farkhunda is Our Sister: A “Martyr” to women and the Making of a New Afghanistan?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/05/farkhunda-is-our-sister-a-martyr-187x137.jpg)
Farkhunda is Our Sister: A “Martyr” to women and the Making of a New Afghanistan?
By Ann Jones | (Tomdispatch.com) | -- I went to Kabul, Afghanistan, in March to see old friends. By chance, I arrived the day after a woman had been beaten to death…![Iranian Police Arrest Leading Human Rights Activist Again](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/05/187x137/Screen-Shot-2015-05-05-at-4.27.04-PM.png)
Iranian Police Arrest Leading Human Rights Activist Again
By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) | - Narges Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, was arrested on…![Pakistan – Court jails 10 for life over attack on Malala and on Women’s Education](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/05/pakistan-court-jails-10-for-life-187x137.jpg)
Pakistan – Court jails 10 for life over attack on Malala and on Women’s Education
France24 English | - An anti-terror court in Pakistan has sentenced 10 men for their roles in the 2012 attack on Malala Yousafzai. France24 English: "PAKISTAN - Court jails 10 for life…![Global Connections: World History as Social History – a New Synthesis](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/04/187x137/9780521761062.jpg)
Global Connections: World History as Social History – a New Synthesis
I and colleagues have just brought out a world history. Because of the fine and exciting writing of my co-authors, it is more than just a textbook. My readers often ask me…![The women of Palestine: caught between the occupation and patriarchy](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/04/the-women-of-palestine-caught-be-187x137.jpg)
The women of Palestine: caught between the occupation and patriarchy
By Ebru Buyukgul | ( Your Middle East) | - Around this time two years ago, Mona Mahajna, a 30-year-old mother of three, was found shot dead in her apartment in Umm…![Elizabeth Warren wants to see Hillary Clinton’s positions on Student Loans, Middle Class](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/04/elizabeth-warren-wants-to-see-hi-187x137.jpg)
Elizabeth Warren wants to see Hillary Clinton’s positions on Student Loans, Middle Class
CBSN | - "Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued to shift gears when answering questions about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 election on "CBS This Morning." CBSN: "7 ways Elizabeth Warren avoids talking about…![Lynching Farkhunda: Birth of Gender Equality and Accountability in Afghanistan?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905081735im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/03/lynching-farkhunda-birth-of-gend-187x137.jpg)