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‘Security Moms’: A Constituency for Hillary Clinton’s Hawkish Foreign Policy?

by Dinesh Sharma | (The Conversation) | - - Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more “hawkish” than President Obama. Robert Gates, the secretary of defense under both…

Welcome to the Party, America! 11 Muslim women who have been PM or President

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Hillary Clinton gave a victory speech Tuesday night positioning herself as the logical conclusion of the first women's rights meeting at Seneca Falls…

Turkish President: Muslims who use Birth Control are Traitors

By Arzu Geybullayeva | (GlobalVoices.org) | - - In the past 72 hours, international media coverage of Turkey has been replete with headlines such as “Go forth and multiply: Turkey President Erdogan…

As they Liberate Villages from ISIL, Kurds drawing Syrians into Feminist Democracy

By Rahila Gupta | ( OpenDemocracy | - - Rojava is a fast moving, dynamic place where things change by the minute. What are the material conditions which support this woman-centred revolution…

The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led by Women Wielding Words—Not Guns

By Alaa Murabit | ( Yes!) | - - This article was originally published by New America Weekly. The Next Libyan Revolution Will Be Led by Women Wielding Words—Not Guns “Soft power”…

With more Women than Clerics, will Iran’s new Parliament improve Women’s Rights?

Leila Alikarami | (Open Democracy) | - - The problem was the Guardian Council, a body which has veto authority over any legislature, which in this case rejected all 33 bills introduced…

Does Trump’s problem with Women voters extend to GOP Women?

Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | - - "Donald Trump’s favorability, or lack thereof, continues to plummet among female voters. Even Republican women are turning away from the…

Could Hillary Clinton’s promise of a gender-equal cabinet change US Politics forever?

By Dee Goddard | (The Conversation) | - - At a recent “Town Hall” debate Hillary Clinton announced that she would appoint a cabinet that is half female if she is elected…

Syrian Kurds: True Revolution must Liberate Women

By Rahila Gupta | ( OpenDemocracy ) In less than four years, the women’s umbrella organisation, Kongira Star, has set up an autonomous, grassroots, democratic structure which has resulted in shifting patriarchal…

Why Burqa Veils Are Illegal In Some Countries

Laura Ling | (TestTube Video Report) | - - "Face veils are often viewed as a symbol of modesty in Islam, but many governments have put restrictions on them. So where are…

Top 7 ways Harriet Tubman is the most Badass Spy & Warrior ever to grace US Currency

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite US schools' tendency to give students several years of American history, over and over again, most of us probably have only a…

ISIL and the New Sex Slavery

Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – The extremist armed group Islamic State should urgently release Yezidi women and girls they abducted in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today, following new…

Activism v. Stereotypes: Women fighting Extremism aren’t just Victims or Amazon Soldiers

By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini | (Inter Press Service) | - - WASHINGTON DC, Apr 6 2016 (IPS) - Violent extremism is the topic du jour, as government officials are busy developing plans…

Israel’s “chained women” fight for right to divorce

By Michael Blum | ( Your Middle East | - - Israel's "chained women" fight for right to divorce. She is one of Israel's "chained women" -- the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of…

Republican front-runner Donald Trump: Women’s “punishment” for abortions

TeleSur | - - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women may need to be “punished” for having abortions in the United States. Speaking at a MSNBC town hall in…

‘Not Sharia’: Female Afghan Rap Star campaigns against Child Marriage

Jon Snow | (Channel 4 News Video Report) | - - "Sonita Alizadeh was just 10-years-old the first time her parents tried to sell her as a child bride. She turned to…

Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) - “When it comes to peace talks, women have a special stake,” said Gloria Steinem while…

Turkey’s Gender Stereotyping made a Mockery of Women’s Day

By Ece Basay | ( Globalvoices.org ) | - - March 8 is marked as International Women's Day in Turkey, and is typified as elsewhere across the world by speeches appreciating the…

A Majority of those going Hungry in the World are Women

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Women, responsible for more than half of global food production, comprise of 70 percent of the world’s hungry,…

How to Empower the Women and Girls rescued from ISIL

Leanne K Simpson | (The Conversation) | - - Violence against women, especially in war, is so pervasive around the world it’s often not considered news. But the barbaric treatment of women…