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July 3, 2009

Ban the Burqa

by Mona Eltahawy, New York Times, USA - I am a Muslim, I am a feminist and I detest the full-body veil, known as a niqab or burqa.

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BYLINE PORTAL

Israel's 'Black Widows'

by Irit Rosenblum, Haaretz, Israel - Though in all likelihood, the "fatal wife" will be absolved of suspicions against her and will be allowed to...

Life in an Unhealthy Climate

by Mandi Smallhorne, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - An absence of fresh, clean water in adequate amounts for drinking and washing, coupled with undernourished...

The Controversial Release of Suicide Mosquitoes

by Rafaela von Bredow, Der Spiegel, Germany - A British biotech lab has released huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to combat...

Those Who Die to Keep Us Safe: European Union’s Frontex and the Administration of Immigrants

by Flavia Dzodan, Tiger Beatdown, USA - Frontex exists to “protect” us. Their motto is “Libertas, Securitas, Justitia” (Freedom, Safety, Justice) And under that pretense,...

Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception

by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, TED, USA - Women aren’t micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women...