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December 7, 2009

'SMS Divorces' Cut Tajik Migrants' Matrimonial Ties To Home

by Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - Tajik migrant laborers looking for a convenient way to cut their family ties to home are employing a method that bridges technology with Muslim tradition. One word, "talaq," sent by telephone text message, is effectively enough for a man to divorce his wife from afar.

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Freeganism: The Final Frontier?

by Lisa Steyn, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Rather than contributing to further waste, freegans aim to curtail garbage and pollution by reclaiming and...

Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq

by Rebecca Burns, In These Times, USA - As President Obama hailed the “extraordinary achievement” of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq in December, continuing protests...

Bridge Southern Europe and the Mediterranean

by Robin Niblett and Claire Spencer, InDepthNews, Canada - The Mediterranean stands as a dividing line between a prosperous Europe and a poor North Africa...

Film Explores World of Female Neo-Nazis

by Kristen Allen, Der Spiegel, Germany - An award-winning new German film takes an unexpected look at the problem of far-right extremism, following the fictional...

One Town's War on Gay Teens

by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Rolling Stone, USA - In Michele Bachmann's home district, evangelicals have created an extreme anti-gay climate. After a rash of suicides,...