Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Anwarullah Khan and Sebastian Abbot – Sydney Morning Herald – Monday, 08 April 2013 (originally published 02 Apr) KHAR, Pakistan: A 40-year-old Pakistani has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country’s deeply conservative tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Badam Zari is pushing back against patriarchal traditions and braving potential [...]
Christopher Dickey – The Daily Beast – Thursday March 28, 2013 (originally published March 25) Accused of blasphemy, Sherry Rehman fights back. “Blasphemy.” When you hear that word in America, it conjures up visions of the Salem witch trials or, worse, the Middle Ages and the Inquisition. It is not a word that’s common in [...]
Vision of Humanity – Friday, 08 March 2013 (originally published 05 Mar) A record 259 nominees are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize – 209 individuals and 50 organisations – with the laureate to be announced in October, the Nobel Institute says. The list of nominees, which is kept secret for 50 [...]
Shamsul Islam – Express Tribune – Thursday, 29 November 2012 FAISALABAD:Participants of a rally taken out to condemn violence against women urged the government to pass legislation against domestic violence and violence perpetuated by the state machinery to make it a cognisable offence. The rally, Protect Women against Violence, was taken out by the [...]
Tribune – Thursday, 15 November 2012 (originally published 11 Nov) The world observed Malala Day to highlight the struggle of a little girl of Swat for education. The UN has applied the example of this little girl to the world crisis of women’s status in various societies. In the UK, there is a popular demand [...]
