One Death is Too Many
The great Irish philosopher Edmund Burke said that for evil to triumph, all that is necessary is that good men do nothing. I am reminded of Burke’s words as I look into the culture of impunity here in...
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European Marriage Puzzle: Gays In or Out?
Photo: by torbakhopper. Obtained from Flickr. Sometimes gay couples in Europe are trapped in a sort of Kafkian scenario when they try to register their relationship status. It can be a harrowing...
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Beyond London 2012 Olympics: Blood in Sochi 2014
When the Black Sea resort of Sochi (Russia) won the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, Circassians were not celebrating. How could they? The 22nd Winter Olympiad will take place on the 150th...
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Kallenbach Letters: What If Gandhi Was Gay?
This is a cross-post from pabitraspeaks.com MY DEAR FRIEND, I feel like crying out to you ‘Do come and help me!’ Mrs. Gandhi is again down with her swellings. She has lost all power of resistance....
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FGM Realities in Rural Ghana
AFRICA SERIES : PART 5 Uneducated rural women are the main sufferers of FGM. Picture by Npong Francis. “Losing three children at birth is the most painful thing that has ever happened to me in my...
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Covert Female Genital Mutilation Among the Diaspora Community
AFRICA SERIES : PART 6 Thinking things over. Photo credit: Photochiel via flickr under a Creative Commons license. In the United Kingdom, where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered criminal...
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A Day in the Life of a Teenage Mother in Kenya
AFRICA SERIES : PART 7 Njeri sighs as she pulls a three-legged stool to rest after a long day in school. “I hope by narrating the experiences I go through daily, I will be able to encourage other teen...
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Latin America: Domestic Violence Forces Women to Migrate
Walk against Domestic Violence and commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago, November 29, 2008. Photo by CWGL via Flickr...
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India rises in protests, asks: will this war against women end?
Protest outside Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi over gang rape. Photo by Ramesh Lalwani via Flickr under creative commons license. The previously-anonymous woman once christened Damini [Lightning in...
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Voices of Advocates Part 1: Domestic Violence (Trinidad &Tobago)
Walk against domestic violence and commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 29, 2008, Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago. The story of a young woman...
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