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Kurdish men dress in drag to support gender equality

Katrine DermodyApril 25, 2013 12:39

The campaign, entitled 'Kurd Men for Equality' is a response to a sentence given to a man found guilty by the Marivan County tribunal court on 15 April. The campaign's tagline reads: ‘Being a woman is not a way for humiliation or punishment.’

Indian sisters hurt in acid attack

Amy SilversteinApril 3, 2013 13:36

"The victims were walking together when two men on a motorbike made lewd remarks and the man who was riding pillion splashed acid on all of them."

Indian sanitation minister tells young women not to get married into families who don't own toilets

Amy SilversteinOctober 22, 2012 10:33

His complaints that the country has more temples than toilets has outraged ring-wing Hindus.

Martha Raddatz scores points for female journalists and debate moderators

Amy SilversteinOctober 12, 2012 13:29

"Female journalists and wannabe girl reporters immediately had a new geek role model."

Saudi Arabia deports more female pilgrims on their way to Mecca

Amy SilversteinSeptember 28, 2012 16:22

"Women aged under 45 must be accompanied on the journey by a 'mahramu.'"

Todd Akin says his opponent Claire McCaskill is not "ladylike"

Amy SilversteinSeptember 27, 2012 19:01

"I think that’s because she feels threatened.”

George Tiller's Kansas abortion clinic set to reopen

Amy SilversteinSeptember 27, 2012 12:10

The late Dr. Tiller was murdered by an anti-abortion zealot in 2009.

Turkish woman decapitated rapist to restore her honor

Amy SilversteinSeptember 4, 2012 14:08

"I saved my honor."

Todd Akin interviewer blames "brain fart" on lack of follow-up questions to "legitimate rape" quote

Amy SilversteinAugust 20, 2012 13:08

“We all brain fart sooner or later, and this is mine.”

Former NFL cheerleader Sarah Jones denies being the "female Sandusky"

Amy SilversteinJuly 31, 2012 19:23

“I am not going to apologize ... for fighting publicly and in the courtroom for clients who face these types of charges."