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January 3, 2013 12:03
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Indonesian city demands women not 'straddle' motorbikes

"When you see a woman straddle, she looks like a man. But if she sits side-saddle, she looks like a woman," Mayor Suaidi Yahya told the BBC.
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Motorists inch their way in a heavy traffic in Sumatra, Indonesia, on November 19, 2011. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images)
Are you a woman in the Indonesian city of Lhokseumawe? Be forewarned: female passengers now are only permitted to ride motorcycles side-saddle, as local authorities have concluded that "straddling" the bikes is a violation of Shariah law.
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September 20, 2012 12:19
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Iran: Woman beats up cleric for telling her to cover up

An Iranian woman got so mad at being told to dress "modestly" by a cleric that she put him in hospital.
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Some Iranian women are getting really fed of up of being told what to wear. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Bad hijab? Come over here and say that.
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Saudi Arabia plans women-only city

August 11, 2012 10:51
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Saudi Arabia has decided to approach the problem of women and Sharia law in a novel way: plans are afoot to construct an all-female city, geared towards working women, reported RT.com.

Thousands of Indian women coerced into unneeded hysterectomies

July 17, 2012 12:48
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The Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh is investigating allegations that hundreds of women had unneeded hysterectomie so doctors might collect on insurance claims, reported the BBC today.

Incoming Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announces pregnancy

July 17, 2012 12:22
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Yahoo has hired 37-year-old Google veteran Marissa Mayer as its new CEO — and she's pregnant. Mayer was one of Google's earliest employees and helped create such overwhelmingly popular products as Gmail, Google News and Google Images.

Women's affairs official in Afghanistan murdered by car bomb

July 13, 2012 11:08
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Afghan women's fight for equal rights was dealt another major blow Friday by the bloody car bomb death of a regional head of women's affairs, Reuters reported.

Women to the rescue in Iceland

June 30, 2012 06:00
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If Thora Arnorsdottir wins this weekend’s presidential vote, both of Iceland’s top jobs will be held by women — after men drove the country into bankruptcy.
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