As the world watches, women in Afghanistan continue to be killed at an alarming rate. While some of the ill-treated have fallen prey to domestic violence and pious extremists, others have suffered from the actions of American forces. For women, there is no safe haven in Afghanistan.
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The house that Sahar built
The house that Sahar built: Amid the senseless killing, one girl’s life is celebrated by the first Internet café for Afghan women.
Though some progress has been achieved, women in Afghanistan continue to be victimized by tribal ethnocentrism, the politics of war and a patriarchal society that openly embraces misogyny as a tool of repression. One group of daring women has defied the suicide bombers, encroaching military and centuries-old traditions by opening an Internet café, in honor of a girl who tried to stand up for her rights, only to be murdered.
“Ghost brides” of China
For some Chinese citizens, when a bachelor in the family passes away…
Tragic ending for courageous acid attack victim
Tragic ending for courageous acid attack victim
Microfinancing success for the women of Kenya
Microfinancing success for the women of Kenya
Saudi’s Ban Women Drivers
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a country that has earned much of its wealth providing gasoline for millions of vehicles around the world, women have no legal right to drive an automobile.