Stories about Women & Gender from July, 2007
Jordan: Light Sentence for Murderer
Jordanian Natasha Tynes is having difficulties understanding why a Jordanian court halved the sentence of a man accused of murdering his own daughter.
Kuwait: Marriage Trends
Financy sums up marriage trends in Kuwait in the following post.
Sri Lanka: Illegal Abortions
Beyond Borders on the consequences of abortion being illegal in Sri Lanka – pointing out that the 300,000 illegal abortions in the country are a silent genocide if a person...
Arabeyes: Singers Banned in Syria and Terrorist Arabs at All Airports
A number of female Arab singers have been banned from singing in Syria - to put a limit to moral corruption. In another development, Arabs seem to be targeted at airports around the world, even in their own homes, where they are being treated like terrorists. These are just two of the conversations taking place in Arabic blogs this week.
Jordan: Sexual Diseases
Jordanian Hareega has been transfered to the sexually transmitted diseases clinic – as a doctor- and has spilled some beans here. Hareega works in the US.
Palestine: The Plight of Women
Instead of the usual political banter, this week's view into the Palestinian blogosphere will focus on women - join Jillian York for a glimpse into what female bloggers (or those blogging about females) are thinking.
Touring Libyan Blogs: Health Sector, Old Ladies, Confrontating a Racist Bully, Globetrotting and Another Libyan Writer
The case of the Bulgarian nurses (and the Palestinian doctor) is already fading into history - while speculation rages if they have been bought off, whether they were guilty or not, if they were hostage to a political settlement in the New World Order or who is it exactly that defused the situation? One thing is sure on this side of the world is that their innocence or the lack of it has not been proven 100 per cent. However, in the interest of self preservation Libyans are moving on, writes Fozia Mohamed.
Russia: High-Heeled Sprint
Siberian Light reports on this year's high-heeled sprint that took place in St. Petersburg this past weekend.
Kuwait: One Year
It's been a year since someone broke Desert Girl‘s heart, who expresses her feelings in this intense post.
American Blogger in the land of “Down with USA”
View from Iran has always been a very attractive blog for me. An American blogger based in Iran writes about her daily experiences in the land of “down with America”....
Fighting HIV/AIDS in ‘post-Islamist’ Sudan
Despite the challenges of preventing the spread of HIV in what remains a deeply conservative society, a Tunisian blogger working in Sudan's national AIDS prevention program observes a growing openness to once-taboo ideas.
Uzbekistan: Domestic violence, a prison for Uzbek Paris Hiltons and “Iran, go home!”
This week on Uzbekstani blogs: The difficult role of women in society and domestic violence stand in stark contrast to the flamboyant life of the president's daughter. Also, a young Uzbek football player displays a "Iran Go Home" poster before a match, Uzbek civil society is under threat, and a special prison is being built for delinquent civil servants.
Bangla blogs discuss evolution – Of life, blogs and women power
What is blogging all about? Is it about sharing one's daily life and/or thoughts with the rest of the world? Is it then an autobiography of sorts? Can a blog...
India: Women, abortions and the Government
Kafila on the girl-child in India, the government's alarming proposals to stop sex-selective abortions and the impact it has on women's control over their bodies.
India: On Marriage
Wannabe Indian Punkster comes up with a list of reasons to not get married.
Bahrain: First Female Bloggers Meeting
The First Female Bloggers meeting was held in Bahrain and Gardens of Sand brings us the reactions.
India At 60: New Book on Partition of India, First Woman President and A Film on Gandhi's Son
A couple of weeks from now on August 15th and 14th, India and Pakistan will celebrate their 60th year of Independence. What stands out in stark contrast is the differences...
Podcast: Intro to the Nari Jibon Project
Just three weeks ago the Nari Jibon center in Dhaka, Bangladesh was announced as one of five recipients of the first round of Rising Voices outreach grants. This introductory podcast offers some background information to Bangladesh, the current status of Bangladeshi women, and how the Nari Jibon project aims to use citizen media to help empower the voices of young women from Dhaka.
Bahrain: Homeless Woman
Bahraini emoodz is enraged at the plight of a homeless woman.
Armenia: Shadow matriarchy?
One Armenian World looks at the predominant role of the Armenian mother – and in how far this cements the oppression of young child-bearing women.
Armenia: Domestic violence
Tirami Su has some thoughts on domestic violence and women's perception of it in Armenia.
