Stories about Women & Gender from September, 2007
Cambodia: Preventing Exploitation of Girls
Vutha summarizes a report on sexual exploitation of women in Cambodia and calls for stricter implementation of laws that according to him are only there for the benefit of the rich and powerful.
Jordan: How to Force a Marriage
Naseem Tarawnah from Jordan links to a story about how a man was jailed for having a relationship with a girl, whose parents turned him away. He set up a tent on a main street, where he had sex with the girl for seven months.
Egypt: Great Women
“Today is officially the first day of the academic year in Egypt and for this occasion I would like to talk a little about a woman who helped pave the way for other women to become teachers, school principals and professionals in all fields, the woman who contributed to the...
Bahrain: Human Trafficking in the Gulf
“Human trafficking remains to be one of our biggest crimes in the Gulf, with little to no awareness campaigns or activism revolving around it,” writes Bahraini blogger Esra'a , who links to an alarming video and chilling stories in this post.
Saudi Arabia: Sex-segregated Sidewalks
Sex-segregated sidewalks could soon become the norm in Saudi Arabia, reports Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah, who links to a news article. “Did prophet Mohammed ordered to have two sidewalks; one for men, another for women? It’s ironic to think of having a ‘women sidewalks’… I mean, how will they mark...
Iran:A Web Movie about Women's Campaign
Iranian women’s rights activists initiated a wide campaign,last year, demanding an end to discriminatory laws against women in the Iranian law.You can watch a web movie about this campaign.
Ukraine: Heritage and Femininity
Natalia Antonova again writes about heritage and femininity.
India: Sports, gender and suicide
IndieQuill on an athlete who failed a gender test, media covering sports and the lack of support for this woman.
Ugandan bloggers reminisce
For the blogren, this has been the week to remember their childhoods. Their posts — touching, witty, inspiring — give insight into the diversity of Ugandan youth.
Oman: Too Religious
Omani blogger Suburban is shocked by the indecent attitude of foreigners in Oman.
India: Sexuality and Women
Ultra Violet on the wraps on women's sexuality in India. Like sanitary napkins bundled in newspaper packages.
China: Banning Sexual Implication Content
Josie Liu from China in Transition blogged about the Chinese Government's effort in banning sexual implication content in T.V and radio broadcast. Despite the bans, there are more and more sexual implications in the media.
Sri Lanka: Divorce Rates
vikalpa on rising divorce rates in Sri Lanka.
Japan: Cosplay
Pingmag has an interview with Cosplayer, Mello Yubari, on their own perception of the cosplayer world. For Mello, cosplay is a way of expressing one’s love for something – it’s a really fun mode of expression.
Bahrain: Celebrating Divorce
Bahraini blogger Silly Bahraini Girl celebrates the divorce of a friend in this post. “Yup.. we now celebrate divorces more than we actually celebrate weddings and the reason being you walk into a marriage with your eyes shut tight,” she explains.
Jordan: Arab Women on TV
Jordanian blogger Naseem Tarawnah discusses the roles given to women in Arab television programmes in this post.
Serbia: Women's Beauty
Belgrade 2.0 writes about the beauty of the majority of Serbian women – a stereotype, perhaps, but a good one.
India: On buying condoms
Learning by Living on the rather delicate issue of buying female condoms in India.
Ukraine: The Way We Dress
Natalia Antonova writes about one “young, seemingly sane, New York intellectual” who seemed deeply traumatized by the way Ukrainian women dress.
Tunisian society “drifting toward the extremes”
Mouwaten Tounsi (Fr) reads two articles, one on a man who married his wife, twice, and took a second in a religious marriage, the another, the popularity of hymenoplasty, and concludes Tunisian society is “drifting toward the extremes” and is in the process of “losing its moderate middle class.”
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica: Two Prime Ministers
Blogging from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni compares her ailing Prime Minister with Jamaica's Portia Simpson-Miller: “They say the mark of a man or woman is the way they deal with adversity.”
