Stories about Women & Gender from December, 2007
Iran:24 Internet cafés closed,23 people arrested
According to Reporters Without Borders, 24 Internet cafés in the course of a police operation in Tehran on 16 December were closed and 23 people, including 11 women, were arrested for “immoral behaviour.”
Libya: Modern Day Amazons
Lalla Lydia sheds light on Libyan president Muammer Gadaffi's all women security guards in this post.
Haiti: Restavek
Denise Green at Haiti Innovation blogs about the island's Restavek situation.
Bahrain: A tenfold increase in population?!
This time the roundup from Bahrain covers three weeks. We have frustration on every front, unfortunately: frustration with being surrounded by apathy and ignorance, with being a teenager, and with a ludicrous criminal charge. One blogger is considering leaving the Gulf for a better life back in India, another admits he rarely reads, and a number of others are debating the merits of secularism.
Armenia: Xenophobic Official
Nazarian is shocked by a recent article published in the local press penned by an official in the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The article reported the situation Armenian women find themselves in when they marry Arabs. However, rather than call for tolerance, Nazarian says the official urged Armenian women...
India: On Post Feminism
Ultra Violet asks if it is indeed time to call in the era of post-feminism yet.
Polygamy and AIDS in Africa
Reseau sida Afrique on polygamy and AIDS [Fr] in Africa
UAE: 15 Years for Child Rapists
Egyptian blogger Zeinobia reports that two UAE citizens were sentenced to 15 years each for raping a French boy. Global Voices Online had earlier reported blogger's reactions to the case here.
Iran:Creating fear without reason
Mohmmad Ali Abatahi,former vice presdient and blogger,criticized Iranian police decision to crack down on long boots and winter clothing. He says “confusion in the uncommon decisions made about clothing makes the society worried and afraid.”
Egypt: The Secret of Sudanese Women
Egyptian Sandmonkey shares a secret about Sudanese women in this post.
Russia: Nashi's Vova Panties
Scraps of Moscow writes about “a Nashi-sponsored fashion-show-cum-rally,” Russian politics and feminism: “The young lady – or at least part of her – is proclaiming, ‘VOVA! I am with you!'”
Armenia: Domestic Violence
Unzipped: Gay Armenia is concerned by the latest figures from UNICEF which indicate that 22 percent of women in Armenia believe a husband has the right to beat his wife. However, the blog says that the figures are better than in Georgia and Uzbekistan where 30 and 70 percent respectively...
Angola: Portrait of an Angolan woman back home
Desabafos Angolanos [pt] publishes a letter from an Angolan woman who has come back home after many years living in Portugal. “After reading her e-mail, I thought it would be nice to share it here at the blog. Maybe other people will make their own portrait of Angola and have...
India: 49th Carnival of Feminists
Tamil Punkster brings the 49th Carnival of Feminists. Links to some excellent posts on issues like media, violence and technology.
Bangladesh: Women and Skills
Bangladesh From Our View on how imparting skills can make a huge difference to lives of women.
Iran:Long boots targeted in Iran clothing crack down
Razeno says[Fa] that Iranian police warned women and announced that “tight trousers tucked inside long boots and wearing short overcoats are against Islamic codes.”The blogger has published a photo of tight trousers tucked inside long boots and writes “look this is what they say creating immorality in society”.Read more here
Armenia: Death and Sex
Armenia, a blog by a 23 year old ethnic Armenian from the Diaspora now living and volunteering in the country, comments on how local culture deals with death and sex.
Jamaica: Ten Dollar “Wine”
“Yes, these nine to eleven grade young girls are selling their bodies and sexual favours for as cheap as JM$10 (approximately US$0.14)!”: Stunner's Afflictions says “something needs to be done for this trend to stop”.
Malaysia: Don't Carry The Guy's Bags
Rocky warns Malaysian Girls to stop carrying other's bag while they are traveling abroad. This comes after some incidents where drug smugglers used Malaysian women as their carriers without the women knowing what was in the bag.
Iran:Boy executed for Underage Homosexual Act
Kamangir reports that Makwan Moloudzadeh, was executed for a homosexual act which he allegedly committed when he was 13. Amnesty International has published a report on this issue:”Iran,the last executioner of children”.
India: Gender and Voice
genderbenders on argument, gender and the idea of a voice.
