Sharia's Rise in Nigeria Incited Stoning Sentences
Externally imposed economic austerities helped fuel fundamentalism and the application of Muslim laws, says Karima Bennoune in this excerpt from "Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here." One activist and her colleagues helped women navigate such laws and fight back.
93 Years of Women Voting: Are We Using This Right to Drive the Change We Need?
Today, as we celebrate our hard-fought right to vote, let's remind women of the importance of leveraging that right to ensure full participation in electing and re-electing leaders who are committed to women's equality.
Young Palestinian women hold lit candles and a Syrian opposition flag during a protest against Syria's President Assad in front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City
Young Palestinian women hold lit candles and a Syrian opposition flag during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City August 23, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he intends to conduct a "thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" into the latest alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, an issue his top disarmament official will raise in Damascus shortly. The placard reads: "Greetings from Gaza to Syria". REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Young Palestinian women hold lit candles during a protest against Syria's President Assad in front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City
Young Palestinian women hold lit candles during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of the U.N. headquarters in Gaza City August 23, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he intends to conduct a "thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" into the latest alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, an issue his top disarmament official will raise in Damascus shortly. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan killings
USA-AFGHANISTAN/TRIAL (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan killings
U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan rampage
USA-AFGHANISTAN/TRIAL-VERDICT (URGENT):U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan rampage
Possible closure of Ohio clinic shows new tactic in U.S. abortion clash
USA-ABORTION/OHIO:Possible closure of Ohio clinic shows new tactic in U.S. abortion clash
Photo journalist gang-raped in Mumbai
Mumbai police have one man in custody and are searching for four others suspected of gangraping a female photojournalist in what is considered India's safest city for women
Jury asked to decide fate of U.S. soldier who killed 16 Afghans
USA-AFGHANISTAN/TRIAL (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Jury asked to decide fate of U.S. soldier who killed 16 Afghans