Young Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis march through the streets of Bielefeld
Young Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis wear shirts reading "Stop the IS terrorists" and "Free Shingal" as they march through the streets of Bielefeld August 9, 2014. Some 10,000 ethnic Kurds of the Yazidis sect, who practice an ancient faith related to Zoroastrianism, protested in the western German city on Saturday against Islamic State (IS) militants, who are surging across northern Iraq near the Kurdistan borders in their drive to eradicate unbelievers such as Christians and Yazidis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT RELIGION)
A Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis cries as she marches through the streets of Bielefeld
A Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis cries as she marches through the streets of Bielefeld August 9, 2014. Some 10,000 ethnic Kurds of the Yazidis sect, who practice an ancient faith related to Zoroastrianism, protested in the western German city on Saturday against Islamic State (IS) militants, who are surging across northern Iraq near the Kurdistan borders in their drive to eradicate unbelievers such as Christians and Yazidis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)
Women take part in a demonstration in support the Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa
Women take part in a demonstration in support the Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa August 9, 2014. The poster reads, "Gaza is victorious. Together against seige." REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Two Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis flash victory signs as they march through the streets of Bielefeld
Two Kurdish women of the ethnic minority of Yazidis flash victory signs as they march through the streets of Bielefeld August 9, 2014. Some 10,000 ethnic Kurds of the Yazidis sect, who practice an ancient faith related to Zoroastrianism, protested in the western German city on Saturday against Islamic State (IS) militants. The IS are surging across northern Iraq near the Kurdistan borders in their drive to eradicate unbelievers such as Christians and Yazidis. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
'SOS Campus Act' Actually Won't Help Survivors
Why would Congress put into federal law the idea that campus-rape reporting can be deterred? Congress must stop messing with the essential idea that when it comes to redressing sexual violence on campuses, women have a civil right to safety and equality.
Novelist Harper Lee Opens Up to Chicago Journalist
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Women shout during a demonstration in Freedom Square in Benghazi
Women shout during a demonstration in support of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council and against Libya's newly elected parliament, in Freedom Square in Benghazi August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
New U.S. Medicaid enrollments top 7 million under Obamacare
USA-HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID:New U.S. Medicaid enrollments top 7 million under Obamacare
Tanzanian women lobby male partners to be circumcised
Procedure reduces risk of HIV infection and cervical cancer