Women's Rights Video and Articles

Saudi Bloggers Shatter the Kingdom's Sil

04 Mar 2010

…Mutlaq, whose "Saudi Amber" Web site is among the kingdom's most sophisticated English-language advocates for women's rights. The majority of Saudi blogs dwell on personal and lifestyle issues, avoiding contentious political issues that many Saudis… ...

Paris Hilton Beer Ad Tries Take Two

03 Mar 2010

…one," he told O Estado de Sao Paulo. Four complaints were filed against the ad, including one by a government women's rights organization which criticized it for its "sexism and lack of respect for the condition of women." Hilton, heiress… ...

Saudi Woman to Get 300 Lashes

03 Mar 2010

…harassment. "She owns a business, and they were making things very difficult for her," said Nadya Khalife, an HRW women's rights researcher for the Middle East. "She didn't keep things quiet." Two local judges, including Aqsa, countered… ...

Brazil Upset by Sexy Paris Hilton Ad

25 Feb 2010

…pictures, is being investigated by Conar, the self-regulator for Brazil's ad industry, and the government's women's rights special secretariat. According to the Web site of the news magazine Veja, the ad, for national beer brand Devassa… ...

Iran Moving to a Military Dictatorship

15 Feb 2010

…to be their partner," she said. "But the will of the people means the will of all the people, men and women. Women's rights are an issue of singular importance to me personally and as secretary of state." She also cited the issue of violence… ...

Muslim-Hindu Punk Bands Part of Movement

03 Jan 2010

…on social-networking sites. The artists say they are just trying to reconcile issues such as life in America, women's rights and homosexuality with Islam and old East vs. West cultural clashes. "This is one way to deal with my identity… ...

Iran Shuts Internet on Eve of Rallies

06 Dec 2009

…that 28 journalists and bloggers are currently being held — including two arrested last week: a blogger supporting women's rights and a reporter for a business daily. The group said reporters have been repeatedly threatened, summoned by the intelligence… ...

Tom Hanks '4-D' Film at WWII Museum

04 Nov 2009

…without question," Hanks said, were the economic and human costs and the war's roots in the civil rights and women's rights movements. "We had a Jim Crow society when all that happened," Hanks said. "We still had segregated armed forces… ...

Domestic violence focus of event

17 Oct 2009

Immigrant and women's rights advocates in Massachusetts plan to take on the issue of domestic violence among immigrants. ...

Taliban Leader Tells 'Invaders' to Study

19 Sep 2009

…s message said the international community has "wrongly depicted" the Taliban as a force against education and women's rights. It did not elaborate. Taliban militants force women to wear the all-encompassing burqa and don't allow females… ...

Model to be Caned for Drinking Beer in M

19 Aug 2009

…authorities to cane her soon so that she can resume her life with her husband and children. Some politicians and women's rights activists have criticized the penalty as too harsh. A woman and a man, both Muslims, were also arrested during… ...

Sexy Bikini Dissolves in Water

31 Jul 2009

A bikini being sold in Germany is driving men crazy and outraging women's rights groups. The sexy thong swimsuit looks like a real bikini but it disappears after just a few seconds in water. ...

Iranian Police Tear-Gas Protesters at Pr

17 Jul 2009

…said. As she headed for the university, a prominent women's rights activist, Shadi Sadr, was beaten by militiamen…
…away, Mousavi's Web site www.mowjcamp.com and a women's rights site www.meydaan.com said. Inside the prayers… ...

Top Iran Cleric Blasts Hard-Liners Over

17 Jul 2009

…spoke on condition of anonymity fearing government retaliation. Two pro-reform Web sites reported that a prominent women's rights activist, Shadi Sadr, was beaten by plainclothes militiamen and taken away as she headed toward Tehran University… ...

Study: Generation Gap in U.S. Biggest Si

29 Jun 2009

…about 74 percent reported major differences in an era of generational conflicts over the Vietnam War and civil and women's rights. In contrast, just 60 percent in 1979 saw a generation gap. Asked to identify where older and younger people differ… ...

Obama Cairo Speech Text

04 Jun 2009

…Africa or providing relief after a natural disaster. The sixth issue -- the sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights. (APPLAUSE) I know... (APPLAUSE) I know, and you can tell from this audience, that there is a healthy debate… ...

Obama's Keywords: America, People, World

04 Jun 2009

…Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster. The sixth issue -- the sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights. I know... I know, and you can tell from this audience, that there is a healthy debate about this issue. I… ...