women’s rights
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Politics
NFL hires its first female referee (Video)
Another glass ceiling has been shattered. The National Football League announced late last week that it had hired its first female…
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Politics
College feminists protest ‘sexist’ billboard advertising home improvement company (Video)
Demonstrating a firm grasp on the important things in life, a group of college feminists took to the streets —…
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Politics
Topless member of militant feminist group steals Baby Jesus from Vatican nativity display (Video)
Good thing the war on Christmas is nothing more than the product of conservatives’ overactive imaginations. Otherwise, desecrations like the one…
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Foreign Affairs
NATO partner Turkey’s president says ‘equality between men and women against nature’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, one of our NATO partners and a favorite of President Barack Obama, announced his belief…
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Politics
Adding insult to injury: Sandra Fluke defeated in CA state Senate race
It was perhaps the unkindest cut of all: Sandra Fluke, described by Politico as a “women’s health activist,” lost her bid…
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Media
Actor featured in ad of Pa. Dem gubernatorial hopeful starred in torture porn
Memo to Tom Wolf, a Democrat who is running for governor of Pennsylvania: If your campaign team hires a pervert to…
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Foreign Affairs
Syria: Al Qaeda thugs terrorize women at wedding party
A squad of self-appointed Sharia cops raided a wedding reception in the al Qaeda controlled area of Syria, and during…
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Foreign Affairs
Iranian women defy Sharia, remove hijabs at risk of whipping, jail, fines
“Dependent upon one any given judge’s interpretation of Islamic law, the offending female could also face upwards of 74 lashes…”…
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Unyielding
Letter by Brandeis faculty demanding invitation to Ayaan Hirsi Ali be rescinded
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born American women’s rights and atheist activist, writer and politician who is known for her…
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Email Featured
6-year-old Afghan girl consigned to marriage to pay off debt
The photograph accompanying this article could come from an appeal by one of the relief organizations that advertise on late-night…
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Economy
National Park Service produces videos praising Islam’s contributions to women’s rights
Come again? There are two elements in the title of this post that don’t compute. One is the phrase “Islam’s…
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Law and Government
Women and sharia courts
In the United Kingdom, an estimated 85 courts mediate disputes among Muslims based on traditional Islamic law, or sharia. Many…
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Foreign Affairs
Promising the good life in Syria
In case you missed it, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke in Dublin on December 3 about the need to…
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