Woodstock Film Festival, Day Three: Susan Seidelman
Region: New York
Saturday, I attended the panel "Amazing Women in Film" -- though I got there late. I did hear the question: "Did you have difficulties being accepted as women directors?" Susan Seidelman replied, "When I was makin... more
Views: 1149PFP Patron-in-Chief represents AJK women in Intra-Kashmir women conference
Region: PakistanMuzaffarabad/Srinagar 26 September 2011: Press for Peace Patron-in-Chief Begum Tanvir Latif is representing women from Pakistan administered Kashmir in three-day intra-Kashmir Women’s Conference which is sc... more
Views: 1182National Day against Human Trafficking was celebrated here in Kathmandu
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, September 6th 2011: The National Day Against Human Trafficking was celebrated here in Kathmandu with the slogan “Our Common Campaign, Full Stop to Human Trafficking” on Tuesday. In its 5t... more
Views: 1962Cultivating Knowledge and Crops: Women Are Key to Sustainable Agricultural Development
Region: GambiaCrossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. Women account for 75 percent of the agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa, but the majority of women farmers are living on only $1.25 per day, acco... more
Views: 1076In Iran, Summer Heat Gives Way to Crackdowns on “Improper” Clothing
Region: Iran
Written by Fred Petrossian A photo from the semi-official Iranian news agency FARS of a woman being reprimanded for her attire. In many places, summer means sun, sea and holidays. In Ira... more
Views: 2370Decreasing female ratio cause a great loss to society: Nahida
Region: India
Srinagar, June 03 (Scoop News) - Managing Director of J&K Women’s Development Corporation, Miss Nahida Soz today appealed the women folk to come forward for eliminating the menace of ... more
Views: 2021Superstitious youth kills his aunt
Region: IndiaIn another macabre incident, one young boy of twenty two murdered his aunt doubting that she was a witch. Fakir Murmu of Rairangpur of Orissa surrendered at the police station with the severed head of his aunt at 5:30 P.M.... more
Views: 1374'Repeal Discriminatory Laws Against Women'
Region: PakistanISLAMABAD: Speakers at a function on Friday here demanded the parliament to remove discriminatory laws against women introduced during the regime of Gen Ziaul Haq. The function was held in connection with Women`s ... more
Views: 1435'Repeal discriminatory laws against women'
Region: PakistanSpeakers at a function here demanded the parliament to remove discriminatory laws against women introduced during the regime of Gen Ziaul Haq. The function was held in connection with Women`s Day being observed on Saturda... more
Views: 1050Annoyed KV
Region: India
Jammu & Kashmir: Kashmira Vahini (KV) deplores biased and communal approach adopted by interlocutors, appointed by Government of India New Delhi, on J&K as is evident by their ignoring attitude towards real victim... more
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