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The following is excerpted from an article by Rana Husseini that appeared in the Jordan Times: Activists and officials agreed last week that uniting and organizing national efforts was the strongest means of combating violence against women in Jordanian society. They proposed that these efforts should be translated into one national plan of action, which [...]
The almost ready to release movie Lioness takes a new look at the ever changing role of women in combat. In the US military, women are not allowed to engage in direct ground combat. Instead, they are supposed to perform the more auxiliary roles. Sometimes, however, this puts them close to combat. For example, they [...]
Two weeks ago, it was uncertain whether the Iraqi Parliament would pass a crucial law addressing some serious flaws with the nation’s election process. According to the Los Angeles Times, the political stalemate has begun to ease and the law was passed yesterday. This new legislation will result in more representation for Sunni Arabs, who [...]
