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10 Ways to Give to Women and Girls

by Malaika Durban  |  December 2, 2008

“This is the first time in history that women are funding women in a major way.”

Helen LaKelly Hunt

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Afghanistan Exposed

by Malalai Joya  |  December 2, 2008

“There are many more secret heroines in Afghanistan.”

Even with the assassination threats she faces, Malalai Joya, often called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan,” speaks out—naming warlords and telling the international community what it must do now.…Read More »

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South Africa: The Power of Movements

November 14, 2008 - November 17, 2008  |  Cape Town, South Africa

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Rebel Woman

“Music was around all the time; it became like breathing.”

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Sign Petition to End Rape in the Congo

December 2, 2008

Since 1996, eastern Congo has been the epicenter of the deadliest war since World War II, and it remains a place where combatants on all sides routinely use rape and sexual violence as a weapon to destroy women, families, and communities.…Read More »

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Global News and Commentary

Updated December 2, 2008

“Whatever happens, withdrawal of troops should be the first step.”

Eman, Afghan women’s rights activist

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Afghanistan: Afghans to Obama: End the Occupation

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Common Dreams, December 2, 2008

DRC: Congolese Women Stage Protest Against Fighters


Afrik, December 2, 2008

USA: 50 Women to Watch


Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2008

Sudan: Southern Women March


IRIN , December 2, 2008

USA : Economy Hitting Women Hardest, Say Experts


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