Women

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.  It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

March 8th, International Women's Day

Why Feminism Is AWOL On Islam

Argue all you want with many feminist policies, but few quarrel with feminism’s core moral insight, which changed the lives (and minds) of women forever that women are due the same rights and dignity as men. So, as news of the appalling miseries of women in the Islamic world has piled up, where are the feminists? Where’s the outrage? For a brief moment after September 11, when pictures of those blue alien-creaturely shapes in Afghanistan filled the papers, it seemed as if feminists were going to have their moment. (In Full)

Women Spurning tech jobs

Making sure women stay in technology jobs is as important as persuading girls to pursue such careers in the first place. This was the view of a succession of speakers at the third annual Women in Information Technology conference held in London on Wednesday. (In Full)

Forced chastity tests are common, rights activists say

An international human rights group says women and girls continue to suffer extreme repression in parts of Afghanistan. Human Rights Watch says it has evidence of mounting abuses, harassment and restrictions of women's rights. ( In Full)