Women’s Rights – UNIFEM Events and Updates Around the World
UNIFEM around the World Call for Proposals: Fund for Gender Equality UNIFEM is pleased to announce the first call for proposals for the Fund for…
Arkansas: SPLC Reports on “White Power” Teen Group
Arkansas: SPLC Reports on “White Power” Teen Group
Mississippi: Church vandalized, shot, “KKK The South Will Rise Again” Graffiti
WJTV: “Madison Co. Church Vandalized” WJTV reports: — “The Madison County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a case of vandalism at a predominantly black church near…
Louisiana: Judge has suspect in KKK murder case tutored on guilt and innocence
Louisiana: Judge has suspect in KKK murder case tutored on guilt and innocence Examiner reports: — “Shane Foster, 21, of Bogalusa Louisiana, is accused of…
Canada: Reports state Mississauga-based group promotes speaker who praises suicide bombers, condemns democracy
— National Post: “Toronto’s newest speaking star: a would-be suicide bomber” — ““The Mississauga, Ont.-based Al-Fauz Institute for Islamic Thought” Azzam Tamimi recently proclaimed: “I…
Pakistan: Mob attacks home of 60-year-old woman in Extremist “blasphemy” charge
— Pakistan Daily Times reports: “An angry mob attacked the house of a 60-year-old woman in Sanghar district in Sindh in another alleged incident of…
Iran Protest News: August 5, 2009
(Iran) Ahmadinejad sworn in as riot police break up protests Latest Updates on Iran’s Post-Election Crisis (Iran) White House U-turn on Ahmadinejad as president sworn…
“Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence”
ICC Reports: “Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence” — “Threaten to Hang Christian, Demand Release of Clerics Arrested for Inciting Violence” — “Several Muslim groups…
North Korea: Freed journalists home in US after North Korea pardon – Euna Lee and Laura Ling
(North Korea) Freed journalists home in US after North Korea pardon – Euna Lee and Laura Ling — AP reports: — “‘The past 140 days…
Saudi Arabia: Women Hold University Protest
Saudi Arabia: Girl students protest, clash with Taif University guards — Saudi Gazette reports: — “Scuffles broke out Sunday as female security guards of Taif…