A simple declaration I translated into many languages in honor of International Women's Day.

Ainu: menoko ku ne.
Akan: me yε baa.
Albanian: unë jam një grua.
Amharic: ené sét näñ.
Arabic: ana imra’ah.
Aramaic: ena nesha.
Armenian: yes mi kin em.
Assamese: mai tirotā haom.
Aymara: naya xa warmi twa.
Azerbaijani: mən gadınam. ( Read more... )

Comments: I support the sisters in my mother country (that's not a mixed metaphor, is it?) for doing this, I see it as part of the wave of Muslim sisters doing it for themselves that has been building in the past couple of years, from the women's council on Islamic law begun in New York in 2006 to the current Muslim women's organizing in TorontoBut ( Read more... )

On March 8th, International Women’s Day, at 10 AM, ONE MILLION AFGHAN WOMEN across all provinces will MARCH FOR PEACE.

They believe only Afghans can stop the violence against other Afghans. They want to stop the killing of their sons, husbands, brothers, fathers and families.

They have taken their cue from two ordinary women in Ireland who, in ( Read more... )