More of what Bush's illegal intervention has meant for Iraqi women--

Iraqi policewomen are told to surrender their weaponsBAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government has ordered all policewomen to hand in their guns for redistribution to men or face having their pay withheld, thwarting a U.S. initiative to bring women into the nation's police force ( Read more... )

(mirrored from Feministing)

Women activists in Saudi Arabia are protesting the recent ruling that sentenced a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes and six months in jail for being in a car with a man who wasn't her relative.Activist Wajiha al-Hweider said "[T]here is injustice against women in courts. It is a bitter situation that Saudi women have to ( Read more... )

I got a letter from Code Pink - please read this and act on it--

Dear Johanna,

Can you imagine being afraid to leave your home because of the very real threat of attack--whether by bomb or bullet or stone? This is a fear, a threat, Iraqi women have to live with every single day.

In April 2006, CODEPINK released Iraqi Women Under Siege, a ( Read more... )

Bush is a liar (but we all knew that already). He claimed the invasion of Iraq is helping women's rights? Damned liar. The truth is contrary to his claims.

Iraqi women's rights activist Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, spoke on Fresh Air - it's horrifying and heartbreaking. Iraqi women are being kidnapped ( Read more... )

Lesbian Palestinians Break Social Taboos ( Read more... )

from pinknews.co.uk
Israel urged to secure gay Palestinian meeting27th March 2007 15:49 ( Read more... )

Aswat - Palestinian Gay Women are Happy to Invite You to:
"Home and Exile in Queer Identity"
Conference
On the 28th of March 2007

Aswat (which means 'voices') is also publishing the first Arabic book about being lesbian - الوطن والمنفى في تجربة المتحررات جنسيا al-Watan wa-al-manfa fi tajribat al-mutaharrirat jinsiyan. The English version of this ( Read more... )

(J.Hy sez -- Everywhere you look, old barriers are falling. I keep seeing reasons for hope. I loved reading about this woman. She gives me hope. "Break out of the mold, break all the taboos." YEAH! You go, girl!)http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/world/ ( Read more... )