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By Mona Eltahawy <a href=”http://www.metronews.ca/Toronto/comment/article/217463–naivete-and-international-hypocrisy”>Metro Canada</a> If pirates were holding Nathalie Moran and her three children hostage would the Canadian government rescue her? Moran, 24, is the Canadian woman who claims her Saudi husband Samir Said Ramthi Al-Bishi – whom she met in Canada – is holding her against her will in the kingdom, infamous [...]
By Mona Eltahawy The Jerusalem Report April 27, 2009 I love public speaking. I used to want to be an actress when I was younger so it obviously satisfies the performer in me. I like to think that I’m pretty fast on my feet during the Q&A sessions, too, but occasionally someone asks me something [...]
By Mona Eltahawy April 17, 2009 Metro When Taliban gunmen shot dead prominent women’s rights activist Sitara Achakzai in Kandahar on Sunday, they had nothing to hide. It was broad daylight after all. To further underline that bloody message of hatred for women, a Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the murder. Clearly, misogyny has married [...]
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Associated Press – Afghan president orders review of marital law By JASON STRAZIUSO – 1 hour ago KABUL (AP) — The Afghan president said Saturday he had ordered a review of a new law that critics say makes it legal for men to rape their wives, responding to criticism from around the world that included [...]
By Mona Eltahawy I thought I was used to seeing politicians bargain with each other. A few concessions here and there to influential voting blocs are part of the elections game. But Afghan President Hamid Karzai — the “liberal” darling of the international community — surely wins that game by throwing women’s rights like bargaining [...]
