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An Open letter to Ruchika

Shiv — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:56:38 +0000

Dear Ruchika ,
While I write this I am trapped between being angry & sad
I am sad because an innocent candle , sweet as a rose bud, divine as morning dew got sniffed away brutally & despite we being a democratic, god fearing & law abiding country...

Are women responsible for sex related crime?

Shyam Jaiswal — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:19:44 +0000

The controversial statement of Congress MP Santaram Naik that “An alleged rape of lady who moves with strangers for days together, even beyond middle of the night should be treated at different footing. “Through this statement he blames...

Why men crib despite having b###(s)?

Shiv — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:05:39 +0000

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED: Men Are Just Happier People– What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another...

Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance

Craig — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:14:22 +0000

Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t often offered a drink on the house as a welcome home. More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so,...

The most coveted soft toy from a man’s perspective

Shiv — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:43:03 +0000

I know I will lose some close female friends for writing this piece as also lots of hate mail. But I have to let out the bee in my bonnet called mind. I wonder why men are obsessed with female breasts; their navel, bottoms and legs are...

Uganda: Life in Prison For Circumcising Women

John — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:20:36 +0000

Christmas merry making may have come a little early for gender rights’ activists in the country after Parliament yesterday passed a new law that outlaws and criminalises female genital mutilation. The new law, a private member’s Bill drawn up...

Uganda Female Inmates Demand To Have Sex With Their Spouses

John — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:30:51 +0000

WOMEN inmates at Luzira Prison have asked to be granted the right to have sex with their husbands within the prison walls. This, they argued, would help in the rehabilitation of prisoners. The demand was made yesterday at the Luzira Prison...

Floods and droughts disrupt life in East African state of Uganda

Global Report — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:08:11 +0000

Temperature in Uganda will rose up to 1.5 degree Celsius over the next two decades. Its damaging agriculture and livelihood of whole communities, according population report published in 2009 published jointly with UN Population Fund reported....

Dear Ladies, I love my stubble

Virag Dhulia — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:50:27 +0000

Women Against Lazy Stubble (WALS), is a sexist hate campaign started by Procter and Gamble India Ltd. (P&G) to boost their sales of shaving products because the STUBBLE was slowly catching up as a fashion trend for men and this was hitting...

Thou shalt give birth to a baby boy or else...Kenya women's plight

Boyani — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:25:29 +0000

A woman who gives birth to only daughters is as good as a barren one. That is what Mrs Eunice Kipkemoi Jerono Tarus and her family were told as her matrimonial home was destroyed by her in-laws. They want her family to leave because there is no...