Women Activists
Jul 25 2007, Pooja

Zimbabwe’s government has used state-sponsored brutality to quash dissent and women on the front lines of protest are paying a heavy personal price.

Women activists in Zimbabwe are having a tough time they are being subjected to violence and...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(44)
Well, guys males have all rights to puff anywhere they want but females are not allowed for same. Don’t get shocked reading this, its strange but true, this incident...
made popular Jul 3 2009
(12)
veena, delhi
It finally came into open ,while delegating the ban on Burqas’ the garment which Muslim women wear and which covers them from head to toe, is a sign of...
made popular Jun 23 2009
(192)
veena, delhi
Before anyone jumps in to accuse me of being a feminist as many have done before just hear me out.Previously I was one of the anti reservation brigade, the present...
made popular Jun 6 2009
(0)
Zafar, Islamabad
A long-standing member of an Afghan women’s association fighting for justice and rights calls for U.S. troops to withdraw, saying they are occupying her country...
made popular Jun 3 2009
(138)
Anusha, BANGALORE
If you are a women making your way through a faceless crowd of shoppers, loiters, time-passers, jobless men, on the street, you could receive a range of unwelcome forms...
made popular May 12 2009
(6)
Zubair Usman, Islamabad
I came from a purely Hindu family where we were always taught to regard ourselves (i.e. women) as beings who were eventually to be married off and have children and...
made popular Mar 16 2009
(0)
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Telenovelas as a staple of Latin American television watching. Unlike American series that run as long as possible [some beyond their welcome], telenovelas are...
made popular Mar 13 2009
(0)
Rose Ng'ang'a, Nairobi
It’s such a nice, peaceful and cool evening, why don’t I grab this chance and join my women friends whom we haven’t met for almost a whole week now. We do not...
made popular Jan 30 2009
(43)
Karim Khan, Peshawar
Whether you call it Islamization, Talibanization, or sheer male dictatorship but the news is out: the head of the University of Malakand NWFP, has decided to ensure...
made popular Jan 5 2009
(1)
Arpita Mukherjee, Kolkata
On 8 March 1908 female garments workers in USA took to the Manhattan streets protesting against gender discrimination demanding equal pay, better working conditions,...
made popular Sep 13 2008
(15)
Sarah, Cairo
I believe the Egyptian education system (Thanaweya Amma) is there to kill the spirit of our youth, and break them into demotivated, frustrated, hopeless young adults....
made popular Jul 19 2008
(29)
Pankaj, Shimla
# A UN report shockingly indicates that the disparity between women and men’s rights is all too common and prevalent in almost every country around the world. #...
made popular Apr 5 2008
(0)
Pooja, Shimla
Aicha Ech-Chenna a name not new in Morocco, a country where single mothers were considered the legal equivalents of prostitutes and subject to harsh forms of social...
made popular Aug 17 2006
(0)
Himadree, Delhi
Wajiha al-Huweidar, the 45-year-old writer of Saudi Arab was held by the police as she tried to voice out for more rights for her fellow sisters. Huweidar staged an...
made popular Aug 7 2006
(0)
Himadree, Delhi
Women Rights I don’t understand why these women are upon making a hell out of their own lives. 500 Saudi Women very recently addressed a letter to Custodian of...
made popular Feb 10 2006
(0)
Himadree, Delhi
In the war afflicted nation Afghanistan the gender gap has risen so alarmingly that desperate measures are called for at once. According to a report presented by the...
made popular Feb 4 2006
(0)
AP,
In Pakistan, a clear picture of violation of women rights, injustice and discrimination against women can be seen. A research conducted by the United Nations revealed...
made popular Oct 8 2005
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Himadree, Delhi
Wajiha al-Huweidar, the 45-year-old writer of Saudi Arab was held by the police as she tried to voice out for more rights for her fellow sisters. Huweidar staged an...
made popular Aug 7 2006