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Politkovskaya: A Life for Justice
This article first appeared in the Women’s UN Report Network. Everyone needs a hero. Anna Politkovskaya was mine. And others’. In addition to the 2005 Civil Courage Prize, she received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation in 2002, as well as prizes from the Overseas Press Club and Amnesty International. […]
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Dutch Activist Discusses Islam
This article was originally published by The Harvard Crimson. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a member of Dutch Parliament and human rights activist, addressed issues ranging from the culture of arranged marriages to the compatibility of Islam with open societies in Western Europe at several venues across campus yesterday. She began her tour at the Harvard Coop, […]
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Iranian Regime Erases Progress on Women’s Rights
This article was originally published by The Washington Times. Despite International Women’s Day celebrations today, women in Iran still struggle for basic rights. The country’s conservative authorities forbid women from simple activities such as watching the World Cup qualifying soccer game live in a stadium. More prominent are restrictions on their legal and civil rights. […]
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The New Genghis Khan
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. One way to get to know a country is through an extraordinary person. And in a remote land whose best known figure lived more than 700 years ago, it takes a real star to draw you into the intricacies of the place. In 2004, an […]
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American Organization Brings Women Together to Build Peace
This article was originally published by Voice of America. Even if they don’t carry guns, women in war zones around the world pay the high cost of armed conflicts. They witness the loss of family members. They struggle to support their children and sustain life in their communities under dangerous conditions. But they can also […]
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A Survivor of Rwanda’s Horrors Writes Hope Into Law
This article was originally published by The Washington Post. She was born a Rwandan refugee in Uganda, where her parents herded cattle. A bright and determined student, she went to class under a tree using a borrowed identity, was smuggled across borders to continue her schooling, graduated from Uganda’s Makerere University and studied law on […]
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Iraqi Women Seek Leadership Positions
This article was originally published by United Press International. As the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections began to trickle in, one Washington based group of Iraqi expatriates were more concerned with gender, than with party or ethnic affiliation. “We want the recognition of women to be leaders, to be in the ‘making decisions’ positions,” said […]
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Inclusive Security: Hope for Congo
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe. The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but the atrocities continue. Since 1998, nearly 4 million people have died, not only as a result of violence but also from disease and famine triggered by war. Every 24 hours means another 1,000 […]
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The Lives They Once Knew
This article was originally published by The Jerusalem Post. In contrast to the numerous learned books that have already been published about the Balkans, in This Was Not Our War, Ambassador-author Swanee Hunt tells the history of the conflict through the experiences of those who lived through it. By conducting in-depth interviews, Hunt analyzes the […]
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Southern Belle, Steel Magnolia
This article was originally published by The Jerusalem Post. Ambassador Swanee Hunt sits in the lobby of east Jerusalem’s American Colony Hotel holding court. Indeed, her elegant style of dress and soft-spoken manner make her seem like a regal figure, as she greets the diplomats, religious figures and activists she has come to see during […]
