According to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, the legislation recently passed in Afghanistan “says that Afghan Shi’ite women will not have the right to leave their homes except for “legitimate” purposes, and forbids women from working or receiving education without their husbands’ express permission. The legislation explicitly …
Women’s Week Ends with Arundhati Roy
To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is …
Women’s Week in Wonderland Continues – Zainab Salbi
Continuing my “week of women” postings I reintroduce you to Zainab Salbi. Who better to feature during the prelude to International Women’s Week? Only 11 years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein’s personal pilot, Zainab and her family were often forced to spend weekends with …
Female Buyers Beware of Obama’s Call to Service
With Obama’s call for increase service, both military and non military, I’m wondering if his administration is going to help clear some of the debris off the path of service, making the path less hazardous for women? The Lavena Johnson case has yet to be reopened, the Army refusing to …
She Bop, She Bop, and I Don’t Care
I am recovering from a serious episode of disorganization that occurred while trying to organize the 100+ More Ways to Organize Your Life. Consequently it’s notes of nothing here today. We all have friends who send us useless links from online mags we stopped reading junior year of college right? …
