Q&A: ”Women Will Benefit From Secularism”
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Cam McGrath interviews Egyptian feminist author NAWAL EL-SAADAWI
CAIRO, Oct 23 (IPS) – Controversy stalks dissident writer Nawal El-Saadawi, whose views on women and religion have put her at odds with Egyptian conservatives.
Recently she returned to Cairo after nearly three years in exile, and has [...]
POLITICS: U.S. Berated for Shielding Israel on Gaza Killings
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Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – A U.S. decision to stall Security Council action against Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for war crimes during the 22-day conflict in Gaza last December has come under heavy fire both from inside and outside the [...]
GUATEMALA: Only 10 Agents to Fight Human Trafficking Nationwide
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Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 13 (IPS) – In spite of a new law against human trafficking in effect since March, little has been done in Guatemala to fight the trafficking of children, and child sex tourism has begun to flourish, experts warn.
”The office of [...]
SIERRA LEONE: Journalists at War with Highest Court
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Mohamed Fofanah
FREETOWN, Oct 09 (IPS) – Umaru Fofana looks dishevelled. His hair is overgrown and people who do not know him could be mistaken for thinking he just joined an Afro band. And his hanging beard will surely solicit suspicious glances.
But Fofana is not [...]
