May 9, 2016Clan Councils Perpetuate Abuses of Women’s Rights in IndiaWhile there is pressure to change the abuses of women’s rights and the patriarchal structure in India, in villages […]
May 9, 2016Boyfriend of Victim of Honor Killing Commits SuicideThe lover of a woman who was a victim of an honor killing a decade ago has committed […]
May 6, 2016Interview with FGM Survivor“This American Life” features an interview with a FGM survivor, Mariya Karimjee. The interview chronicles Karimjee’s quest to find […]
May 5, 2016Brutal Honor Killing in Pakistan15 members of a Pakistani community were arrested this week for their role in the honor killing of […]
April 25, 2016Tent Dealers in India Protest Child MarriageIn a sign of protest against child marriage, 47,000 tent dealers in India have refused to sell their […]
April 22, 2016Liberal Critiques of Ayaan Hirsi AliAs a one of the world’s preeminent advocates for women and the head of a foundation dedicated to the […]
April 8, 2016Sesame Street Introduces New CharacterSesame Street has introduced a new character, Zari, an Afghan girl who advocates for women’s rights. Sesame Street worked with […]
April 7, 2016Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Women’s RightsThe Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani spoke with Thomas L. Friedman at the Women in the World Summit in […]
April 6, 2016Surfing Changing the Lives of Bangladeshi GirlsA tourist who left a surfboard in Bangladesh 25 years ago is changing the lives of many young […]
April 5, 2016Child Marriage in the United StatesChild marriage is a problem throughout the world, including in the United States. Most states set the legal […]
March 31, 2016Chief Kachindamoto Implementing Change in MalawiWhen Theresa Kachindamoto was called back to her home of Monkey Bay in Malawi to become senior chief, she was […]
March 30, 2016Police Failing to Spot Honor Crime in the UKIn the United Kingdom, Sir Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, has reported that police have been […]
March 14, 2016Child Marriage in VirginiaWhile the average age of marriage has been increasing in the United States, there are still many girls […]
March 8, 2016Reduced Sentences in Mob Killing of FarkhundaAn Afghani court has reduced the sentences for the men involved in the mob killing of Farkhunda. Farkhunda […]
March 8, 2016Questions About Forced Marriage Statistics in BritainWhile there were 1,220 possible cases of forced marriages reported in Britain last year, experts are saying that the […]
March 2, 2016Honor Killing in PakistanPakistani police are looking for a man suspected of killing his two sisters in an act of honor […]
February 29, 2016Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Brings Honor Violence Center StageSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, director of the film “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”, was awarded the […]
February 27, 2016Director of “Mustang” Talks Women’s RightsVulture interviews Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director of the Oscar-nominated film Mustang. The film tells the story of five Turkish teenage girls […]
February 23, 2016“A Girl in River” and Changes in PakistanSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses the problem of honor killings in her Oscar-nominated documentary short, “A Girl in the River: […]
February 19, 2016Efforts to Stop Child Marriage in the USVirginia State Senator Jill Vogel began a campaign against child marriage in her state after she learned of […]