Linked via richarddawkins.net: Acid attack survivors network in Bangladesh http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644004-acid-attack-survivors-network-in-bangladesh-in-pictures QUOTE: The Acid Survivors Network was formed in 2006 in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. It offers legal aid and medical assistance to women who have been victims of acid attacks and helps them cope with stigma in the community. ActionAid assists the ASN through its partner organisation, [...]
With all the recent promising embryonic revolutions occurring in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is one place where I hope that change occurs. It has an oppressive and non-democratic regime with all kinds of barbaric and backward religious dogmas and customs. The “Saudi Women Revolution Statement” is a positive sign though. There’s always hope and [...]
Barbarity in India. The Continuing Witch Hunts http://www.anatheist.net/2010/08/the-continuing-witch-hunts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+anatheistnet+%28anatheist.net%29 200 Women Killed Every Year In India After Being Branded “Witches” http://www.hindustantimes.com/200-women-killed-every-year-after-being-branded-witches/Article1-577444.aspx Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010
