Check out our first video interview with Afghan, Pakistani and women from other countries under war. Here, Nooria talks about growing up in Afghanistan in the 70s, returning to Afghanistan after the US invasion, the Karzai government, the marital rape law that was passed in Afghanistan, and the effect of US troops on women and [...]
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The main character in my novel “Self Storage,” Flan, has a neighbor from Afghanistan who wears a full burqa. Flan is intrigued by this neighbor, but the woman is intensely private and keeps to herself; when their lives finally collide and Flan understands the urgency and danger of her neighbor’s situation, Flan has to decide [...]
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Amy Ferris, author of the upcoming “Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis,” penned this beautiful, touching piece “What Color Is Peace?” on the death of her mother and CODEPINK’s recent 24-hour Mother’s Day vigil for the Women’s International Perspective weekly online magazine. Here’s an excerpt: One of my fondest memories of my mom [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
And we say, “no kidding.” Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was quoted in an AP report yesterday as saying,”We cannot succeed … in Afghanistan by killing Afghan civilians”. While he stays tight-lipped about the disastrous unmanned drones, he goes on to say that it will take at least 2 YEARS [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The 2006 death of 14 year old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi was shrouded in mystery due to a deeply corrupt military cover up. Dedicated journalists (like those at Women’s Media Center) have helped to keep this story and Abeer’s memory alive–read the latest here. As the last man accused stands trial, we learn more about [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Lindsey Campbell, an amazing 25-year-old Iraq Veteran, singer-songwriter and mother of two-year-daughter Ruby, joined us at our Mother’s Day vigil last weekend. She gave an awesome concert and sparked some good conversations from the inside-perspective of a young women vet. She sent us these adorable photos that really gives a sense of the young, loving [...]
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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