Discrimination
There is a significant amount of research showing that people of color are more often involved in traffic stops than white drivers. But it is not yet known how much of this may be due to racial discrimination and how much of a role is played... Read more
Discrimination
Drop The A Word! By Sheikha Al Dosary Over the years, I have failed completely to erase the word “Abd” from my family’s dictionary, when talking about black or African people. It is such a frequently used term in Arab society in general and in... Read more
Journalism
By Tim Skubick: Politics Columnist for MLive.com What was the old TV commercial line: You’ve come a long way baby? The spot was referring, or course, to the progress women have made in this country. If you consider the fact that at one... Read more
Discrimination
It seems there are no women in Saudi Arabia, and when such creatures are spotted, they are seen as mothers or worshippers who do not eat or use mobile phones. By Iqbal Tamimi Trying to balance the act of projecting a civilised modern state and... Read more
Opinion
A social media campaign started in reaction to a judge’s decision to punish some criminals by dressing them in women’s traditional Kurdish clothing. By Iqbal Tamimi WeNews commentator Wednesday, September 11, 2013 (WOMENSENEWS)
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Opinion
In reality it takes half a minute to actually cross between the two points separating Palestinians from Ramallah barrier to the next checkpoint in Jerusalem. This half a minute forces Palestinians in the fasting month of Ramadan to cue from... Read more
Herstory
DSS, KIDS & PETS NEED HOMES TOO!!! I have received a plea circulated by a family that has posted its despair on Gum tree because it has become impossible to rent any kind of property if you are receiving any financial help from the state... Read more
Opinion