This week, the UK Chancellor George Osborne was accused by many mothers groups and journalists of insulting and stigmatizing stay-at-home mothers when he announced government plans to give child-care vouchers worth £1200 per child to families with two working parents, while failing to offer any financial support to mothers who chose not to work in order to raise their children. In announcing the plans which are aimed at encouraging women…

Headlines: France Proposes Extension of Muslim Headscarf Ban Egyptian Government Offers Muslim Brotherhood Ministerial Posts Rebels Gain Control of Government Air Base in Syria Wary of US' 'Asia Pivot' Strategy, China Keeps Eye on Kerry's Pakistan Visit Details: France Proposes Extension of Muslim Headscarf Ban France's official council promoting integration has struck a raw nerve by proposing that Muslim headscarves, already banned in the civil service and state-run schools, also…

Event: The Standard Newspaper of 1st August 2013 reported that the National Association of Human Rights Activists (NAHRA) now wants all laws that discriminate lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) repealed. The association admitted that LGBTI persons were on the increase in the country and it is time their rights were recognized. Association chairman Ken Wafula expressed concern over laws that inhibit the rights of the LGBTI. Commentary: The…

UK journalist and feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez began receiving a barrage of online abuse after the Bank of England announced author Jane Austen would feature on the next £10 note - which had been the goal of her most recent campaign.  She reported receiving around "50 abusive tweets an hour" with graphic rape and death threats, saying that she was made to left feeling ‘under siege'. A debate has ensued: …