On February 14th, the movement ‘V-Day' has sponsored an event entitled, "One Billion Rising" that is a call to one billion women worldwide to rise up and demand an end to violence against women. According to the movement, women in around 190 countries will be organising various activities in their communities on the day to bring greater awareness and attention to the problem, including in over thirty Muslim countries. "One…

News: 04 February 2013, Pajhwak News Agency reported in a London meeting between the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Britain heads of state agreed to foster the peace process in Afghanistan and to sign a peace deal. The meeting was held at the house of the British PM David Cameron. Just before this meeting, in a statement released from the office of the PM Cameron, it was mentioned that this meeting of…

News: NAIROBI, KENYA - Kenyans now have eight names from which to elect the country's fourth president in next month's transitional General Election which will crown President Kibaki's retirement. After clearing and handing nomination certificates to the presidential candidates, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will now press on with printing of ballot papers ahead of the March 4 elections. [Source: "The Standard" - Friday, 01.02.2013] Comment: The coming General…

Natasha Walter, acclaimed British feminist campaigner, today claimed that women still need feminism.  She said feminism had changed and women today did have the freedom to be what they wanted, but were still in more need than ever of feminism due to ‘real and urgent' challenges women still faced. I could not agree more with Walter on one thing - that the challenges women face today are without a doubt,…