Let the Muslim Women Speak #muslimwomansday – March 27, 2017
I could tell you many stories of the Muslim women I know. I could tell of their compassion, kindness and hospitality, of hard work,…
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Captivating Beauty: What I Learned in a Women’s Prison
I was a long way from home the last time I entered a prison. I took one last glimpse out the window before I…
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Kamala Khan – The Hero This World Needs
In February of 2014, Kamala Khan debuted in her first series as the new Miss Marvel. She was the first Muslim character to have…
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Giulia Gonzaga: La Bella Donna
Giulia Gonzaga is another lost woman from the past who is worth knowing. She, like Vittoria Colonna, was a noblewoman of distinction in Renaissance…
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Nauryz: Central Asian New Year
In Central Asia, the New Year is celebrated not in winter, but rather in spring when new life begins to show all over the…
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Vittoria Colonna: Female Star of the Italian Renaissance
During her lifetime, Vittoria Colonna was the most famous woman in 16th century Italy renowned for her poetry and piety. She was a leader…
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‘13th’, A Conversation with Ava Du Vernay and Oprah Winfrey
“As I went to explain what was happening now, it became unreasonable and incomplete to try to tell the story of now without telling…
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Women’s History Month: A Time to Celebrate!
March is National Women’s History Month. Since 1987, the President of the United States makes an annual proclamation designating the month of March as…
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Women’s History Month: A Tribute to Maya Angelou
As we settle into Women’s History Month, I think of all the women who came before me, all the women who made space for…
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Strasbourg Houses the European Court of Human Rights and the International Institute of Human Rights
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Human rights for women continues to lag in Europe. Gender discrimination remains widespread and has been further exacerbated by the economic crisis and…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day Strolling on a Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden
Welcome to Historic Stockholm. The entire city situates itself on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic…
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Phenomenal Woman – A Poem by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell…
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