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Global war against women: death sentence because …

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Naomi

This story is so sickening I was on the verge on not publishing it. But… Sudanese woman sentenced to death for “apostasy”: marrying a Christian « Why Evolution Is True. The woman, Meriem Yehya, isn’t only Sudanese: she’s a doctor. … Continue reading →

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Global War Against Women: “What’s So Scary About Smart Girls?”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Naomi

Last week, the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof captured in one headline and story (and one shimmering photograph) the central pathology of religious fundamentalism: What’s So Scary About Smart Girls? – NYTimes.com. He begins thusly: WHEN terrorists in Nigeria organized … Continue reading →

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Global war against women, in Iran. “Staying under wraps”

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Naomi

And then there’s this news from Tehran, by Thomas Erdbrink at the NYT: When Freedom Is the Right to Stay Under Wraps – NYTimes.com. It begins: TEHRAN — Cars honked frantically, their drivers in despair as separate columns of Iranian … Continue reading →

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