Archive for March 8, 2008
“Altogether, 10 countries rated in the Feb. 11-14, 2008, poll are viewed favorably by a majority of Americans. Following the top four, Israel receives a 71% favorable rating, similar to the 69% for both India and France. About 6 in 10 Americans have a favorable view of Egypt, South Korea, and Mexico.”
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Cutting across diverse Muslim countries, social classes, and gender differences, answers to our questions reveal a complex and surprising reality. Substantial majorities in nearly all nations surveyed (95% in Burkina Faso, 94% in Egypt, 93% in Iran, and 90% in Indonesia) say that if drafting a constitution for a new country, they would guarantee freedom [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“”Women are now playing a stronger role in developing societies than ever before. The representation of women at the very highest level in national parliaments, in business and in labour organisations such as unions has vastly increased. But nearly 100 years on from the first International Women’s Day, it defies belief that so many women [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“At least 3,000 young women in Britain are the victims of forced marriages each year, with the scale of the problem far bigger than originally thought, according to a groundbreaking report out this week.”
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Here are 10 of the worst countries in the world to be a woman today:• Afghanistan: The average Afghan girl will live to only 45 – one year less than an Afghan male. After three decades of war and religion-based repression, an overwhelming number of women are illiterate. More than half of all brides are [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“In a report presented one day before International Women’s Day, the ILO said women are more likely to be stuck in low productivity jobs which are poorly paid and precarious. last year, the rate of female labour activity reached 52.5 per cent against 78.8pc for men, the ILO said. Unemployment stood at 6.4pc for women [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Women professionals feel better equipped than their male counterparts in a variety of skills such as technology adoption, inclusion and diversity and social responsibility in a skills readiness index, reveals a global research by Accenture.”
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“And Communist North Korea marked International Women’s Day in its own way by urging its women to reject Western fashions and to “set good examples” in their clothes and hairstyles. “Women must set good examples in all fields of culture and custom, including clothes, hairdos and language,” Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the North’s [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in March 2003 scores of Iraqi men and women who owned or worked in beauty salons have been killed or threatened by religious extremists — mainly Sunni, but also Shiite — who believe their work was against Islam.”
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“People in 14 of 16 nations favored a stronger role for the United Nations in preventing discrimination. In Turkey, 91 percent of respondents support equal rights for women; in both Mexico and the United Kingdom, 89 percent; in Indonesia, 81 percent; and in the United States, 77 percent. In China, more than 125,000 people have [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“But before you take to the streets crowing that things are equal, the study released Wednesday found that even in families where both partners hold down a full-time job – the families in which men do the most housework – the guy still does only 37 percent of the laundry, cooking, cleaning and child care. [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Under the heading “Ambassador of crime in Edinburgh, Israeli ethnic cleansing continues, Israeli ambassador not welcome,” the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) had organized a demonstration outside the venue asking why the university was hosting “the ambassador of the rogue state of Israel.””
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
” “People in cars driving by often stop and stare. Some people are rude — they shout things at me because they think I am Arab,†said Sarah (not her real name).” (thanks May)
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Two F-16 missiles were all it took to bring down the five-storey headquarters of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU).” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Yale said that he will teach a seminar and be involved in other events round the campus, all related to examining issues of faith and globalisation related to his Faith Foundation. While at Downing Street, he read the Koran to try to better understand the Muslim world in the aftermath of 9/11.” (thanks Joey)
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Among the revelations:- One of his key backers has been John McCain, who was one of the first patrons of Chalabi’s grand-sounding International Committee for a Free Iraq when it was founded in 1991. McCain was Chalabi’s favored candidate in the 2000 election since Chalabi knew that he would be able to free up the [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Egypt is building a 13-foot high concrete and rock wall interspersed with watch towers along its narrow boundary with the Gaza Strip to prevent Hamas militants from breaching the border, an official said Thursday. The wall, set back nearly 35 feet from an existing metal barrier, has guard towers every 100 yards. With it, Egypt [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad
“”I have just spoken with [Israeli] Prime Minister [Ehud] Olmert to extend my deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and to the people of Israel,” US President George W. Bush said. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon added his “condemnation” and “condolences,” as did EU High Representative Javier Solana. The day before the Jerusalem attack, Amira [...]
Posted on March 8, 2008 by As'ad