Tag: women’s rights
Walgreens agrees not to sell abortion pills in 20 Republican states even where it’s legal
Walgreens agrees not to sell abortion pills in 20 Republican states (with active ingredient, Mifepristone) even where it’s legal as the retail pharmacy's decision provokes criticism from activists amid concern about women's legal reproductive rights and available options to...
How popular culture is promoting sugar daddy culture
How media and popular culture normalized sugar daddy relationships despite the dangers of power imbalances and predatory behavior. Empowering women or exploiting them?
Sugar daddy culture is a phenomenon where an older and usually wealthy man enters into a romantic...
Indian teen dies after burnt alive by stalker rejecting marriage proposal
Ankita Singh Indian Hindu teen girl set on fire by Shahrukh Hussain, Muslim man after refusing to convert to Islam and rejecting his marriage proposal.
A teenage girl in India has died after being set on fire by an alleged...
Pakistan father shoots dead 7 day old baby girl cause he wanted a boy
Shahzaib Khan Pakistan father shoots dead 7 day old baby girl cause he wanted his first born child to be a boy. Female infanticide in developing nations.
A Pakistani father has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his seven-day-old...
Dolton gas station attendant beats black woman using restroom
Nakeyah Smith Illinois woman attacked by Dolton Shell gas station male attendant trying to use the restroom. Incident caught on video leads to boycotting of store.
Video has captured a black woman being assaulted by a male attendant after trying...
Kazakhastan boy, 15, beats 10 year old sister to death w/ hammer in her sleep over computer tablet
Kazakhastan boy beats 10 year old sister to death with hammer in her sleep over computer tablet. Boy described as gamer confesses to crime. Only faces 15 years jail.
A teenage boy in Kazakhastan has admitted to beating his 10...
Will she be granted asylum? Saudi woman held in Bangkok after fleeing abusive family- fears imminent deportation
Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed al Qunun petitions for asylum as she is held in Bangkok after fleeing abusive family as she now fears imminent deportation.
### Update: January 7-9am EST: Rahaf Mohammed al Qunun, 18, has for the time being avoided being sent...
Former Miss Baghdad killed: Secular social media star threat
Tara Fares death: Iraqi beauty pageant winner and social media star murdered in the latest assassination against secular voices and women's rights advocates.
A former Iraqi beauty queen has been murdered by two motorcyclists who opened gunfire on the social media...
Savannah waitress bodyslams creep customer proving female power exists
Emelia Holden Savannah restaurant body slamming video. Georgia waitress manhandled by Ryan Cherwinski becomes viral hero after awesome takedown.
Talk about girl power. Talk about men who think they can behave with impunity. Case in point the wondrous body slam...
Free Maedeh: Iranian Instagram teen star dancing without hijab arrested dilemma
Maedeh Hojabri dancing: Iranian teen's girl arrest leads to debate furore over the politicization of the female form, moral norms, sexualization of females and the jockeying of foreign cultures for political ends.
Disconcert has come to the fore following the...
Sold for $20K: Texas Muslim teen refuses arranged marriage- beaten, hot oil poured over her by parents
Maarib Al Hishmawi, a Texas teen girl who refused her parents demands to an arranged marriage is beaten and has hot oil poured over her. Parents arrested after groom paid $20K for teen bride.
A Muslim, Texas couple have ben...
(Bloodied) Syrian refugee posts Facebook live video confessing to stabbing wife to death
Abu Marwan a Syrian refugee in Germany is arrested after posting Facebook Livestream video confessing to stabbing his wife as a lesson for wives not to irritate their husbands.
Abu Marwan a 41 year old Syrian refugee living in Germany has...
Why? South Dakota man sentenced 45 years for cutting off girlfriend’s nipples
What led to Tony Ledbetter a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man cutting off his then girlfriend's nipples. Defendant is given maximum sentence despite previous plea.
Tony Ledbetter a 46 year old Sioux Falls, South Dakota man was sentenced to 45...
Induja Mugam burned alive after rejecting marriage proposal
Induja Mugam Indian woman burned alive after rejecting marriage proposal by former classmate. The subjugation and assault of women.
Induja Mugam a 22 year old Indian woman has died after being doused with gasoline after rejecting a marriage proposal from...
Why? Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar endure random acid attack during 21st birthday
What led to Resham Khan and her cousin Jameel Muhktar enduring a random acid attack during the woman's 21st birthday while driving? No arrests made.
Twenty one year old East London woman, Resham Khan and her cousin, Jameel Muhktar have...
