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Malalai Joya's Press Conference in Kabul - Apr5,2008

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Added April 14, 2008
Ousted female Afghan lawmaker, Malalai Joya, is fighting to regain her position on Afghanistan parliament. International Herald Tribune - April 5, 2008 article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Lawmaker-Ousted.php Video - 1:35 min. ATN TV
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'Hope' for abused women in Dubai - Shelters

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Added April 07, 2008
Dubai is rapidly becoming one of the most popular destinations in the Middle East, and a booming economic centre in the Gulf. But some of those who've come to live in the emirate have become victims of domestic violence, and found few places to turn to for help. Now one woman has founded a shelte...
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Abay

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Added February 05, 2008
This is the true story of a young girl named Abay. She was integral in helping to stop the act of female genital cutting in certain regions of Ethiopia. How did she do this? She said no. And she convinced others girls to say no too. After this, as an adult, Abay has worked endlessly to spread the...
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Australia Aboriginal woman - Tania Major

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Added February 05, 2008
Tania Major is an indigenous aborigine from the Australian outback, and this year won the Young Australian of the Year Award. And we meet two Danish women who are elder widows living life to the fullest. Everywoman TV June 2007
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Fistula Suffering in the Congo

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Added June 07, 2008
Mama Madou has been living with obstetric fistula for over 45 years. With the help of Dr. Adelard who provides fistula repair to women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she is finally getting the services she needs. 2007 film.
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Women in Kosovo - Rebuilding their Future

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Added April 14, 2008
As Kosovo declares its independence, one Kosovar women shares her story of triumph as she rebuilds her and her families life after they were forced to leave their home during the conflict with Serbia. A Women for Women International Feb 2008 production. 6:03 min
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Tali Raz - Jewish Activist working toward PEACE

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Added March 10, 2008
Tali Raz, project coordinator for NISAN -- a feminist Arab/Jewish organization working for peace in Haifa, speaks about the struggles in getting Jews and Palestinians to come together for peace dialogues. Film Aug 2007. 5:10 min. TomVandebeek video production.
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All-Women News Network in Bihar

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Added February 28, 2008
In Dec. 2007, an all-women community news network, called Aapaan Samachar, in Bihar, India, uses the power of women in media to improve conditions in Bihar's remote Ramlila Gachi village. "We look around for issues that affect the villagers, shoot them and then put them on air,” says the channel’...
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Philippine Women Speak on secularism - from Manila, Mary Jane Real

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Added February 12, 2008
An interview with Mary Jane Real, Women's Human Rights Defenders, Manila, The Philippines - August 2007. This video is part of a series of interviews with feminists on secularism, fundamentalism(s) and women's rights in the Philippines. Language: English Duration: 28 minutes Produced by siawi.org
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Fighting the Fists - Russian Domestic Abuse

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Added February 09, 2008
Domestic violence kills 14,000 women in Russia each year, which amounts to almost one woman every hour, or about the same number of Soviet soldiers who died fighting in the 10-year Afghan war. And at the moment there is no law to protect them. Russia Today TV production 2007. 3:02 min.
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Survivors of Ravensbruk - Women's Camp 1944

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Added February 05, 2008
Women tell their own story of survival in the largest women's concentration camp called Ravensbruk (1944). Ravensbrueck had 130,000 women and children that were imprisoned there. It was the only large concentration camp on German territory designated for women. In the spring of 1939, the first 1,...
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Run for Congo Women - www.runforcongowomen.org

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Added January 16, 2008
In 2005, Lisa Shannon saw a story on the Oprah Winfrey show about women in the eastern Congo and Women for Women International's unique program to help women survivors of war there. After learning of the 3,300,000 people who have died and the staggering number of human rights violations -- tortu...
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Japanese Comfort Women

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Added December 26, 2007
A very powerful new film about Comfort women and Japanese legislators response to the issue. Reports about the forced sexual-use of women during the war were presented as clear evidence before the Tokyo War Crimes tribunal citing that through these acts Japan was involved in war crimes during Wor...
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Africa, Women, Poverty, AvenYou, AMF

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Added December 18, 2007
Very moving and informative music video about female poverty in Africa.
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Micro-loans for Latin Women - Pro Mujer - Giving Women Credit

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Added August 26, 2007
Pro Mujer - Giving Women Credit - Pro Mujer is a program to help empower women in latin countries. Their mission is to provide Latin America's poorest women with the means to build livelihoods for themselves and futures for their families through micro-lending, business training, and healthcare s...
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