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A History of Mob Violence

Natasha Smith says that the group sexual assault she suffered on Tahrir Square hasn’t dimmed her affection for Egypt. This is generosity to a fault.

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Score 1 for Saudi Women’s Rights

The Saudi government’s decision to allow Saudi women in the Olympics may seem modest, but it’s a milestone: a sign that public pressure can change policy.

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The Fairer Leaders

Many sub-Saharan African countries are well ahead of Western states in terms of female representation in politics. The payoff could be huge.

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From Abortion to Contraception

Modern birth-control methods are finally starting to catch on in Georgia, but myopic politics continue to stand in the way.

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The Shame of Putin’s Courts

The Pussy Riot show trial is a cynical travesty of justice, bringing an increasingly familiar sense of shame to Russians.

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Romance With Chinese Characteristics

As Chinese Valentine’s Day nears, preparations for matchmaking events are picking up. Never mind chemistry, though, what counts is money and connections.

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Pakistan’s Missing Voters

Current electoral lists for Pakistan’s next general election may be short 20 million eligible voters.

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The Importance of Being Finished

If finishing schools have a future at all, it may be in places like China, where the nouveau riche increasingly think about their manners.

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The Child Who Made My Belly Hurt

How can Japan be so obsessed with aging demographics yet so behind on obstetrics and gynecology?

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By the Teeth of Their Skin

Does a campaign like International Topless Jihad Day really help feminists in the Arab world?

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Separate but Equal

For more than 20 years, a small group of Jewish women has been fighting against the Orthodox rule at the Western Wall. Finally, their day has come.

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The ‘Poisoned’ Girls of Afghanistan

Health experts are convinced that a form of mass hysteria explains thousands of incidents of alleged poisonings among school-age girls.

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Covered or Not

The movement to emancipate Turkish women through secularization in the 1920s was just a first step in achieving gender equality. It’s time observant religious women also benefited.

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Japanese Idol

Japan’s most popular female musical act holds a civic lesson for politicians.

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About the Malala Backlash

National pride is a complicated thing in a country, like Pakistan, that has yet to sort out its identity.

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The Only-Child Blues

Relaxing the one-child policy may hurt some Chinese women by reviving patriarchal Confucian practices.

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From Abortion to Contraception

Modern birth-control methods are finally starting to catch on in Georgia, but myopic politics continue to stand in the way.

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The Shame of Putin’s Courts

The Pussy Riot show trial is a cynical travesty of justice, bringing an increasingly familiar sense of shame to Russians.

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Romance With Chinese Characteristics

As Chinese Valentine’s Day nears, preparations for matchmaking events are picking up. Never mind chemistry, though, what counts is money and connections.

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