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Indians Push Back on Racist Taunts to Miss America 2014
Indian-American Nina Davuluri faced a barrage of racist comments in social media after winning the Miss America pageant. Indians fumed, but also wondered about her chances of winning in India.
Environment
Slideshow: Women are the faces of climate change
September 24, 2013
If climate change has some early victims, they are likely women
Development & Education
'My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse'
The World
September 20, 2013
Global Scan
A guide to talking s**t. In the last place you would expect it
September 27, 2013
The London Review of Books is hardly the place we'd expect to see a guide to the saltier parts of the English language, but that's exactly what they've reviewed. More in today's Global Scan.
Lifestyle & Belief
Innocent home videos are becoming Pakistani 'porn' on YouTube and destroying lives
Global Voices Online
October 11, 2013
In a society where women are covered, even small, private acts that express femininity, like girls dancing fully-clothed in the rain, can be seen as sexual. Cell or home videos are being exploited on YouTube as "porn."
Conflict & Justice
When women drive, Saudi Arabia arrests a man
Global Voices Online
November 03, 2013
Six days ago a Saudi writer was arrested for lending his support to the right of women in his country to drive cars. Now, netizens call for his release.
Arts, Culture & Media
This movie will be rated for gender bias
The World
November 06, 2013
Some Swedish cinemas have started to institute a new rating system. It has nothing to do with foul language or sex or violence. This new rating system looks at gender equality.
Global Scan
Typhoon Haiyan's immense scale is best understood from space
November 13, 2013
The Philippines continues to try and put the pieces back together after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country. Somalia says journalism should be reserved for people age 40 and over and Batman has been jailed in Singapore. Yes, really. Those stories and more in today's Global Scan.
Development & Education
In India, sexual assault charges touch a magazine known for championing women's rights
November 25, 2013
The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi a year ago exposed a culture of sexual assault in India. Now a new case is gripping India, involving an alleged sexual assault by the editor of a magazine that has doggedly covered violence against women.
Conflict & Justice
Amidst Syria's civil war, women are on the frontline fighting for Kurdish rights
The World
November 27, 2013
About 30 million Kurds are scattered across Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran. Amidst Syria's civil war, Kurds have their own war going on, to create a secular, autonomous Kurdish state. The Kurdish militia includes women and it is fighting off al-Qaeda-backed rebels, as well as Syrian government forces.