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Re: Obama Announces 30K More Troops for Afghanistan

mpage — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:03:34 -0000

If we are to succeed in Afghanistan, development efforts will be as important as military commitments. A delegation of senior Afghan women leaders visited Washington DC in October 2009 for consultations with US government officials. Brought by the Institute for Inclusive Security, the delegation crafted critical recommendation for charting the path to success that can be found at http://www.huntalternatives....

Re: AFGHANISTAN: Historic elections continued, despite threats of violence

mpage — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:36:19 -0000

An interesting article. Readers might be interested to know about the important role that women candidates and women voters are playing in the upcoming elections. In fact, the US Senate just passed Resolution 251 that recognizes the critical role women will play in the upcoming elections.Read more here:
http://www.huntalternatives......

Re: Arrests continue in Iran, possibly including Mousavi's wife

mpage — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:44:50 -0000

Readers might be interested in a prescient 2006 report that traces the history of Iranian women’s struggles for their rights. Iranian women have long allocated funds for women's empowerment, by working with civil society groups, and by organizing workshops and educational programs. They are also leading in the use of electronic and mass media as part of their push for rights. Its key finding? “The struggle for women’s rights is fully intertwined with the larger struggle for democracy.” The report can be found at: www.huntalternatives.org/ir...

Re: Iran’s Youth and Women’s Movement Analyzed (

mpage — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:13 -0000