Allow us to introduce you to the ever-lovely Anushay Hossain, Bangladeshi journalist and media personality based in Washington, DC., and founder of AnushaysPoint.com.
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Links We Love
The Huffington Post explains why the New York Times fired its executive editor, Jill Abramson. The New Yorker analyzes why Jill Abramson was fired. Ms. Magazine Blog underscores how the firing of Jill Abramson proves that power fears women. The Huffington Post… Read More ›
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PolicyMic lists everything that women could buy if they were paid the same salary as men. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology published a report showing that businesses with more women are more successful. See Mashable. In an interview… Read More ›
Made in Bangladesh: A Response to American Apparel
Note: This previously appeared on Brown Girl Magazine. Republished with permission. The woman in the photo is wearing no clothes. She has light brown skin, lighter than me, and her dark hair is swept back in a wave. Her breasts are… Read More ›
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The Massachusetts court ruled that ‘upskirt’ photos are legal. See CNN. The Army’s top sexual assault prosecutor has been suspended for sexual assault. See Jezebel. A new birthing and abortion clinic in Buffalo, NY views abortions and general women’s health… Read More ›
Human Trafficking: It’s Not Just About Sex
Ah, dressing rooms. It’s the place where we all make our most daunting life choices: to buy or not to buy? What ultimately seems like a quick visit to the inner caverns of our favorite department stores actually morphs into… Read More ›
Women Around the Globe: News Round Up
Egypt’s provisional military government is causing consternation in light of stories of 18 women who were stripped, beaten and administered “virginity tests” during a protest in Cairo. See Women’s eNews. Lynsey Addario, newly released from captivity in Libya, explains why… Read More ›
Women Around the Globe: News Roundup
Police in Turkana, Kenya, have rescued a 13-year-old girl from an early marriage. See Daily Nation. Two Egyptian women’s rights leaders say Suzanne Mubarak controlled their arena and stymied progress. See Women’s eNews. A new education boost for girls in… Read More ›
Sickening: Flogging Rape Victims
This news broke my heart. A 14 year old girl in Bangladesh was publicly flogged to death for adultery, after being raped by her much older cousin. AOL News has the sad details: Hena Begum was sentenced to receive 100… Read More ›
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