In Idaho, which ranks last among the Best States for Gender Equality, a trigger ban is set to take effect on Aug. 25 that outlaws the procedure except when it is “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman” or in cases of rape or incest that have been reported to law enfo...
Infant food was also excluded because production volumes are missing for many countries. In some cases, we combined food categories that are topically related or that consist of a single product group (i.e., ‘sugar crops, sugar, and sweeteners,’‘pulses and tree nuts,’‘meat and edible ...
While not being accused of causing murder, the mere sight of my naked body has been accused of causing rape. Women themselves—from scantily clad dressers to sex workers—are, either implicitly or explicitly, deemed to be responsible for violence perpetuated by men. The case for decriminalising...
Italy has become one of the main entry points in Europe for immigrants seeking a better life, with more than 85,000 migrants - mostly from Africa and the Middle East - reaching the country so far this year via the Mediterranean. However, many of the boats are not seaworthy and the United...
The country has at least 385 confirmed cases. –Israel’s first death from the coronavirus is an 88-year-old man with other illnesses. The country reported 705 cases so far. Papua New Guinea confirms first case –Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape confirmed the country’s firs...
Khazan, Olga
When we interviewed him in 1997, he said a number of things to us, which I think represent kind of an alternative vision of the Middle East that most Muslims have projected. And this vision you know during the course of this interview, which was difficul
2, our often “golden” childhood memories are often very much tied to specific places, and we are getting to the age where many of the places we spent time in or patronized as kids are closing either because of owner changeover (retirement, the next generation didn’t want to run the ...
Also, the scale of violence has etched a deep distrust in the military and many young men fear being profiled as terrorists. They understandably doubt their safety on return, preferring the dire Bangladeshi camp conditions. But things could get worse as the cyclone season approaches; over 520...
According to the South African organization Rape Crisis, more than 53,000 rapes were reported to the South African Police Services in 2014 and ’15, translating to nearly 150 per day. Worse still, it adds, many cases go unreported. “It’s a well-recognized African problem,” Jewkes said....