Fashion + Culture: University Students Re-Invent the Abaya

Associated Press Models rehearsing for a fashion show in Richmond earlier this month sport abayas. The 10 abayas designed by Virginia Commonwealth University students are to be sent to Qatar, where VCU has a campus.

RICHMOND — The assignment for Virginia…

Iran Gives Barbie a Dressing Down

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian judiciary official warned today against the “destructive” cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys. In the latest salvo in a more than decade-old government campaign against Barbie, Prosecutor…

The Female: Are Israel’s rights for working mothers counterproductive?

“Women’s salaries are still about 20% less than those of men working in the very same positions. During job interviews, young women are still likely to be asked the embarrassing question: “Are you planning to get pregnant?” Yet there were…

Wake Up Accra! Highlighting Women’s Issues in the Media

“A day’s workshop on Gender Equality for Development and Peace has been held in Accra, Ghana. The workshop was to support the media to prepare action plans to ensure that Gender Equality (GE), Women Equality (WE) and Aid Effectiveness (AE)…

The Female: Vietnamese Women Wed Foreigners to Help Family

TAN LOC ISLAND, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000…

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