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June 24, 2008

Documentary Film Makers Keep Women's Issues on the Agenda

by Melissa Silverstein, Women's Media Center, USA - The news regarding women directors of fictional films in Hollywood continues to be bleak: in 2007, only 6 percent of these films were directed by women. But the non-fiction film world is a whole different story.

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The Myriad Benefits of Toilets, And Why the World Needs More of Them

by Sara Blask, The Smart Set, USA - November 19 is one of the only unsung days of the year Hallmark hasn’t yet exploited: World...

Action Health International Calls for Abolition of Harmful Sexual Health Practices

by Chioma Obinna, Vanguard, Nigeria - Agatha, 14, is the fourth in a family of seven children. They are all female, and in line with...

Restoring Cultural Property: Back to Context

by Marilyn Henry, Jerusalem Post, Israel - The Nazis hid looted treasures in mines, castles and bunkers. After World War II, when the Allies found...

On Top of Humanitarian Disaster, A News Blackout

by Cherrie Heywood, Inter Press Service, Italy - Israel has imposed a virtual news blackout on the Gaza Strip. For the last ten days no...

Newest U.S. Veterans Struggle with Economic Crisis

by Lizette Alvarez, International Herald Tribune, France - While few Americans are sheltered from the jolt of the recent economic crisis, the nation's newest veterans,...