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January 11, 2012

Arranged Marriage: Invention or Custom?

by Rafia Zakaria, Dawn, Pakistan - Working with an archive of material on marriage in Bengal over two centuries, Majumdar reveals how the concepts of arranged marriage and the joint family were instead innovations responding to pressure on family structures after colonisation by the British.

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At What Price Foreign Policy?

by Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz, Israel - A $4.2 billion lawsuit based on a testimony of a disgruntled employee reveals a scheme to obtain GSM license...

Her Bill of Writes

by Garima Jain, Tehelka, India - A domestic worker by day, and acclaimed author by night, Halder first claimed the spotlight in 2006, with the...

How Do I Deal with a Bully, without Becoming a Thug?

by Scilla Elworthy, TEDxExeter, UK - "We can organize to overcome oppression by opening our hearts as well as strengthening this incredible resolve."...

AU Election Test of Africa's Unity and Commitment to Equality

by Saeanna Chingamuka, Gender Links, South Africa - The implementation of the AU Gender Policy at this years' elections is crucial to the achievements of...

Euro 2012: A Victim of Power Games

by Jagienka Wilczak, Polityka, Poland - With less than a month left to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012, the fate of opposition...