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Sahar Gul, a teenage Afghan bride, was tortured by her in-laws for more than 5 months

15-year-old Sahar Gul became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan after she was rescued in late December when an uncle called police

Sahar Gul, a teenage bride from Afghanistan, who was tortured for months after her arranged marriage, has spoken out for the first time since her rescue, saying she hopes her husband and his family are jailed for her abuse. 15-year-old Sahar Gul became the bruised and bloodied face of women’s rights in Afghanistan after she was rescued in late December when an uncle called police. Speaking…

Saudi Arabia plans women-only city building in a bid to allow more females to pursue a career

Saudi Arabia is planning to build a new city exclusively for women as it bids to combine strict Sharia law and career minded females, pursuing work

…textiles, pharmaceuticals and food processing industries. There will be women-run firms and production lines for women. Although Saudi Sharia law does not prohibit women to work figures show that only 15% of women are represented in the workforce. The plan coincides with the governments ambitions to get women to play a more active part in the development of the country. Among the stated objectives…

Uzbekistan is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent

Doctors in Uzbekistan claim that the country is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent

…rowing population, which is officially held to be about 28 million people. Some demographers are skeptical, however, pointing to the large numbers of people who have emigrated since the last census in 1989, when the population stood at around 20 million. “We are talking about tens of thousands of women being sterilized throughout the country,” says Sukhrob Ismailov, who runs the Expert…

NATO Helicopter Crashes in Wardak, Eastern Afghanistan. Recovery is Underway.

Helicopter in Aghanistan

…ed a group of insurgents, armed with rocket propelled grenade launchers and AK-47 assault rifles. An exchange of fire initiated shortly after, resulting in several insurgents killed.   Photos made by 1st LT P.Babilas – Joint PRT,GIRoA and ANSF Long range patrol to LAL VA SANJARGAL (4)   In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:   South In Arghandab di…

Nobel Peace Prize 2011 won by three women.

Tawakul Karman was recognized for playing a leading part in the struggle for women's rights in Yemen's pro-democracy protests

…cognition of “many years of struggle for justice”. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, an US-educated economist and the former finance minister was elected in 2005, following the end of Liberia’s 14-year civil war which left 250,000 people dead, caused thousands to flee abroad and financially ruined the country. Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected h…

Five things Princess Basma of Saudi Arabia would like to change about her country

Princess Basma Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia spoke out about the many changes she would like to see in her country

…vil laws with which to govern our society. As a daughter, sister, [former] wife, mother, businesswoman and a working journalist, these are the things that I would like to see changed in Saudi Arabia.” 1. Constitution “I would like to see a proper constitution that treats all men and women on an equal footing before the law but that also serves as a guide to our civil laws and political culture. Fo…

Aesha Mohammadzai: Afghan girl mutilated by her Taliban husband has a new nose and life

Aesha Mohammadzai has made international headlines in 2010 when she appeared on the now-iconic cover of Time magazine with a gaping wound in the center of her face where a nose should be

…c cover of Time magazine with a gaping wound in the center of her face where a nose should be Her first surgery took place last June, making it her first step towards getting a new nose. Over the past 11 months, Aesha Mohammadzai had the skin on her forehead expanded to provide doctors with additional tissue for her new nose. Surgeons at Walter Reed Medical Center, where she has been treated free…

NATO air strike kills at least eight women in Afghanistan

A NATO air strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman has killed at least eight women

…concerning this tragic loss of life.” At least seven women were also reported to have been injured. Provincial health director Latif Qayumi said some of them injured were girls aged as young as 10. The Laghman governor’s office said a number of civilians had gone to the mountains to collect wood and nuts from a forest in the Noarlam Saib valley, a common practice in the area. The moun…

Barack Obama loses female support ahead of second TV debate in Hampstead

Mitt Romney is now neck and neck with Barack Obama among women voters, according to a new Gallup survey

According to a Gallup/USA Today poll of 12 swing states, Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama by 12 points among men, ahead of tonight’s second presidential debate. But it is his surge among women voters to within one point of Barack Obama that has given him a four-point overall lead that sets him on course to win the White House on November 6th. The poll, released on the eve of the second presidential…

Hampstead Debate: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will answer questions from voters in a town hall format

Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama by 12 points among men, ahead of tonight’s second presidential debate

According to a Gallup/USA Today poll of 12 swing states, Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama by 12 points among men, ahead of tonight’s second presidential debate. But it is his surge among women voters to within one point of Barack Obama that has given him a four-point overall lead that sets him on course to win the White House on November 6th. The poll, released on the eve of the second presidential…

Women pursue careers because they fear they are too unattractive to get married

According to the controversial study, the real reason women pursue careers is because they fear they are too unattractive to get married

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Women get twice the benefit from fish oil than men

Women get twice the benefit from fish oil than men

…le with a gene variation that produces the protein eNOS, which helps to increase blood flow, also benefitted more. “Our study showed that people who carry the rarer form of the protein, which is about 10 per cent of the UK population, respond twice as well to fish oils, suggesting they would particularly benefit from additional oily fish intake. “This research supports the view that the effects of…

Holly Willoughby has the best breasts in UK, finds Ultimo Beauty study

According to an Ultimo Beauty study, British women cite Holly Willoughby’s cleavage as the curves they most covet

…lso comes at a time when the nation’s cup size is steadily increasing.” According to an Ultimo Beauty study, British women cite Holly Willoughby’s cleavage as the curves they most covet The survey of 1,000 UK women found the average bra size is now a large D cup, edging towards a DD. However, 40% of women say they wish their boobs were bigger. In contrast, 28% wish they were smaller. One in 33 of…

Why today’s women are marrying down

British Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Phillips married England rugby star Mike Tindall

…ueen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Phillips who is now wed to former England rugby player Mike Tindall – has exceeded those “marrying up” for the first time. The study found 28% of women born between 1976 and 1981 married men who were less educated and worse paid than them. In 1958, the figure was 23%. British Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Phillips married England rugby star Mike Tindall Of the…

Dieting during pregnancy is safe for women and has no risk for the baby, say researchers

A British Medical Journal analysis has found that dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby

…ect with an average reduction of nearly 4 kg (8.8 lbs). With exercise, the average reduction in weight gain was just 0.7 kg (1.5 lbs). A combination of diet and exercise led to an average reduction of 1 kg (2.2 lbs). Women following a calorie-controlled diet were significantly less likely to develop each of the complications considered, but the researchers say those findings need to be repeated in…

NATO restricts joint operations with Afghan troops following a string of deadly attacks

NATO announces that it is restricting operations with Afghan troops following a string of deadly attacks on its personnel by rogue Afghan security forces

…anders have been frustrated that the Afghans have not done more to stem the rise in attacks, analysts say. The moves came as a suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying foreigners in the capital, killing 12 people on Tuesday morning. The attack happened on a major road leading to the international airport and reports suggest those on board worked at the airport. Afghan insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami h…

Ten Afghan children killed by NATO raid in Shigal district

Up to 12 Afghan civilians, 10 children and two women, have been killed in a NATO air strike in Shigal district

Up to 12 Afghan civilians, 10 children and two women, have been killed in a NATO air strike in Shigal district. A further six women are believed to have been injured in the incident in Shigal district from Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan. NATO confirmed that “fire support” was used in Shigal after a US civilian adviser died in a militant attack, but said it had no reports of dea…

Soy supplements have little benefit for brain function of healthy postmenopausal women, study shows

Although healthy postmenopausal women appear to have no cognitive benefits from soy supplements, soy could be a good addition for some people diets.

…than any previous trials on soy use. After two and a half years, there was no statistically significant between-group difference in global cognition change from baseline (0.42 for soy supplements, and 0.31 for placebo-treated groups). “There were no large effects on overall cognition one way or another,” said Dr. Victor Henderson, lead author, professor of health research and policy and of neurolo…

Two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant

Researchers at Boston University have found that two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant

Researchers at Boston University have found that two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. The study found that women were 27% more likely to become pregnant if they regularly drank tea compared with those who did not. However, the same research found consuming two cola-style fizzy drinks daily seems to reduce a woman’s prospects of conceiving – and it makes no…

Woman’s wiggle while she walks shows she is at the peak of her fertility cycle

The secret of the wiggle, well known for leaving men smitten when demonstrated by attractive women such as the singer Beyonce, was confirmed when the researcher compared the hormone test with the ratings from the judging panel

An unnamed researcher secretly filmed more than 100 young single women from behind using a camera in his buttonhole when he examined the alluring sway of women’s hips when they walk. The covert footage was viewed by two other men – who were asked to judge each wiggle on an attractiveness scale of one to five. Their research revealed that women at the peak of their fertility cycles walk more slowl…

Sexual satisfaction is the highest among the youngest and oldest women

…211; and in fact, does not require sexual activity at all. The study, which was published this week in the American Journal of Medicine, found that in a group of more than 800 women between age 40 and 100, those under 55 and those over 80 were most likely to declare themselves satisfied with their sex lives. And almost half of women who had not had sex in the past month said they were sexually sat…

Women‘s fertility predicted by their mothers’ age at menopause

Women whose mothers had an early menopause had far fewer eggs in their ovaries than those whose mothers had a later menopause, a Danish team found

…ity. “The advice remains the same – the younger you start trying for a baby the more likely you are to be successful.” He said, in general, women are most fertile between the ages of 18 and 31.   Related search articles:imgsrc daughter www womenbreastfeedinganimal women over 50 in panties pictures women bending over in short dress current events on reproduction obese moms u…

Delhi women rally against rape

Thousands of women have taken part in a march in Delhi to protest against the recent gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student

Thousands of women have taken part in a march in Delhi to protest against the recent gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student. The victim died at the weekend from severe injuries she sustained during the December 16 attack in a bus. The incident has caused a national outcry. Police are expected to charge five of six suspects with murder on Thursday. If convicted, they could face the death penal…

Early menopause women at risk to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage

U.S. doctors have discovered that women who go through a premature menopause are more likely to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage or a cerebral aneurysm

U.S. doctors have discovered that women who go through a premature menopause are more likely to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage or a cerebral aneurysm. This occurs when part of the artery weakens and swells. The artery can then burst and cause a stroke or death, with half of those suffering a cerebral aneurysm likely to die. The new U.S. research is part of a growing body of evidence…

Men prefer dumb-looking women but not for marriage

A new study has found that when it comes to finding a mate, men may not be looking for charm and intelligence, but rather a woman who looks dumb and sleepy enough for a one-night-stand

A new study has found that when it comes to finding a mate, men may not be looking for charm and intelligence, but rather a woman who looks dumb and sleepy enough for a one-night-stand. In an article soon to be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, University of Texas at Austin graduate student Cari Goetz and her team focused on the so-called sexual exploitability hypothesis, whi…

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