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October 7 massacre proves #MeToo doesn’t apply to Jewish women – opinion

The year 2017 saw a marked increase in global awareness of sexual violence when the #MeToo hashtag went viral and, as its website indicates, “woke up the world to the magnitude of the problem.” Almost overnight, what started as a grassroots movement in 2006 by Tarana Burke became a global force with millions of people from all walks of life saying, “Me too.”This global, survivor-led movement empowers the fight against […]

todayNovember 18, 2023

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Plight of Iran’s Jews a reminder of its terror against women, minorities

Iran International is a Persian-language news television channel headquartered in London and it is against the Iranian Ayatollah regime. This channel recently reported that due to threats faced by the Iranian regime, members of the Iranian Jewish community have been forced to cut ties with their relatives in Israel. This comes at a time when the Iranian regime is forcing members of the Jewish communities in Esfahan and Tehran […]

todayNovember 9, 2023 1

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Summer Walker Among ASCAP’s 2023 Women Behind the Music Honorees – Billboard

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Summer Walker, Love Renaissance Records (LVRN) exec. vp/GM Amber Grimes and Atlantic Records senior director of A&R Sammye Scott are ASCAP’s 2023 Women Behind the Music honorees. Presented by the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul department, the 15th annual celebration will take place on Nov. 16 at The Atrium in Atlanta. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a release announcing the […]

todayNovember 8, 2023 2

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Two women charged with terror offences over Hamas paraglider pictures at London pro-Palestine rally

Two women have been arrested in connection with photographs showing demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian march in London wearing pictures of paragliders.The incident occurred in Whitehall just a week after the events of Oct 7 in which Hamas militants used paragliders to cross the border between Gaza and Israel and slaughter 1,400 civilians.The two women, named as Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, from South London have both been charged […]

todayNovember 3, 2023 1

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Women, life, freedom! Iranian electronic musicians reflect on a year of protest | Music

In September 2022, Mahsa Zhina Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s “morality police”, for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. Authorities claimed she had a heart attack and brain seizure, but witnesses to her arrest said she was a victim of police brutality. The uprising sparked by her death was the largest Iranian civil rights movement since the revolution in 1979, as thousands took the streets and were often met […]

todayOctober 26, 2023 3

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Brandeis exhibit on women in the Holocaust holds chilling parallels to Israel today

WALTHAM, Massachusetts — In an ostensibly everyday photo of three young women cuddling a dog, one thing that stands out is the haunting look on the faces of Tema Schneiderman and her two friends. That’s because the trio served as partisans in Lithuania and Poland during World War II. Tragically, Schneiderman was captured in the Warsaw Ghetto in January 1943 and killed by Nazis at Treblinka. She was just 26. […]

todayOctober 24, 2023 3

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Survivors of Hamas attack on music festival: Women were raped next to the corpses of their friends

The sudden escalation of tension and conflict between Israel and Palestine has led to many shocking first-hand accounts of violence and suffering. Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7 and one of the primary targets appeared to be a music festival taking place near the border with the Gaza Strip, which is Palestinian territory. This is how people tried to escape from a rave […]

todayOctober 9, 2023 16

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Vicki Gordon On Blazing Trails With The Australian Women In Music Awards: ‘Let’s Not Fool Ourselves Into Thinking The Job Is Done!’ | theMusic.com.au

The 2023 Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMAs) are fast approaching – returning to its established home in Meanjin/Brisbane, this year’s edition will be held at the climax of a two-day conference and performance program on Tuesday September 26 and Wednesday 27. At the heart of the AWMAs is its founder, executive producer and program director, Vicki Gordon. As she explains in her own words, the momentous event was launched […]

todaySeptember 17, 2023 3

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In Brazil, women are reclaiming samba music

LETTER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO The band Samba Que Elas Querem performs a song live at the Showlivre Colmeia 22 studio on May 13, 2022. On a Friday evening in late July, a tropical downpour soaked Rio de Janeiro. It was not enough to deter the small crowd of revelers as they gathered around the entrance of Beco do Rato ("rat's alley"), a renowned samba club in the Lapa neighborhood. […]

todayAugust 27, 2023 6

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