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Monthly Archives: March 2003
Iranian Authorities Crack Down on Illicit Love
In Iran, where conflicts between religious authorities and reformist student movements seems to be growing, authorities have been cracking down on illicit contact between men and women, including anything that smacks of decadent Western values — such as Valentine’s cards. … Continue reading
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Are Firefighters Lousy Parents?
A Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled in January that a firefighter could not be granted joint custody of his children because his job requires him to work often odd hours. In June 2000, Lt. Gerald E. Burton, a divorced … Continue reading
Free Clara Harris?
A Texas jury earlier this year convicted Clara Harris of killing her husband after she caught him with another woman. Harris repeatedly drove over her husband with her car. In a short article about the trial and conviction, Cathy Young … Continue reading
Killing Women: Two for the Price of One in Iran
New Zealand News recently ran a chilling story about how the Iranian legal system devalues the lives of women. The story centered around Tehran-based human rights lawyer Hadjimashhady whose daughter was killed in a car accident in 2002 after a … Continue reading
No Sex for Oil?
One of the nuttier ideas for opposing war in Iraq comes from a feminist-inspired group called The Lysistrata Project, inspired by the famous play by Aristophanes. The Danish-based group is planning a reading of Lysistrata in 56 countries, and also … Continue reading