Browsing Tag: Afganistan

Sikh Heroine & 2011 UNESCO Prize laureate Senator Dr Anarkali Kaur Honaryar

Afghan women's rights campaigner is the winners of a United Nations award recognizing her outstanding contributions to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, the UN announced.
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Exploitation of Women in India

Increasing human trafficking and continuous presence of female foeticide, infanticide has placed India as the world's fourth most dangerous place for women, as per a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters' Trustlaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women's rights .
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Afghans are Rattled by Rule on Searching Turbans

He watched in disbelief as the guard asked the elder ahead of him to remove his turban and lay it on the table. Mr. Niaz, who had journeyed more than eight hours on rugged roads, shuddered. “That made us so embarrassed, and it made me so sad,” he said. “I felt dishonored
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A few minutes with Siri Trang Khalsa - the turquoise mountain foundation

Turquoise mountain foundation. along with our women for women international (wfwi) hand in hand project, are offering this jewelry in our Kate Spade new york (ksny) shops and on our websiteas an important part of our commitment to helping afghanistan rebuild its economy and redevelop its traditional crafts.
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U.S. Sikhs Press President Obama for stern action against Taliban

SCORE today condemned the beheading of two Sikhs by the Taliban in Pakistan as a ‘barbaric act’ and asked President Barack Obama to intervene and take up the matter strongly with the Pakistan Government.
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Dr. Anarkali Kaur Honaryar: Afghanistan's Sikh Heroine

She fights for women's rights in a society that remains staunchly patriarchal, and where many of her gender still breathe beneath their veils.
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Afghanistan: Dwindling Sikh Community Struggles To Endure In Kabul

In today’s Afghanistan, many Sikhs find themselves marginalized and struggling to maintain their distinct cultural profile in Kabul.
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Lessons from the war in Afghanistan (OP-ED)

When, in 1838, Britain and Afghanistan shared a common enemy in the ambitiously expansionist Russians, a strong Anglo-Afghan alliance appeared to be a distinct reality.
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Pressure on Hamid Karzai to scrap Afghan women's law

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, came under intense western pressure yesterday to scrap a new law that the UN said legalised rape within marriage and severely limited the rights of women.
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Karzai signs law that 'legalizes' rape

In a massive blow for women’s rights, the new Shia Family Law negates the need for sexual consent between married couples, tacitly approves child marriage and restricts a woman’s right to leave the home.
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