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Interview with Shantha Ranganathan, MAITRI Volunteer.
1. What is Maitri, what is its mission? MAITRI is a free, confidential, referral non-profit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that primarily helps families from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka among others) facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, … Continue reading
Conflict Minerals by Women in War Zones.
Every time you reach out for one of your electronic gadgets, think twice. Did you know that some of the contents and parts that comprise the piece of technology you are dependent on, may just be a conflict mineral? Did … Continue reading
Questions About Consent To Sex by the Women’s Web.
It is a difficult word. It can mean or not mean a lot of things. Can a smile mean consent?? “Hasi to phasi”? Haven’t abusers always used women’s sexual pleasure as a measuring rod of their complicity within the act … Continue reading
The Story of Kika by Women in War Zones
A recent Op-Ed piece on CNN’s website spoke of one of the women in Congo, who works closely with the Wamu Project. Kika, who is a long-term resident of the Panzi Clinic, has a painful story behind her. One morning, … Continue reading
Acid Prevention Law in Pakistan by Nighat Dad.
The number of acid attacks is particularly high in the southern part of Punjab, the south Asian country’s cotton belt and second largest province. Naila Farhat became victim of an acid throwing attack by a spurned suitor from Layyah, a … Continue reading
Violence Against Women- Some books by Sandhya
Violence against women. When I searched my shelves for books on the topic, I found many. What is the use of reading these books? Same as reading the survivor stories. Or reading posts by experts working in the field. One … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Part 1 – Legal Aspect by Neha
My intention for writing this post is not to give anybody a negative picture of either the judicial system or the administrative system. I simply want to put forward the picture that I have seen so far in my practice. … Continue reading
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Society And Crime Against Women by Womens Web
All or at least most of us have been victims of mental if not physical torture at the hands of our men folk – not necessarily the husband. However, many have found a way to deal with the situation and … Continue reading
Congo, War and women by Women in War Zones
Congo is the site of one of the world’s most deadly conflicts since the end of the Second World War. I read and learned about plenty of terrible stories- spawning from burning people alive to the horrors of cannibalistic tendencies. … Continue reading
Thoughts-in-Progress by Anita Vasudeva
I generalize here but my generalizations have so often been the face of reality that I cannot ignore them. In the drawing rooms and clubs of privileged India, I have heard violence against women spoken of in ways that speak … Continue reading
