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Dear Girls -- Here's Why Nasty Old Religious Men Are Terrified of You
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, freedoms, gayrights, government, law, media, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, women )

Kit
- 21 minutes ago - alternet.org
Women are powerful beyond words, because they threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority.
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Why Even "Failed" Activism Succeeds
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, children, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, gayrights, government, humans, law, politics, religion, rights, society )

Kit
- 48 minutes ago - truth-out.org
Of course, activism that appears ineffectual at the time can succeed in a great many ways, including by influencing others, even young children, who go on to become effective activists -- or by influencing firm opponents who begin to change their minds->
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Brave Saudi Woman Confronts Religious Police Trying to Chastise Her for Having Painted Nails - Then Posts Video Online
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, women, world, rights, police, freedoms, religion )

Maria
- 11 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
They are known for their callous brutality and strict interpretation of Islamic law. In 2002 mutaween reportedly stopped girls from escaping their burning school because they were 'not properly covered'.
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Female Pilot Ejects Sexist Male Passenger
Society & Culture  (tags: women, abuse, freedoms, rights, culture, society )

Melva
- 12 hours ago - care2.com
A female pilot for Trip Airlines, a Brazilian company, refused to put up with a male passenger who made "loud, sexist comments upon learning the pilot was a woman." She kicked the jerk off the plane, and police officers picked up where she left off by
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UK: Gay, Christian Activists & MPs Unite to Repeal Law Banning 'Insults'
Society & Culture  (tags: UK, Frredom of Speech, Section 5 Public Order Act, Christian Activists, Gay Activists, MPsfreedoms, gayrights, government, law, police, politics, religion, rights )

Rob and J
- 14 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Campaigners say the law is being abused by over-zealous police & prosecutors to arrest Christian street preachers, critics of Scientology or Islam, gay rights advocates, even students making jokes. It bans 'insulting words or behaviour'stifling freedoms
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What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, ethics, freedoms, gayrights, law, media, police, politics, rights, society )

Kit
- 14 hours ago - truth-out.org
The goal of the research was to better understand the attitudes and motivations of millennials who are actively engaged in social justice--why they engage, what they see as barriers to an ideal society and opinions on whether an explicit racial justice->
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Child Sex Slaves Sold Today in the Tri-State
Society & Culture  (tags: human trafficking.violence, women, child, children, abuse, ethics, humans, society, safety, sadness, rights, corruption )

Vivien
- 1 day ago - fox19.com
On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Ohio House unanimously passed legislation that would increase penalties for those caught forcing young people to have sex with strangers for money. House Bill 262 now heads to the Senate for approval.
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