Using the Media to Empower Pakistani Women

Nisma Chauhan / Truthdig May 23, 2018 Tasneem Ahmar works to reclaim women's national narrative in Pakistan by talking to print and TV decision-makers—and using radio shows to inform the public at large. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Forced Marriage of Children Happens in America, Too

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Jan 26, 2017 Between 2009 and 2011, at least 3,000 girls and young women from 47 states were forced into marriage—including many under the age of 18. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How the Women of Pakistan Cope With War, Honor Killings and Prejudice

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jun 24, 2014 The West is flooded by news of all the incessant outrages, but by looking back at history we get a better understanding of what is happening in this forsaken country of ours. Progress is never linear. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death by Family, Malaysian Teen Said to Be Raped by 38 Men & Other Horrors

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 31, 2014 Tragically, 25-year-old Farzana Parveen's slaying is one of many cases in which women have been brutalized recently in South Asia, the U.S. and beyond. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Year for Women

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 23, 2007 The columnist honors the anniversary of women's suffrage by recognizing those who have done their worst to turn back the clock on women's rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CNN Reports About Iraqi Honor Killing

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2007 Grainy cell phone footage of the brutal honor killing of 17-year-old Iraqi girl Duaa Khalil Aswad is making its way around the Internet (although the full clip has been taken down from YouTube), and human rights groups such as the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq are speaking out about it on mainstream outlets like CNN Warning: contains graphic footage . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )