Global Feminist Link Love: November 7-13

Hello Global Feminists!

We’re back with Global Feminist Link Love for this week! Below are a list of links to blog posts and news stories about what other global feminists have been up to this past week. But we also want to know: what have you been reading/writing this week? Share your own link love in the comments!

To all the women who quietly made history

Africa

• Zimbabwe: Thousands of girls forced out of education (IRIN)
• Rape As A Weapon Of War In Libya: New Permutations On An Old Theme (Feminist Peace Network)
• Kenya: Abortion is a class issue (European Pro-Choice Network)

Asia

• Afghan Women Fight to Not Have Their Rights Bargained Away in ‘Peace Unveiled’ in ‘Women, War & Peace’ Series (Opinioness of the World)
• No country for Women – That’s Bollywood! (Bell Bajao)
• Malaysia: Reverse Ban on Sexual Diversity Festival (HRW)

Europe

• A Silver Lining in Paris (The Pixel Project)

Latin America

• Women’s rights organization raided in Mexico (AWID)
• U.N. Rules that Peru Must Relax Restrictions on Abortion (IPPF)
• 10-year-old gives birth in Mexico (The Abortioneers)

Middle East

• A Campaign Against Death by Stoning in Iran (ianyan mag)
• Ex-Israeli president to serve 7 years for rape (Associated Press)

North America

• Appointment of female judge’s slump under Harper’s Tories (Globe and Mail)
• Why Are You In Such A Bad Mood? #MenCallMeThings Responds (Tiger Beatdown)
• This Week’s Big Wins For Women, Workers and Immigrants (Women of Color Policy Network)

Oceania

• Wednesday Geek Woman: Mahananda Dasgupta, nuclear fusion researcher (Geek Feminism)

Global

• I Come In Peace - ”I don’t know what it is about the word ‘feminist’ but it seems to conjure up the image of an all-mighty ball-breaker for a lot of people.” (fbomb)
• And in this corner, in the red skirt (Feminist Legal Theory)

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