The War Against Womanhood 'Breast ironing' is not only a term, it is really a hot iron used thinking the breast will flatten ...Stones are heated on scorching flames and are massaged rigorously to limp a girl's firm nipples and flatten her breasts. Other common tools include bananas, coconut shells, spatulas and hammers heated over a blistering fire. Just recently I read about a practice in Cameroon which deeply disturbed me. In the privacy of their homes and behind closed doors, … [Read more...]
AFGHANISTAN – Virginity-related penalties “extremely unfair”.
April 29, 2011 by
AFGHANISTAN: Virginity-related penalties “extremely unfair” Photo: Salma Zulfiqar/IRIN Virginity is not mentioned in the Afghan penal system and other laws, but hundreds of women unfairly face penalties over it (file photo) KABUL, 26 April 2011 (IRIN) - The penalties that Afghan women suffer whenever allegations of pre-marital sex and loss of virginity emerge, including death, are extreme, discriminatory and not in the penal code, activists said. “I saw a woman who was … [Read more...]
INDIA: Celebrate Empowerment of young girls!
April 14, 2011 by
Adolescent clubs empower young girls to resist early marriage in India ‘The State of the World’s Children 2011 – Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity,’ UNICEF’s flagship report, focuses on the development and rights of more than a billion children aged 10 to 19 worldwide. This series of stories, essays and multimedia features seeks to accelerate and elevate adolescents’ fight against poverty, inequality and gender discrimination. By Angela Walker DIBRUGARH, India, 13 April 2011 – Rumi … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Know Your Rights!
February 15, 2011 by
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ! Years ago I was asked by Equality Now to write a letter to His Excellency Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda regarding the Land Act. It seems that even though a woman’s right to property is protected under the Ugandan law, in rural areas this is abused , ignored or overlooked. The letter was written to urge His Excellency to publicly support and ensure the swift passage of the co-ownership amendment to the Land Act which would prevent women like Mariam Kabeere … [Read more...]
ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: No Honor in Murder
February 4, 2011 by
THERE IS NO HONOR IN MURDER I never knew that there was such a thing as "honor killing" until I learned about it from Equality Now about seven years ago. The term itself is an oxymoron. How can there be honor in killing? How could the family's honor be worth someone's life? I read of a seventeen year old Turkish woman who was murdered by her fifteen year old brother after she left the women's shelter where she had been staying. She had gone into the shelter to escape violence at home. … [Read more...]
INTIMACY in the Year of 2011: 1000 Intimate Questions for Couples.
December 29, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is pleased to share this message from a friend of ours, Michael Webb, relationship expert. This project has culminated into 1000 questions that every Women in our World could and/or should share with her husband, lover, friend, etc. We are all starting a new year, and knowing this will include to beginning of the Year of the Metal Rabbit - where practicality over-rules romance - it is safe to say that Couples will need to Educate themselves. So, when you find … [Read more...]
MAN of ACTION™ – Nerval Roberts
June 17, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women™ is absolutely inspired and motivated by this Heart-Awakening Performance. NERVAL connected with our Founder, Catherine Anne Clark, asking for her opinion of his message: 'a Better Way'. She was so moved that she waited not one more minute to have A Celebration of Women share this message with All the Women of our World......please LISTEN. Nerval is an Earth Angel that has 'Captured the Essence' of what our World is Missing! Take Responsibility! Love with … [Read more...]
