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		<title>Afghan women barred from beauty salons in latest Taliban edict: “Don’t we have the right to work or live?”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[FMF Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Taliban has decided in their latest announcement to outlaw women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan. This follows restrictions on many rights and freedoms for Afghan women in education, employment and public spaces.&#160; The order came from Taliban supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada and was publicly declared by the Virtue and Vice Ministry. There was no reason [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has challenged traditional perceptions of gender, while also exacerbating inequalities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madelyn Amos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, gender gaps in education, poverty, and gender-based violence have increasingly widened for Ukrainian women. The war has shifted the traditional understanding of gender dynamics in Ukraine as women fill positions left behind by men being drafted into the military. This has greatly expanded women’s role [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Simpson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Photo by Laura Ohlman on Unsplash Last Tuesday, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which President Biden signed into law last year, went into effect. This new law will expand “long-overdue protections to ensure that workers experiencing pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions have the right to reasonable accommodations in the workplace,” according to the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://feminist.org/news/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-goes-into-effect/">Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://feminist.org">Feminist Majority Foundation</a>.</p>
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		<title>Facing Restrictions on Freedom and Rights, Afghanistan Ranks as the Unhappiest Country in the World</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anselma Ellingwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Afghanistan ranks as the unhappiest country in the world another year in a row, in the latest annual Gallup World Happiness Report. The report specifically noted that life for people in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban rose to power has declined. Gallup surveyed adults in 142 countries and areas in 2022 about different negative [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames the US and others.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Eid al-Adha is usually a time of celebration for Muslims around the world. In Afghanistan, however, people are struggling to afford basic necessities due to the intense economic crisis. After decades of conflict, natural disasters, and other economic challenges, poverty runs rampant throughout the country. As a result, many Afghans are struggling to find jobs [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Afghan men demand the right of women to pursue higher education. They say, “we need female and male doctors.”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anselma Ellingwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At a graduation ceremony, 146 graduates from Paktia University Medical School walked the stage. There was not a single female graduate among them. Graduates of the medical school used this day as a moment to call for the Taliban to open up schools and universities for girls immediately, asserting that “girls also have the right [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophia Levin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AP Photo/Gerry Broome In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions programs. In both cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — college admissions programs considered race as one of many factors in determining an application’s value. The Court ruled that [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Taliban Claims that Women Have a “Comfortable and Prosperous Life” in Afghanistan. Its Actions Say Otherwise. </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A recent message from the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, claimed that women in Afghanistan are leading “comfortable and prosperous” lives as a result of Taliban policies. Made public just prior to the upcoming Eid Al-Adha, one of the major Muslim holidays, the message states that necessary steps have been taken “for the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Afghanistan&#8217;s Neighboring Countries Express Concerns over the Taliban&#8217;s Counter-Terrorism Efforts, but the Taliban Dismisses Them</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anselma Ellingwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, countries neighboring Afghanistan exhibited a lack of unity and presented diverse views and approaches addressing terrorism concerns from Afghanistan. Tajikistan expressed specific concerns over “concentrated terror groups in Afghanistan,” while China has a different approach to staying engaged with the Taliban. The envoy from Tajikistan listed 6 [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Supreme Court explicitly rejects independent state legislature theory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madelyn Amos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash Voting rights activists around the country are celebrating as the Supreme Court released their decision for the&#160;Moore v. Harper&#160;case, ruling that state legislatures&#160;do not have the authority&#160;to set election rules outside the constraints of state constitutions. This is the second time this month we have seen a pro-democracy victory, where the Supreme [&#8230;]</p>
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