Self-immolation in Afghanistan is reaching a critical point today (May 2008). The cause? Domestic violence in the family, forced marriage, lack of rights for Pashtun women in Afghanistan cause women to reach the point of desperation and no return. CNN news report April 2007 - 3:57 min.

HIgh mortality rates among women giving birth has become a major health issue in Afghanistan. More and more children are being left as orphans in the war-torn country. In Afghanistan's eastern town of Faizabad, six orphans are left in the care of their aunt, who feeds them rice and bread. The orphans' mother bled to death while giving birth. It's a common health issue that haunts women in the war-torn country. The aunt says her sister was unable to make it in time from her home to a hospital. March 2008 NTD

Learn from My Story: Women Confront Fistula in Rural Uganda... In August 2007, the ACQUIRE Project partnered with the Center for Digital Storytelling and St. Joseph's Hospital in Uganda to coordinate a workshop for Ugandan women who have experienced obstetric fistula. This story recounts the hardships and celebrates achievements related to the daily struggles of women suffering under the condtions of fistula with pregnancy, loss, relationships, as well as their search for safety, acceptance, and dignity. A

See this interesting debate between Islamic cleric and two Saudi women journalists. Saudi TV Newscaster Buthayna Nasser Slams Islamists over Initiative to Prevent Women from Appearing on TV LBC (Lebanon) - A Memritv.org production 3/25/2007 Video 4:01 min.

Covering Irish women in the early days of the labor movement, many of the women involved in the movement called Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Erin) were working class. In 1911 they began to organise themselves in the Irish Women Workers' Union following a dispute at Jacob's biscuit factory. Thousands were directly involved in the 1913 Lockout and many joined the Irish Citizen Army under James Connolly, a well-known supporter of the Suffrage Movement. Film excerpt from 2003 Parodox Picture film 'Guns