Ousted female Afghan lawmaker, Malalai Joya, is fighting to regain her position on Afghanistan parliament.
International Herald Tribune - April 5, 2008 article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Lawmaker-Ousted.php
Video - 1:35 min. ATN TV
Jakriti Tank, hardware engineer (India), assembles a functional computer from the ground up. 3:46 min.
Journalist, Zakia Zaki, 35, was one of the most prominent radio journalists in Afghanistan. She was an outspoken advocate for women's rights and media education for women in Afghanistan. She ran the radio network "Radio Peace." On June 6, 2007 Zakia was brutally slain by assassins who entered her home in the town of Jabal as Siraj, about 70km (40 miles) north of Kabul. This short video is a portrait of Zakia Zaki's work and life (also showing an interview Zakia made with former Afghan parliamentarian, Malal
Domestic abuse in Afghanistan is on the rise. Due to this women are needed in the Afghan police force.Women have experienced more freedom since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan, but some still face abuse from men unwilling to accomodate change. Zeina Khodr follows the story of one woman in Kandahar who, despite regular death threats, is dedicated to working as a policewoman to protect women's rights in Afghanistan. 2:24 min -Feb 8, 2008 Aljazeera TV production.
RAWA event in Kabul on March 8, 2008 to mark the International Women's Day. Over 1500 people attended the event. ATN TV March 8, 2008. 0:35 min.
Heralding gender equality and gender freedom, women in Sudan celebrate International Women's Day 2008. 4:12 min. Tom Vandeveek film/video. March 9, 2008.
The power of empowering women reaches far. Empowering a woman helps the world. Women of the World - is a work in progress using clips from the one hour documentary "Microcredit: The Future of Poverty" and the song "Staralfur" by Sigur Ros. 5:49 min. June 2007.
Why are women better borrowers? Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus tells how he and his colleagues at Grameen Bank came to focus on women as borrowers. 3:44 min film. Jan 2008
Mary Robinson was the first woman president of Ireland 1990-1997 and former UN High Commisioner for Human Rights. As a member of "The Elders", Mary Robinson speaks about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, gender oppression and what we can do to help the world. For more info: http://www.theelders.org/elders/robinson.aspx