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Fields Medal mathematics prize won by woman for first time in its history

Maryam Mirzakhani, who was born and raised in Iran, has been awarded the highest honour a mathematician can attain It will go down in history as the moment one of the last bastions of male dominance fell. A woman has won the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize for the first time since the award was …

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Women’s Network of BiH condemns the brutal aggression by Israeli forces

Women’s Network of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which promotes a culture of non-violence, justice, peace and value of diversity, strongly condemns the brutal aggression by Israeli forces against the Palestinians in Gaza. We want to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, who are experiencing different types of violence on daily basis and whose lives are threatened, …

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If you’re looking for a place to donate to Gaza, here is one.

GAZA EMERGENCY SHELTER APPEAL  Help us reach our goal of $13,000 to provide sanitation and personal care supplies for those displaced to UNWRA schools in Gaza.  Dear Friends, At the Rachel Corrie Foundation, we have watched from afar with horror as events have unfolded in Gaza. The United Nations reports that the number of internally displaced …

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Solidarity to the Iraqi people from The Association of Middle East Womens Studies

The Association of Middle East Womens Studies (AMEWS) would like to express its solidarity with the people of Iraq who have suffered from dictatorship, economic sanctions, an invasion and occupation, years of militarization, and a new authoritarian government. The most recent violence is caused by Islamic State (IS) forces and is especially harmful to religious …

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Iranian women post pictures of themselves without hijabs on Facebook

Campaign set up by London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad attracts more than 130,000 likes on social media site Thousands of Iranian women are taking off their veils and publishing pictures of themselves online, igniting a debate about the freedom to wear or not wear the hijab. A Facebook page set up by London-based Iranian journalist …

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