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Byllye Y. Avery, founder of The Avery Institute for Social Change and the Black Women's Health Imperative (formerly the National Black Women's Health Project), will be honored at Friday's Sister to Sister International Gala. The Gala kicks off the Healthy Weekend Extravaganza "Sisters Beating the Odds & Claiming Wellness 08: Leading Our Communities Today For A Healthier Tomorrow!"

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Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, told a stunned parliament that northwestern tribesman had done nothing wrong in first shooting the women and then dumping them in a ditch.

I am Partners Thailand's Country Coordinator for Health & Development. I interviewed Thanaporn as a member of The Key Correspondent (KC) Team, and an earlier version appeared in HealthDev.net.

I am Partners Thailand's Country Coordinator for Health & Development. I interviewed Thanaporn as a member of The Key Correspondent (KC) Team, and an earlier version appeared in HealthDev.net.

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Many people do not understand why I dedicate most of my time fighting for the welfare of the slum women. They think I am wasting my time.

Ms. Ikue Mori has won accolades for her achievements. The Japanese concept of Kaizen, or constant enhancement and innovation, is the aspect of her work that I find fascinating.

Recently, the special envoy of President Bush was in Sudan, talking with Sudanese officials about the situation in Darfur. They decided to collaborate with each other to end the conflict there that has led to the accusation of President Al Bashir as a war criminal.

Some of them are veiled but they all wear the policewoman uniforms. Their mission is establishing a women's police unit to help maintain security in the Gaza Strip. The authorities are pushing women to deal with women for fear of contact, which is not permitted by the religious law. Their number has increased to a hundred, but the ambition to add larger numbers still exists.

Sherry Jones' aborted novel about Aisha, the wife of Prophet Muhammed, has stirred a tempest in a teapot. Extra! Extra! Random House's decision to drop the book is squelching free speech and dialogue. But otherwise, fatwa would be pronounced (and misunderstood) and we'd have the Danish cartoon flap all over again.