Women and Girls At Risk

Interview: Filmmaker Of Saba’s Story – Girl Who Survived An Honor Killing

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy - Photo courtesy SOC official website)

Titled “A Girl In The River”, this Oscar-winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tells the story of Saba Qaser, the Pakistani girl who survived being shot in the face, and then thrown in the river by her own father. You can listen to the interview from Steve [continue reading].

Documentary: Woman – Rise Of Extremism In Pakistan – Gloria Steinem

Alice Speri, left, a host on “Woman,” with rebel soldiers in Colombia. (Photo: Arianna LaPenne/ Viceland).

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem was there in the heyday of bra-burning and the swelling women’s movement. She never stopped organizing, writing, activism, speaking up, speaking out. Now, at 82, Gloria Steinem is in the spotlight again. She’s hosting and executive producing a [continue reading].

Africa: Migrant Crisis Fuels Sex Trafficking Of Nigerian Girls

A promising student who dreamed of going to university, Mary was sixteen when a woman approached her mother at their home and offered to take the Nigerian teenager to Italy to find work. Pushed to go by her family who hoped she would lift them out of poverty, Mary ended up [continue reading].

Documentary: A Gift To Girls “He Named Me Malala”

Malala Yousafzai, a winner of millions of hearts, sacrifices herself for children worldwide. Even as a young child she talked like an experienced woman of 40 years. She has never allowed adversity to stop her, and at every stage of life, she has spoken for children’s [continue reading].

Intern Article: Malala – Education Key To Girl’s Future

Education lacks for young children especially for girls in Pakistan, the country has the second highest number of children not having the opportunity for an education. On July twelfth, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, a city in Swat Valley Pakistan. As young girl she [continue reading].

Documentary: VICE – Afghan Women’s Rights, Aden’s Floating Armories

Part one: takes a look at Women’s Rights in Afghanistan, if any. When the United States invaded Afghanistan, the liberation of Afghan women was used as a rallying cry to garner public support. After nearly 15 years at war, and hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars [continue reading].

Canada: The Power Of One Matters – Amazon Pulls Pickton Book

Faces of the women who had their lives cut short by Pickton.

Robert Pickton’s self published book has been pulled from Amazon’s website following a petition placed on Change.org yesterday by the Solidarity with families of the victims of serial killer Robert Pickton – and within two days the petition reached its goal. I [continue reading].

Kenya: Maasai Cricket Warriors Fighting For Women’s Rights

A Maasai Warriors cricket team batsman wearing traditional robes and cricket pads. (Photo: Heavy Soul Films)

The traditional life of a Maasai warrior in Kenya involves learning how to hunt and herd cattle. One group of Maasai warriors have now learnt a surprising new skill – playing cricket – and they’ve formed a team. Their captain, Sonyanga Weblen Ole Ngais told Matthew [continue reading].

Short Video: Maasai Warriors Use Cricket To Empower Youth

maaasala cricket females cover video - Francis Ole Meshame has swapped his spear for a bat. He told the BBC that cricket would be a good game for Maasai warriors, because bowling was very similar to throwing spears.

Maasai Warriors from the Laikipia region in Kenya have exchanged their spears for cricket bats and they are using cricket as a vehicle to empower youth and to target social problems in order to bring about positive change in their communities. “Concentrating on cricket [continue reading].

USA: Immigration Arrests 29 Human Traffickers

Macon, Georgia: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested 29 people in 13 cities and eight states Thursday on sex trafficking and related charges in a sweeping operation dubbed “Operation Safe Haven” targeting a [continue reading].

Iraq: Children And Women Raped By Daesh Are Resorting To Suicide

About 200 members of the Yazidi religious community who were old and sick were released by ISIS militants last weekend. The freed prisoners report that girls and women continue to suffer from horrifying abuses at the hands of the militant group. According to the Independent, [continue reading].

Iraq: UN Confirms – DAESH are Selling Girls To Fighters For Sex Slaves

The self-styled Islamic State (IS) has a printed list of prices to facilitate the slave trade of women and children captured in the group’s territory. Though rumors of such a document surfaced eight months ago, Zainab Bangura, UN special envoy on sexual violence in [continue reading].