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    May 21st, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    To celebrate International Women’s Day we profile some of Asia’s most inspiring women.

    Marina Matahir speaks out on HIV/AIDS while Cambodian politician Mu Sochua explains how she revolutionised what women can do. We also travel deep into the Burma-Thai jungle to meet a Shan refugee who is creating schools on the run and hear why Afghanistan’s youngest female politicians says the war failed.

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    MALAYSIA : Mahathir’s activist daughter

    May 21st, 2007 by Vanitha Nadaraj
     

    Matahir__web_.JPGMarina Mahathir entered public life as the prime minister’s daughter but today she is regarded as Malaysia’s poster girl for the fight … more

    		  

    CAMBODIA : Woman leader Mu Sochua

    May 21st, 2007 by Seang Soleak
     

    Mu_Sochour_Cambodia__web_.JPGCambodia women face many problems, they are discriminated against at work and in the home. They are not traditionally educated or given … more

    		  

    SRI LANKA: Women revolutionize a man’s media world

    May 21st, 2007 by Ruwani Gunewardena
     

    Sri_Lanka__web_.JPGFor the past three decades, Sri Lanka’s media has been dominated by men. As things begin to change gradually, the need for … more

    		  

    BURMA: 25-year-old Shan activist wins Norway’s Student Peace Prize

    May 21st, 2007 by Ronald Aung Naing
     

    CharmTong__web_.JPGFor almost a decade 25 year old Charm Tong, has been working to help educate exiled children who have fled from the … more

    		  

    AFGHANISTAN: The country’s most famous women speaks out

    May 21st, 2007 by Alice Brenan
     

    Joya_Afghan__web_.JPGYou’ve failed…That’s what Ms Malalai Joya - the youngest member of the Afghani Parliament says about the reconstruction of her country… it’s … more

    		  

    INDONESIA: Pressure for human rights abuse cases to be re-opened

    May 21st, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    Trisakti__web_.JPGThe Indonesian President is under mounting pressure to re-open investigations into several prominent human rights abuse cases. The National Commission on Human Rights, … more

    		  


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