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and ain't i a woman?: Amina's crime: to be a poor women

Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by stoning for the "crime" of bearing a child by a man she divorced two years previously. Under sharia laws in effect in many of Nigeria's northern states, which are based on a strict interpretation of Islam,

Clarifying politics

BY PHIL SANDFORD I would like to comment briefly on some of the issues in the important and welcome discussion which the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) has opened up around left unity. The term “united front” is being used in a very

Students protest WTO and war

BY MEG WHITE-FOX & DANNY FAIRFAX SYDNEY — On October 30, 200 students congregated at Sydney University's Manning Bar to listen to a debate on the question, “Is the World Trade Organisation a positive step for world development?”. It

Write On: Letters to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly

Socialist Alliance In her letter (GLW #513) regarding the Democratic Socialist Party's proposal to cease operating as a public party and build the Socialist Alliance, Angela Budai argues that this will create the perception that the Socialist

IRAQ: US backs Turkey's threats against Kurds

BY NORM DIXON In recent months, Turkish government and military leaders have repeatedly threatened to invade northern Iraq to prevent Iraqi Kurds creating an "independent state" in the aftermath of Washington's planned war on Iraq. Even though US