GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - JULY / AUGUST 2014

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This month, the main topic is feminism

The long article is about the new type of feminism. Read about what is happening around the world - what are people fighting against? and what are they fighting for?

Read about "new feminism" - short stories about a superheroine in a veil in Egypt, women wearing false beards in France, and women who don't deserve to be raped in Brazil:

What is feminism today? Read this interview with a 16 year old feminist and a 68 year old feminist - what do they agree about? Do they disagree?

And for the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in the US, read about how social change is created on the street:

Should we be women or girls? Read this by comedian / activist Kate Smurthwaite:

From the blogs this month:

To celebrate the end of fasting in Ramadam, read about different reasons for fasting, and a poem:

On the day the First World War started, what can we learn about peace movements?:

Read about Gaza - a letter to Obama from a doctor working in a Palestinian hospital:

And read about the second crisis in Palestine - how angry the Palestinians feel about the PA:

Is it good for polygamy (having several wives) to be legal in India? Read this:

The Church of England finally voted to allow women to be bishops - the top job:

They're making a film of the excellent book about how we need less inequality in the world: "The Spirit Level". Help them finish the film and change the world:

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