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To Live in Love and Peace

Ana Tzarev | Posted 16.03.2013 | UK

Read More: Creativity, India, Positive Thinking, Female Empowerment, Human Rights Watch, UK Impact, Delhi, UK World, New Delhi Gang Rape, UK Arts, UK News

No woman should have to live in fear of a world capable of so much beauty. May we choose to defy violence and embrace all women as sisters, mothers, daughters, and indeed rulers of the world, as they share in wisdom and knowledge equal to any man.

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Making's World-Wide Appeal

Rosy Greenlees | Posted 14.01.2013 | Home

Read More: Arts, Chennai, Crafts, Hong Kong, Culture, Crafts Council, India, China, UK Arts, Home News

In many respects Chennai was an apposite spot to hold the World Crafts Council's International Summit. A city historically rich in making, it's also at the heart of India's burgeoning new economy, being the nation's second largest exporter of software, information technology and information-technology-enabled services.

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Maha Kumbh Mela: India Celebrates World's Largest Religious Festival

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK

Tens of thousands of Indian pilgrims have journeyed to the Ganges river in Allahabad celebrate Maha Kumbh Mela - believed to be the world's biggest re...

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It's Not Just India - We Must Act Now to Prevent Sexual Violence at Home

Rena Sodhi | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Metropolitan Police, India, India Rape, Rape, Student, Young People, Gangs, Women's Issues, UK Police, UK Crime, UK Impact, UK Lifestyle News

The mainstream media's representation of women and its normalising of pornography should be one of our first ports of call when searching for the causes of sexual violence. As we start the new year and look to what we can do to make a difference, let's not forget the young women bearing the impact of a society that does not take media objectification of women seriously. Sexual violence does not exist in a vacuum. One way we can show our collective disgust at its existence is by refusing to accept that women as sex objects is the norm.

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Sexual Violence in India - Education Is the Only Solution

Baroness Mary Goudie | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, India, Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Baroness Mary Goudie, Sexual Violence, Women's Issues, UK Politics News

The root of the problem is the lack of education on social equality at a local level. Until local community leaders are engaged and women's rights are really taught and recognised within communities, no real change will occur.

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Ending Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls: The Global Tipping Point

Jacqui Hunt | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Sexual Violence, India, Gender Equality, Equality Now, Rape, World, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

The world is once again at a stage where a single dramatic event might be the impetus for revolutionary change on a global level. Something fundamen...

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Misogynistic Reactions by Indian Leaders on Delhi Gang Rape Incident

Netha Hussain | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: New Delhi Gang Rape, Gang-Rape-in-India, Patriarchy, Indian Politics, India, Rape, UK World, Women's Issues, Sexual Assault, UK Universities & Education News

The Indian society has deeply entrenched patriarchal views against females. Reports of rape are often followed by questions about the victim's behavior, and even accusations that she provoked the assault.

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Social Media and Protest - The Indian Spring?

Professor Ravinder Barn | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: India, Social Media, Delhi, Delhi Gang Rape, Protest, Twitter, Gandhi, Facebook, Women's Issues, UK Tech News

The recent brutal rape and murder of the 23-year-old Indian student has ignited a spark throughout India which has been described as a new movement and an awakening to demand action, fairness, gender equality and above all safety for girls and women of India.

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Three India Gang Rape Suspects 'To Plead Not Guilty'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK

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Three men accused of brutally gang raping and killing a 23-year-old student in New Delhi are to plead not guilty to the charges, their lawyer has reve...

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Has the 24-hour News Culture Spurred a National Awakening in India?

Nabila Pathan | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Misogyny, Gang Rape, Delhi, Patriarchy, Protests, India, Rape, Class, Indian Society, Indian News, UK Media, Amanat, UK Lifestyle News

Has India's incessant news coverage started the process of shaking the patriarchal foundations of government? It is too soon to make such a statement, but one hopes this is the initial rousing of change.

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The Week That Was: Women's Issues

Carla Buzasi | Posted 07.03.2013 | UK

Read More: Women's Rights, India, Rape, Women's Issues, Pakistan, Malala Day, UK Politics, UK Media, Malala, UK Press, UK Lifestyle, Amanat, UK News

While the debate continues over whether 2012 really was the so-called 'year of the woman' (or "year of the year of the woman" as the New York Times dubbed it, 2013 has so far been something of a mixed bag for the fairer sex. The news, uncovered on Friday, that the Church of England is to lift its ban on gay members of the clergy from becoming bishops, was undoubtedly a huge step in the right direction for the Church, but it rather showed up the fact that women still don't get the same privilege.

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Paradigm Shift, Will Obama Radically Change US Foreign Policy?

Jasdev Singh Rai | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: India, US Foreign Policy, China, Obama Doctrine, Barack Obama, President Obama, UK Politics News

President Obama has already proved dexterous in dealing with conflicts without protracted military engagements. But his biggest challenge will be to fundamentally re-orientate American foreign policy to prevent future US governments waging gung ho conflicts.

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Imagine All The People

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Guitar Tribute, India, India Gang Rape, Women's Rights, India Gang Rape Case, UK News, Guitar World Record, India Gang Rape Protests, UK News

UPDATE: India Gang Rape Suspects Formally Charged In Court But Media Barred From Proceedings More than 600 guitarists in Darjeeling performed a sin...

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Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

Read More: India Sexual Assaults, India Sex Crimes, India, India Gang Rape, India Women's Rights, Video, India Gang Rape Case, UK News, New Delhi, Death Penalty, India-Gender-Discrimination, UK News

Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused of attacking a woman on a Delhi bus. The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-ol...

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Women Vandalise Mumbai Bar Selling 'Rapist' Cocktail

Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

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UPDATE: Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder A group of women have vandalised an upmarket bar in Mumbai after it began advertising...

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India Gang-Rape Victim's Family Agree To Have Law Named After Her

Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

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UPDATE: Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder The family of the 23-year-old student who died after being brutally gang-raped in Del...

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India: United In Grief & Anger - Will This Be A Catalyst For Change?

Natalie Letch | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Equality, Women, India, Rape, Legislation, Harassment, Culture, Human Rights, Feminism, India Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, UK Universities & Education News

Why should a woman be blamed and 'punished' due to the way she dresses? Are these men saying that they lack any form of self control? Surely this speaks volumes about those men if they cannot resist their sexual urges - that is a simply ludicrous and pathetic excuse for committing such an offence towards a woman.

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Keep Delhi Trending: Why We Must Keep Talking About the India Rape Case

Coco Khan | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Politics, Women, Women's Rights, India, Human Rights, Rape, Delhi, Gang Rape, New Delhi, New Delhi Gang Rape, Policy, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

At the time of writing this, Delhi is trending worldwide. This morning, the young student who suffered the brutal gang rape that sparked the riots in Delhi, died. To many, she was murdered.

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Sex Offenders Names, Photos And Addresses To Be Published In India

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK

Read More: India-Rape-Protest, India, India Gang Rape, India Rape, UK News, Delhi Student Gang Rape, Gang Rape, India Sex Offences, UK News

India's convicted sex offenders will have their names, photographs and addresses published, in a highly controversial measure by the government to tac...

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The Rape of My Image of Modern India

Laxmi Hariharan | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: New Delhi, Women, Manmohan Singh, Gang Rape, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Violence, India, Rape, World, Women's Issues, UK Lifestyle News

For too long has the common woman in India lived like second-class citizens. It is time we were treated like the very goddesses so revered in Indian culture and tradition.

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Laws Alone Won't Curb India's Rape Culture

Hussein Kesvani | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Sexual Violence, Gender Equality, India, Violence Against Women, UK Students, Rape, Asia, UK Universities & Education News

Accusations of an institutionalised 'rape culture' is not novel. One only has to look at the unreformed 1860 penal code that views rape as an 'outraging' of a woman's modesty, an association that immediately affiliates the female body merely as a constituent within a masculine-dominated cultural system.

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If a Girl Does Not Want to Have Sex, Do Not Rape Her

Priya Shah | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: New Delhi, Indian Government, Politics, Equality, Capital Punishment, Rape, Protests, India, Development, UK Education, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News

The message is clear - "teach your sons better". If a girl does not want to have sex, do not rape her. I think it highlights just how important education is in overcoming such an incident and ensuring it does not happen again.

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New Age Crime : Everyone Is 'in' the Net

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: India, Hong Kong, Kim Dotcom, Movies, UK Film, UK Cinema, Cybercrime, UK Crime, UK Entertainment News

Movie-makers would have died of boredom in a crime-free world. The police force would have remained honest because there would have been no one to corrupt it. Ditto for the political leadership and the judiciary. Come to think of it the world of crime creates jobs.

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Fink... The Long-Weekend in India

Tim Thornton | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Alternative Music, India, Delhi, Fink, Bangalore, New Delhi, Ninja Tune, Mumbai, Indie Music, UK Music, Nh7, UK Entertainment News

This has been said before, in many different ways, languages and levels of exasperation, but I'll reiterate: Mumbai is fucking crazy. Twelve and a half million people living on an island less than half the size of London.

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Playboy Club India Launches With Demure Sari-Style Costumes - But Country's First Naked Bunny Is Snubbed

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Read More: Hugh Hefner, Sherlyn Chopra Playboy, India, Playboy, Sherlyn Chopra, Naked, Nude, Twitter, Bollywood, Candolim Beach, Playboy Magazine, Goa, The Playboy Club, Delhi-Gang-Rape, UK News

India has unveiled its first Playboy bunnies as it prepares to open its first club by the same brand. The costumes have been keenly anticipated in...

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