How has the US occupation of Iraq affected women and what was the status of women’s rights in the country before the occupation? Listen to some special highlights from our past coverage on Iraq to remember and realize the devastating impact of the eight year Occupation. Listen to the voices and perspectives of feminist scholar Cynthia Enloe and  Iraqi academic and activist Nadje Al Ali.

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Kate Raphael talks with textile artist and Howard University Prof. Karen Hampton about her work and the show Invisible Lineage at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Then we hear a talk by Sujatha Jesudason, Executive Director of Generations Ahead, on sex selection, genetic technology and the meaning of reproductive choice. And we hear feminist voices from Occupy Oakland’s West Coast Port Shutdown.

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Eryn Mathewson speaks with Occupy Oakland supporter and small business owner, Alanna Rayford, about her reaction to the damage her business occurred during Occupy Oakland protests. Erica Bridgeman interviews professor, media correspondent, and author, Melissa Harris Perry about her new book, Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.

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Today ~ Eryn Mathewson interviews Jewels Smith about her new comic book, (H)afrocentric, and how it may change the way we talk about race, class, and gender. Then Preeti Mangala Shekar talks with Rebecca Traister and Padmalatha Ravi about the SlutWalk protest marches in Canada, and how dressing like a “slut” may affect feminist movements.

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Eryn Mathewson speaks with Amnesty International’s, Rini Chakraborty about the Troy Davis execution and death penalty activism. Kate Raphael interviews Arnetta Smith, Florencia Manovil, and Cole about the new comic drama, Dyke Central. Then we end by honoring the passing and legacy of Wangari Matthai by rebroadcasting an interview she did with Preeti Mangala Shekar and Lisa Dettmer in 2006.

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Michelle Bachmann claims vaccinating girls against the HPV virus causes brain damage and encourages twelve year olds to have sex. Progressive pundits say the vaccine is safe and prevents cervical cancer. Health writer Lucinda Marshall says the real issue is drug company influence on our public policy.

And, Muslim women speak about the impact of 9/11 on their lives, at a panel commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Twin Towers attack.

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Today on Women’s Magazine – we raise awareness about female infanticide in India through a comedy fundraiser featuring Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Samson Koletkar for Nyna Pais Caputi’s film, Petals in the Dust: India’s Missing Girls. Then we hear about activism in Bangladesh’s garment industry. And finally, noted journalist Rose Aguilar comments on the current state of the US economy and poverty.

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