This is so messed up!

A 13-year old girl was stoned to death in Somalia for adultery after she was raped. This is so f'd-up! I just don't get how someone could do this to another person.

The witness says she was forced into a hole, buried up to her neck then pelted with stones until she died in front of more than 1,000 people.

I await the day when girls and women do not have to put up with this BS. It cannot come too soon.

A step back for women's reproductive health globally

I got an email from Madre today about a very important issue. Here's information on the decision by USAID. To sign the petition, go here. Under McCain/Palin we will only get more of this. It's amazing how the leader of one country has such an effect worldwide.

Sign a petition: USAID recently pressured six countries in Africa to halt the supply of US-funded contraceptives to the well-respected international aid and reproductive health organization Marie Stopes International (MSI). This decision will endanger the lives of women in rural Africa who depend on the contraceptives that MSI provides in order to safely control their own reproductive health.

Oprah in Saudi Arabia

Interesting Times piece about the perception of Oprah by Saudi women.

We have a very male-dominated society, and it’s very hard sometimes. But for now I have my coffee, and sit, and I watch Oprah. It’s my favorite time of day.