News Round Up: August 30, 2010

Afghanistan
Male campaign workers for female politician slain in Afghanistan (The Guardian)

“Three Cups of Tea” author says change takes patience in Afghanistan (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trafficking
A report in the San Francisco Chronicle discusses how Craigslist adult services ads raise legal issues
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Technology
Forbes reports women are leading adopters of social media technology

Pakistan
The United States government is providing $40 million to gender equity programs in Pakistan (GEOTV)

Leadership
A Wall Street Journal opinion describes how women are central to a secular revolution in Bangladesh

Violence
A feature in The Guardian describes a UK taxi driver hired by families to return girls escaping from arranged marriages

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