http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1992 en_GB_uk http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160442/1/1992 Durgabai Deshmukh Award winner Daud Sharifa Khanam from southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu provided Muslim women a platform to challenge the oppressive patriarchal system. For this, she has had to face the ire of Muslim clerics. She was hated, abused and threatened but she never gave up the fight. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159515/1/1992 WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (OneWorld) - Five adults and five youths were inaugurated into the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans today, a tribute to national role models who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of others. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159104/1/1992 NEW YORK, Mar 24 (OneWorld) - A corporate watchdog group has started a nationwide voting campaign to name and shame companies that run afoul of economic and environmental laws. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159047/1/1992 In an era when women are still struggling to find an equal footing, the Kotha tribe in Tamil Nadu in southern India is an exemplary model of gender equality and a progressive social system. The tribe’s matrilineal ethos ensures property rights and dowry free marriages for women. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159016/1/1992 Even as Indian national Sarabjit Singh’s execution has been stayed until April 30 by Pakistan, efforts are on to save his life. He was sentenced to death for his involvement in spying and bomb blasts that had claimed several lives. Singh claims that he is the victim of mistaken identity. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158957/1/1992 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158889/1/1992 Tired of living in a world governed by marriage laws formulated and implemented by men, Muslim women in India have come out with their own Nikahnama. It recognises their right to seek divorce and other entitlements so that they are the masters of their own destiny. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158461/1/1992 British author Valerie Mason-John’s new book Broken Voices has series of interviews with dalit women, recounting their horrific experiences of caste-based injustice and discrimination. During her five-month stay Valerie lived, ate and worked together with these women to get the feel of what it is like to be an untouchable in India. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158298/1/1992 When a dalit widow was appointed as cook in a government-run school in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, no one was ready to eat the food cooked and served by her. Everyone conspired to sack her and saw to it that she was never reinstated. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158294/1/1992 At least five Nepali gays will contest elections for the Constituent Assembly, scheduled to be held this April, to take up the issue of discrimination against their community. In a nation that treats homosexuality as illegal and immoral, this is an attempt to fight exclusion. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158074/1/1992 NEW YORK, Feb 21 (OneWorld) - Graphic images of animal cruelty and this week's record recall of U.S. beef have spurred fresh demands to expand a ban on killing sick animals for food consumption. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157879/1/1992 Veteran social activist Baba Amte, who recently passed away at his ashram in Maharashtra, will be remembered for his service to the cause of lepers and efforts to keep the diverse social fabric of India intact. He used to say that a true revolution was not destructive but creative. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157731/1/1992 For bringing that elegance and glistening shine to a piece of fabric thousands of silk worms meet a cruel death. But Kusuma Rajaiah from Andhra Pradesh in southern India has now discovered an eco-friendly and humane way of producing silk without getting to indulge in the carnage of worms. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157371/1/1992 As India paid its homage to Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, the 60th anniversary of his assassination, his great-granddaughter poured his ashes into the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Gandhi was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at a prayer meeting in New Delhi. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156819/1/1992 The movement to end female genital cutting continues to spread across many parts of Africa. Molly Melching and the women of Senegal are leading the way with innovative, culturally sensitive programs to educate and relieve suffering. In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature.