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* Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, NY, 2007
* The Caged Virgin, An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, NY, 2006
* Honor Betrayed, Sexual Abuse in America’s Military, by Dr. Mic Hunter, ISBN 1-56980-325-0
* Whose News? The Media and Women's Issues, Second Edition, edited by Ammu Joseph and Kalpana Sharma, 2006
Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
* Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence, by Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls, September, 2006
Seven Stories Press
* Voices of Women Media Leaders, The International Women's Media Foundation
An important book for information on women's media: Women's Periodicals in the United States, Social and Political Issues, edited by Kathleen Endres and Therese Lueck (Greenwood Press, CT, 1996).
Infidel
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(Free Press, NY, 2007)
"In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalis, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, and her current life under armed guard in the West.
"One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following an Islamist's murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, with whom she made the movie Submission."
The Caged Virgin, An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(Free Press, NY, 2006)
"Muslims who explore sources of morality other than Islam are threatened with death, and Muslim women who escape the virgins' cage are branded whores. So asserts Ayaan Hirsi Ali's profound meditation on Islam and the role of women, the rights of the individual, the roots of fanaticism, and Western policies toward Islamic countries and immigrant communities. Hard-hitting, outspoken, and controversial, The Caged Virgin is a call to arms for the emancipation of women from a brutal religious and cultural oppression and from an outdated cult of virginity. It is a defiant call for clear thinking and for an Islamic Enlightenment. But it is also the courageous story of how Hirsi Ali herself fought back against everyone who tried to force her to submit to a traditional Muslim woman's life and how she became a voice of reform.
"Born in Somalia and raised Muslim, but outraged by her religion's hostility toward women, Hirsi Ali escaped an arranged marriage to a distant relative and fled to the Netherlands. There, she learned Dutch, worked as an interpreter in abortion clinics and shelters for battered women, earned a college degree, and started a career in politics as a Dutch parliamentarian. In November 2004, the violent murder on an Amsterdam street of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, with whom Hirsi Ali had written a film about women and Islam called Submission, changed her life. Threated by the same group that slew van Gogh, Hirsi Ali now has round-the-clock protection, but has not allowed these circumstances to compromise her fierce criticism of the treatment of Muslim women, of Islamic governments' attempts to silence any questioning of their traditions, and of Western governments' blind tolerance of practices such as genital mutilation and forced marriages of female minors occurring in their countries."
Honor Betrayed
Sexual Abuse in America’s Military
by Dr. Mic Hunter
$24.95• 256 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN 1-56980-325-0
Over the years the media has continued to report on sexual abuse scandals in the military; whether at West Point, Tailhook, or the Air Force Academy the stories are the same - discrimination, harassment, even rape. Military and civilian leaders respond that the claims are exaggerated or merely the result of "a few bad apples." Although investigations are held and policies issued, little significant change to the culture of the military takes place. Dr. Hunter goes behind the headlines to examine the underlying factors that, not only contribute to, but actually encourage, sexual abuse in the military. Honor Betrayed examines how traditional military training leads to the creation of an environment hostile to men perceived to be homosexual and to all women. Honor Betrayed includes numerous first-person accounts of American servicewomen and men who were sexually abused by their comrades, including one woman's case that was heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Hunter describes how wide spread sexual abuse contributed to the recent prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq. Honor Betrayed does more than identify the problem. Hunter provides specific actions the military can take to reduce the incidence of sexual abuse and thereby improve the mission readiness and effectiveness of the armed forces to face the challenges of the 21st century.
Endorsements
Honor Betrayed challenges readers to set aside pre-conceived notions of sexual behavior in the military. In this pioneering effort, Dr. Hunter presents an excellent blend of history, research and personal accounts. Written to empower, Hunter argues that military leaders can promote the changes necessary to make the military a safer place for those who serve and make our country safer. This book is an important and long overdue resource for anyone interested in an incisive look at the dynamics and impact of sexual abuse in the military. Honor Betrayed belongs in the library of any practitioner who treats victims of military sexual abuse, as well as military officials who set policy over such matters.
Larry A. Morris, Ph.D. Co-author of Males at Risk: The Other Side of Child Sexual Abuse, Author of The Male Heterosexual: Lust in His Loins, Sin in His Soul?
"Mic Hunter helps us understand a topic that nobody wants to talk about. Nobody, that is, except the thousands and thousands victims who have never had a voice. For a long time, one of the military's dirtiest secrets has been the prevalence of male-male sexual assault within the ranks. Now, thanks to Hunter's incredible research, we can begin to have a conversation about the perpetrators, the victims, and the system that all too often turns a blind eye to rape."
Aaron Belkin
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military,
University of California, Santa Barbara
“Dr. Hunter proposes an impressively comprehensive volume that would be a welcome addition to the growing literature addressing sexual abuse in a military environment. As events of recent years illustrate, the institution of the military poses unique challenges for those attempting to disentangle the complex relationships between power, gender, and sexuality. A volume such as this will, I believe, make a significant contribution to our understanding of how abuse might be prevented and how those involved in situations of abuse might best be helped."
Dr. Melissa Sheridan Embser-Herbert, Associate Professor of Sociology, Hamline University, Author of Camouflage isn't Only For combat: Gender, Sexuality, & Women in the Military.
”In the age of Abu Ghraib, Mic Hunter has given us the needed background to understand the role of sexual abuse in the military. Detailing the long history of the issue, Hunter makes his points incisively and illustrates his story with examples that illuminate without sensationalizing.”
Richard B. Gartner, Ph.D.
About The Author
Dr. Mic Hunter holds Minnesota licenses as a Psychologist, and Marriage and Family Therapist. He has been sought out by the print and broadcast media for interviews over 100 times including Oprah, CNN, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He has presented throughout North America to professional audiences and the general public over 200 times. He has presented at the meetings of the American Association Of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, the American Psychological Association, and at all of the national conferences on male sexual abuse survivors, including giving two keynote addresses. He has served as a reviewer for The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, The Journal of Men's Studies, The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence Against Women. He is a recipient of the Fay Honey Knopp Memorial Award, given by the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization, "For recognition of his contributions to the field of male sexual victimization treatment and knowledge." In addition to articles, Mic is the author, co-author, or editor of eight books including Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse, The Sexually Abused Male Volumes I & II, Child Victims & Perpetrators Of Sexual Abuse, Adult Survivors Of Sexual Abuse: Treatment Innovations, The Ethical Use of Touch in Psychotherapy, and The American Barbershop: A Closer Look At A Disappearing Place.
Whose News?
The Media and Women's Issues
Second Edition, 2006
Edited by:
Ammu Joseph Independent journalist
Kalpana Sharma The Hindu, Bombay
Description:
The First Edition of Whose News?: The Media and Women’s Issues (1994) quickly became an international classic which was widely used both by students and practitioners. The decade that has passed since its publication has witnessed dramatic developments in the media environment across the world. As a consequence, the coverage of gender issues in the media today has to be viewed and evaluated against the background of globalization in general and media globalization in particular.
This is just what this new and updated edition of the 1994 classic does. In particular, it addresses the set of questions that has arisen in recent years concerning women’s access (as users) to the media and to information, their participation in media and communication structures, and their portrayal and perspectives in media content.
This new edition retains its unique gender analysis of media content, and situates, views and evaluates the coverage of gender issues in the media within the context of recent trends in both the economy and the media industry. Employing a novel and nuanced methodology, it offers a distinctive view of the history of both the media and the women’s movement in India at the beginning of the 21st century. It also examines current media coverage of women’s issues such as dowry-related violence, rape, sex selection, Muslim women’s legal rights, and the practice of sati.
Overall, this topical and insightful book vividly depicts the complexities of media representations of women. It will be of considerable interest to media professionals, students of mass communications and journalism, and those concerned about the status of women in contemporary India.
Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence
By Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls
Release Date: September, 2006
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Description
In the years following 9/11, U.S. policy in Afghanistan has received little scrutiny, either from the media or the public. Despite official claims of democracy and women’s freedom, Afghanistan has yet to emerge from the ashes of decades-long war. Through in-depth research and detailed historical context, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls report on the injustice of U.S. policies in Afghanistan historically and in the post-9/11 era.
Drawing from declassified government documents and on-the-ground interviews with Afghan activists, journalists, lawyers, refugees, and students, Bleeding Afghanistan examines the connections between the U.S. training and arming of Mujahideen commanders and the subversion of Afghan democracy today. Bleeding Afghanistan boldly critiques the exploitation of Afghan women to justify war by both conservatives and liberals, analyzes uncritical media coverage of U.S. policies, and examines the ways in which the U.S. benefits from being in Afghanistan.
About the Authors
SONALI KOLHATKAR and JAMES INGALLS are the co-directors of the Afghan Women’s Mission, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that works with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
Their writings have appeared in Z Magazine, Foreign Policy in Focus, on Alternet, Common Dreams, and in CounterPunch.
In February 2005, Kolhatkar and Ingalls traveled to Afghanistan to witness firsthand the results of U.S.policy, and to understand how ordinary Afghans felt about the war.
Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and producer of Uprising, a popular, daily, drive-time program on KPFK, Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles.
James Ingalls is a Staff Scientist at the Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology.
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) Publication Looks at Trends and Challenges of Working in Media
Voices of Women Media Leaders is a report that focuses on some of the major trends and challenges that affect women who work in the international news media.
The report builds on a panel the IWMF held in September 2003. Women executives from seven major news organizations, including the Associated Press, CBS News, National Public Radio, Knight Ridder Digital, Newsday, NBC and the Missouri School of Journalism, discussed major issues facing the news business. They were joined by an audience of some 40 women journalists, who participated in a Q and A session. The IWMF then interviewed international women journalists about the same issues discussed at the panel. The result is Voices of Women Media Leaders.
"By publishing Voices of Women Media Leaders, the IWMF seeks to encourage an ongoing discussion about the major issues facing the media today," said IWMF co-chair Larry Olmstead of Knight Ridder. "The perspectives are those of some of the top women engaged in the profession around the world. In this way, we hope to add women's voices to debate about the future of the media."
Topics addressed in Voices of Women Media Leaders include the lack of training opportunities for journalists, diversity in newsrooms, the impact of technology on the news media, how to capture the youth audience and the difference in perception about international coverage between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
The IWMF was launched in 1990 with a mission to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide, based on the belief that no press is truly free unless women share an equal voice. The IWMF network includes more than 1,500 women and men in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide. The IWMF is celebrating its Fifteenth Anniversary Year in 2005.
For further information or to order a copy of Voices of Women Media Leaders, contact Erin Henk at the IWMF, (202) 496-1992, EHenk@iwmf.org. To read an online version of Voices of Women Media Leaders, go to http://iwmf.org/pub/p-8747/e-8751/.
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
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