Pleading for Military Engagement in Afghanistan Published: 22 February 2008 German fractions in the debate about military deployment of international and German troops always pretend to care about the Afghans´opinion. In fact they seem to ignore their real interests. A study of the Berlins Free University´s political science department comes to similar conclusions. By Mariam Tutakhel and Manija Gardizi
Gender & Women's Issues in Asia Published: 28 January 2008 Through their social and political empowerment women in Asia have actively determined their own lives – notwithstanding traditionally inclined societies that define the general living conditions of women, often at the cost of equal and self-determined opportunities.