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	<title>The Bohemian and The Bulbul: Journeys in the Middle East (and further east), by Mira Baz &#187; Women</title>
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		<title>A young nation with growing problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yemeni women are often married off young. Their mahr, money paid by the groom, helps their father's finances. They have children of their own. They follow in their mothers' path, working in the field, dexterously balancing firewood on their head as they walk back home later, preceded by the goats, followed by their daughters, bravely carrying their family's burdens.

Mentalities and traditions are difficult to change. But they could evolve if the conditions change.]]></description>
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		<title>A widening generation gap?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Noor Al-Sharif stands accused of being gay – let him be gay. It’s none of our business. And let’s start calling things by their names; the magazine being discussed is called <em>Jassad</em>. 

So exclaimed, emphatically, provocatively, the young Lebanese journalist in the audience, not in those exact words but stating those opinions in no uncertain terms. Her voice was resolute. She was assertive and loud, the way parents have traditionally told their children not to be. Her belly-revealing top seemed to underscore each word. ]]></description>
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		<title>Socotri woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.mirabaz.com/wordpress/photo-journal/socotri-woman/" title="Socotri woman"><img src="http://www.mirabaz.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-photoblog/YapbThumbnailer.php?post_id=290&amp;w=180" width="180" height="135" alt="Socotri woman" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a><a href="http://www.mirabaz.com/wordpress/photo-journal/socotri-woman/" title="Socotri woman"><img src="http://www.mirabaz.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-photoblog/YapbThumbnailer.php?post_id=290&amp;w=180" width="180" height="135" alt="Socotri woman" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a>A Socotri woman walks with her goat, Qalansiya, Socotra Island, Yemen Related PostsA generation without a languageThe island that no longer singsSlump in tourism hurts people of SocotraA young nation with growing problemsIsland of bliss Tags: Socotra, Women, Yemen]]></description>
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