Before Feminism: Wake up at 6:00 a.m., make eggs and bacon in my bathrobe, get the children dressed and off to school, make my husband's lunch and kiss him goodbye, do a load of laundry, wash the dishes, make the beds, take the chicken out to defrost, eat light lunch, shower and …

"I vacillated pretty heavily between the urge to burst out laughing and the impulse to bang my head against the wall reading about Sue Ostler's flirting courses for women in a recent Guardian article.

"With army service mandatory by law, women have always played a large role in the Israeli Defence Forces. Women represent a 1/3 of all IDF soldiers and can serve in any combat or supportive role.

"Who doesn't support ending violence against women across the world?

"The article, which was published on 11 December, has sent ripples through the blogosphere due to its provocative content and tone. In the article, Nadine asks why Muslim men are allowed up to four wives, while women must settle with one husband.

"Rayhana is starring in At My Age, I Still Hide to Have a Smoke, a play she wrote about a group of women who chat about their lives during a visit to an Algiers spa. The sell-out play features unflattering views on Muslim men.

Protests Tehran - Nov 4th - Video of security forces attacking women