Cell phones banned for girls and women under 40
Here is my latest opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post, “Taliban 2.0: Targeting Women Globally”:
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=282679
I would be interested to know what readers think about such decrees (fatwas) being handed down to restrict the rights and freedoms of girls and women in India and elsewhere. Please don’t hesitate to submit your comments. Thanks.
Today (August 8, 2012) I was interviewed on BBC World Service, discussing cyber warfare in Syria. You can access the podcast at this URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/newshour
See the list of stories in the column on the right, and click on “Syria Cyber-war 8/8/2012”
The direct download link is here:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/newshour/newshour_20120808-2216b.mp3
My interview is 6 minutes 45 seconds into the program.
Hayat Alvi, Ph.D. 