Women S Rights stories:
On another planet: how Italy's women saw Colonel Gaddafi
Jun 12th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
He came as the self-styled "emancipator of women", the world's longest-serving leader who makes much of his all-female bodyguard squad and favourable views towards the opposite sex.
Moussavi: Painter, architect and possibly Iran's next president
Jun 11th, 2009 - CNN
Mir Hossein Moussavi supporters rally in Tehran this week. They are relatively young compared to his rival's. A painter and architect who withdrew from the political front for two decades, Moussavi has emerged with a platter of promises...
I'm no Michelle Obama, says Iran's aspiring "First Lady"
Jun 11th, 2009 - Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The wife of a moderate Iranian presidential candidate dismissed comparisons with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama but pledged to play a prominent role improving women's rights in the Islamic Republic.
Iranian election could be test for women's rights
Jun 11th, 2009 - CNN
Zahra Rahnavard, wife of Iranian candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, has taken a visible role in the campaign. "Thirty-four million women demand to have female Cabinet...
Women's rights activists pin hopes on Iran vote
Jun 11th, 2009 - Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Women's rights activists say pledges made by rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Friday's election offer new hope for their drive to end what they call institutionalized discrimination against women in Iran.



