Teaching Women to Campaign
For Afghan women to get out of the home and onto the hustings takes some encouragement and some new-found courage.
18 Nov 05
Iran
Ghazni's Formidable Females
Lack of security and opposition from family members are minor obstacles to some of the candidates standing for parliament in a staunchly conservative region.
18 Nov 05
All Quiet as Western City Heads for Poll
Candidates in Herat claim some of their rivals are seeking to gain unfair advantage, but campaigning has generally been free of intimidation.
18 Nov 05
Self-Immolation Seen as Only Escape
Family problems and desperate circumstances lead many young women to burn themselves to death.
18 Nov 05
New Technology, Old Prejudices
Arabs and Kurds are trading insults online as the election debate moves into cyberspace.
18 Nov 05
Police and Polling Stations Attacked
Insurgents kill five policemen in attacks around the country.
18 Nov 05
Iraqi Vice-President on the Campaign Trail
By Meethaq Fadhil in Nassriyah (ICR No. 103, 27-Jan-05)
18 Nov 05
Sistani Openly Backs Shia Bloc
Iraq’s most revered religious leader now officially supports the list made up of the country’s two top Shia parties.
18 Nov 05
Lawyers Set Constitutional Priorities
Legal experts in Iraq say the protection of minority rights and ensuring political freedoms should top the country’s constitutional agenda.
18 Nov 05
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