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Anna Louie Sussman

Anna Louie Sussman

Anna Louie Sussman is a New York-based freelance writer for major U.S. magazines and newspapers, and the senior editor and writer for womenintheworld.org.

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In Lebanon, a Tangle of Religious Laws Govern Life and Love

In Lebanon, a Tangle of Religious Laws Govern Life and Love

The Ottoman-era personal status laws apply differently to each of 15 religion-based groups, effectively outlaw secular marriage or divorce, and codify discrimination against women… More »

Why Turkey Is Backsliding on Women's Rights

Why Turkey Is Backsliding on Women's Rights

The ruling party's political rhetoric -- and its odd reorganization of government ministries -- has women worried that the government wants to reassign them to a more traditional role… More »

Turkey's Many Disabled, Long Shunned by Society, Play New Role in Politics

Turkey's Many Disabled, Long Shunned by Society, Play New Role in Politics

Government failures to address the causes of disability or fix antiquated social services have left disabled Turks seemingly invisible. But a handful of organizers are pushing for change… More »

With Reelection, Turkey's Islamist Party May Further Consolidate Power

With Reelection, Turkey's Islamist Party May Further Consolidate Power

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the ruling Justice and Development Party, which has just won its third majority term, has pledged to redraft the country's constitution… More »

Is Rape Inevitable in War?

Is Rape Inevitable in War?

From ancient Rome to Libya today, armed conflict has been marked by sexual violence on a mass scale. But what links the two, and can it ever be stopped?… More »

Prominent During Revolution, Egyptian Women Vanish in New Order

Prominent During Revolution, Egyptian Women Vanish in New Order

Sidelined within weeks of helping lead the revolution, women face new challenges in post-Mubarak politics… More »

The Berlusconi in Us All: Bunga Bunga's Real Meaning

The Berlusconi in Us All: Bunga Bunga's Real Meaning

Behind the name of the Prime Minister's debauched and allegedly criminal parties are the injustices of a troubled nation… More »

'Miral': Taking the Israel-Palestine Conflict Personally

'Miral': Taking the Israel-Palestine Conflict Personally

Julian Schnabel's latest film tells the story a Palestinian teenage girl, and is inspiring both praise and controversy… More »

After Mideast Uprisings, Will the Arab League Finally Lead?

After Mideast Uprisings, Will the Arab League Finally Lead?

Its call for a no-fly zone over Libya could set a new precedent for protecting people over regimes… More »

Laugh, O Revolution: Humor in the Egyptian Uprising

Laugh, O Revolution: Humor in the Egyptian Uprising

Protesters deployed satire, irony, and outright mockery against the government… More »

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