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Somalia’s Army Told Her to Sew a Skirt. Now She’s One of Its Top Officers.
Lt. Col. Iman Elman, who was born in Somalia but raised in Canada in a family of peace activists, sees herself as continuing that tradition from a different platform. -
Diana Russell, Who Studied Violence Against Women, Dies at 81
She popularized the term “femicide,” to highlight the killing of women “because they are women” and to distinguish these killings from other homicides.