by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 24, 2017 | Demographics
WASHINGTON – Women journalists, who still are out numbered by men, are judged to be less able to do on-the-ground reporting, have lower incomes and are often sexually harassed, according to eight female journalists from seven countries. According to the 2010 Status of...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who will be sworn in for a second term Sunday, is being pressured by women’s advocacy groups to add female leaders to his all-male roster of ministers. While officials close to the president have not...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 3, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
BALTIMORE – Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) opened its doors to the public in the largest hiring spree in the company’s 23-year history today, with 1200 new roles filled in the charm city alone and 48,800 more nationwide. From 8 a.m. to noon, the electronic commerce and...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Their robot — dubbed Better Idea of Afghan Girls — didn’t nab a gold medal. Even so, the six teenage girls who had traveled from Afghanistan to Washington became celebrities at the three-day First Global Challenge, an international robotics competition...
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by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Jul 17, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters, mainly women, marched 17 miles from the National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Va., to the Department of Justice to protest recent NRA ads that they say encourages violence against people of color, women, and political...
