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Female Genital Mutilation

  1. Female Genital Mutilation World Book Encyclopedia R
  2. You can save a girl from FGM.(Brief article). Candace Walsh. Mothering 142 (May-June 2007): p32(1). M
  3. A cut less cruel; Female genital mutilation. The Economist (US) 384.8546 (Sept 15, 2007): p100US. M
  4. "Health". Donald F. Alderman Jr. African American Almanac. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman. 9th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. R
  5. Dirie, Waris (1967?-). History Behind the Headlines. Ed. Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. R
  6. Kasinga, Fauziya (1977-). History Behind the Headlines. Ed. Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. R
  7. Female Circumcision: Culture or Cruelty?. Gerry Azzata. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Nancy Matuszak. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
  8. Female genital mutilation. World of Health. Online ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 2007. R
  9. To help put a stop to female circumcision. The Christian Science Monitor (April 2, 2008): p18. N
  10. Patriarchy Fuels Genital Mutilation [opinion]. Africa News Service (March 10, 2009) N
  11. Overcoming FGM, Its Causes And Manifestations. Africa News Service (March 11, 2009) N
  12. Female Genital Mutilation Persists. Africa News Service (March 6, 2009) N
  13. Cutters Turn Razors On Babies to Avoid FGM/C Law. Africa News Service (Jan 27, 2009) N
  14. Tackle the Root Cause of FGM [editorial].Africa News Service (Feb 6, 2009) N
  15. Not All Cultural Practices Are Acceptable [opinion]. Africa News Service (Jan 13, 2009) N
  16. The abuse goes on.(female circumcision banned in Egypt)(Brief article). New Scientist 199.2674 (Sept 20, 2008): p4 M
  17. Female genital mutilation. Teresa Ball. Nursing Standard 23.5 (Oct 8, 2008): p43(5). J
  18. Prevalence of female genital cutting in Egypt.Jared Rosenberg. International Family Planning Perspectives 34.2 (June 2008): p60 J
  19. Female genital mutilation: exploring strategies for ending ritualized torture; shaming, blaming, and utilizing the Convention against Torture. Patricia A. Broussard. Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy 15.1 (Jan 2008): p19 J
  20. Egypt Reinforces Ban on Female Circumcision.(21:00-22:00 PM)(female genital mutilation)(Broadcast transcript + Audio file). All Things Considered. National Public Radio. July 6, 2007. T
  21. My Personal Experience with Female Circumcision.(9:00-10:00 AM) (Broadcast transcript + Audio file). News & Notes. National Public Radio. April 10, 2006. T
  22. Inter-African Committee of Traditional Practices W
  23. World Health Organization - or go directly to the female genital mutialtion section W
  24. PBS - female genital mutilation section W
  25. Amnesty International - female genital mutilation section W
  26. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - female genital mutilation section W

Slavery in the Sudan

  1. Sudan: Slavery and Civil War. Anthony Q. Cheeseboro. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. R
  2. Modern slavery; Escape from Sudan.(Slavery in Sudan). The Economist (US) 370.8363 (Feb 21, 2004): p80. M
  3. A funny way to end the slave trade; Slavery in Sudan.(Slavery in Sudan is awful, but charities who buy slaves their freedom do harm)(Brief Article). The Economist (US) (Feb 9, 2002). M
  4. The Truth about Slavery in the Sudan. Kimberly Davis. Ebony 56.10 (August 2001): p37. M
  5. False promise of slave redemption: some Africans and Westerners say that the battle against slavery in Sudan is being undercut by a humanitarian effort - the practice of buying freedom for the slaves. Richard Miniter. The Atlantic 284.1 (July 1999): p63-70. M
  6. African slavery ... still.(includes response). Charles Jacobs. Tikkun 14.4 (July-August 1999): p25(4). M
  7. Out of Bondage: A group of Christians attack slavery by putting a price tag on freedom. But does the practice stoke the brutal trade in human life?(Sudan slavery). Marcus Mabry. Newsweek International (May 3, 1999): p30. M
  8. Slavery ignored.(black slavery in Sudan and Mauritania). Minoo Southgate. National Review v47.n20 (Oct 23, 1995): p26. M
  9. Scandalous trade: slavery continues in Sudan. New Internationalist 312 (May 1999): p5. M
  10. Towards Reparations for the People of the Sudan. Africa News Service (Dec 22, 2005). N
  11. Students press for end to slavery in Sudan. UPI NewsTrack (Feb 26, 2005). N
  12. Set Them Free: A horrifying 27 million people--more than half of them children--live in bondage around the world. Here's how one college kid is trying to stop it.(Jay Williams and Christian Solidarity International). Nancy Beiles. Teen People 4.7 (Sept 1, 2001): p146+ .M
  13. Slavery in the Sudan since1989. Richard Lobban. Arab Studies Quarterly 23.2 (Spring 2001): p31. J
  14. For sale: people. (slavery in Sudan). Commonweal v124.n1 (Jan 17, 1997): pp5(1). M
  15. 'No greater tragedy'; the faces of slavery in Sudan.(Column). Anthony Lewis. The New York Times (March 24, 2001 pA27(N) pA13(L) col 1 (18 col): pA27(N) pA13(L). N
  16. Slave girl with no name: kidnapped from her Sudanese village and sold into slavery, she endured years of abuse--until she made a dramatic break for freedom.(my testimony)(Mende Nazer). Mende Nazer and Michelle Burford. Essence 38.9 (Jan 2008): p106(2). M
  17. Interview: Francis Bok discusses his captivity and escape from slavery in Sudan.(9:00-10:00 AM)(Broadcast transcript).
    Tavis Smiley. National Public Radio. Oct 28, 2003. T
  18. Hidden in plain sight: the shadow world of human trafficking.(Cover story). Kevin Clarke. U.S. Catholic 74.1 (Jan 2009): p12(6). M
  19. Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking, Alien Smuggling Charges in Florida. Women's Health Weekly (Sept 18, 2008): p479.
  20. Today's slavery: understanding human trafficking in the twenty-first century.(Viewpoint essay). Amardeep Kaur Gill. Canadian Dimension 41.3 (May-June 2007): p19(4).

Child Soldiers

  1. Youngest Warriors. Newsweek International (June 17, 2002): p10. M
  2. Growing Up In Africa's Cruelest War Zone.(child soldiers of Sierra Leone)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included). Tom Masland. Newsweek International (July 9, 2001): p28. M
  3. Child Soldiers Tell of First Kill. Africa News Service (March 10, 2009) N
  4. 100000 Children At War in Africa. Africa News Service (Nov 22, 2004) N
  5. Reading, Writing, and Warfare: Children in Armed Conflict. Alynna J. Lyon. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
  6. Beah, Ishmael (1980-). Student Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 2008. R (this one was never a print source)
  7. A Treasure Found Among Blood Diamonds.(12:00-13:00 PM)(kidnapped children)(Broadcast transcript)(Audio file).
    Weekend Edition Sunday. National Public Radio. March 8, 2009. T
  8. Africa Update: Congolese Rebels Recruit Child Soldiers.(1:00-2:00 PM)(Broadcast transcript)(Audio file).
    News & Notes. National Public Radio. Nov 11, 2008 T
  9. Lost are found: child soldiers can reenter, thrive in former community. Bruce Bower. Science News 173.18 (June 7, 2008): p5 M
  10. Fostering terror: child soldier crisis in Uganda.(10 Stories the World Should Hear More About). Namrita Talwar. UN Chronicle 41.2 (June-August 2004): p7 M
  11. Child soldiers: children of war Liberia try to pick up pieces.(news feature). Know Your World Extra 37.4 (Nov 7, 2003): p12. M
  12. Children of war.(some 300,000 children soldiers are being used worldwide). New York Times Upfront 133.7 (Nov 27, 2000): p16. N
  13. Amnesty Reports Human Rights Picture Worsens.(Brief Article) America 181.2 (July 17, 1999): p4. M
  14. Sierra Leone. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Susan Bevan Gall. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. R
  15. War Ends in Sierra Leone, January 18, 2002. Historic World Events. Detroit: Gale, 2004. R
  16. Sierra Leone: Lasting Peace or a Cruel Mirage? Dallas L. Browne. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
  17. Reading, Writing, and Warfare: Children in Armed Conflict. Alynna J. Lyon. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
  18. Amnesty International - Child Soldiers section W
  19. Child Soldiers from Amnesty International W

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Animal Poaching

  1. Africa's Ivory Trade: Fighting for the Bearers of "White Gold". Colleen Hoey. History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. R
  2. Humans are Eating Africa Alive. Earth Island Journal 15.4 (Winter 2000): p21. J
  3. Ivory ghosts. Elliot Daniel. Geographical 71.12 (Dec 1999): p56. M
  4. SADF's poaching industry exposed.Chris Gordon. African Business n209 (April 1996 n209): pp18(2). M
  5. Trail of shame; elephants face a grim struggle again greed and deceit. Ted Gup. Time v134.n16 (Oct 16, 1989): pp66(7). M
  6. Last stand for Africa's elephants; record ivory prices send poachers after the survivors. Eugene Linden. Time v133.n8 (Feb 20, 1989): pp76(2). M
  7. African elephants: a dying way of life. Stefi Weisburd. Science News v133.n21 (May 21, 1988): pp333(1). M
  8. The shocking slaughter of Africa's wildlife. (poaching). Julian Huxley. UNESCO Courier (May-June 1986): pp18(1). M
  9. Elephant Poaching on the Rise. Africa News Service (March 6, 2007): pNA. N
  10. Fear of Poaching As South Africa Moves to Introduce Culling. Africa News Service (Jan 31, 2006): pNA. N
  11. South Africa poaching ring cracked. UPI NewsTrack (July 30, 2004): pNA. N
  12. SA Parks Head in Row Over Poaching. Africa News Service (Nov 17, 2002): p1008320u7425. N
  13. African nations propose resuming sale of ivory; conservationists oppose idea. Laurie Goering. Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (Oct 22, 2002): pK1242. N
  14. Renewed Campaign to Target Notorious Poachers. Africa News Service (Oct 3, 2002): p1008276u2654. N

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