Women Power in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India (…and USA?) by Swaraaj Chauhan for themoderatevoice.com

India’s neighbourhood has been witnessing quite a bit of turmoil in the recent past. Bangladesh and Pakistan are two rare Islamic countries where women politicians are in the forefront, and some now even taking extraordinary risks to return to power.

A defiant Sheikh Hasina, former prime minister of Bangladesh, arrived in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday after the government lifted an entry ban that had stranded her in London on her way home from the United States, says The Washington Post. [Read more]