Date:19/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/19/stories/2008121950490200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Women up in arms against terrorism

Staff Reporter

Chennai: Women of Vision, a voluntary organisation, organised a meeting on Wednesday to encourage women to debate and discuss how terrorism can be curbed.

About 200 participants attended the solidarity meeting against terrorism and drew up a resolution asking the government to provide better security measures in the country.

Shyamala Habibullah Badsha, founder of the organisation, said that a workshop for safety awareness would be conducted soon for women. Senior advocate

Habibullah Badsha stressed the importance of presenting a united front to protect the nation. Prominent persons from various fields including writer Sivashankari, M.J. Akbar, Rasheeda Bhagat, Geetha Madhavan and Robert Guruswamy addressed.