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Across the world, Women's Day was marked with rallies to demand gender equality and voice opposition to a war in Iraq

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Led by victims of acid attacks, Bangladeshi women bemoaned the lack of progress on women's rights

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In Singapore, 200 dolls with labels such as "mother", "prostitute" or "maid" were exhibited to highlight discrimination

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While in Taiwan, demonstrators pretended to be Iraqi women on the ground under US bombs

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In Iraq itself, women also demonstrated, with the emphasis on support for the regime

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Women in neighbouring Iran rallied against war but also against Iran's "culture of male domination"

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Exiled Iranian singer Shamim had her head shaved in Sweden to highlight discrimination against women in the Middle East

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In Venezuela, leftist leader Hugo Chavez seized on the celebrations for a show of solidarity with women