>> that's good news for artists like her. she'll take her exhibition to london next month where she hopes to find new buyers. and remember, you can always keep up to date with all of the latest news, analysis and features on our website. to find that go to aljazeera.com. take a look.

>> just to be able to defend the title for once will be awesome, and i've done so well here the past few times i've played, getting to the semis or finals. it's been really, really exciting. i'm happy that i've been able to

consistently do well here. >> australian cricket captain michael clarke led his team to victory against england, scoring his first tonne. england were bowled out for 227 in pursuit of australia score of 315/7. >> and now take a look at this young man who has more than a few expectations to live up to. this is argen tendulkar son of sachi, in his father the highest run scorer. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered?

antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it.

>> the u.s. has implied 50/50 custody ask, it's unfair to men. if you're willing to take our money to take care o of our children, our children deserve our time. >> welcome back, we're talking about the fathers' rights movement. and a lot of men are demanding equal treatment. >> some fathers rights advocates are chauvinistic bullies. and he says: >> so todd, let's talk about some of these criticisms. the mothers movement online says

that you're fighting for male privilege outside of the marriage. >> male privilege, i don't know. i find it difficult to believe that we're having a hard time because of what we want to do. spend time with our children. we don't hate women, and we don't necessarily even hate our exes, but what we hate is being away from our children and not having a system that supports us in getting that done. i heard a lot of comments in media and research as well that it's a bunch of angry men, and i think that's absolutely true, and it's time that we stop dancing around that bush. we're angry and there's a reason for it. sometimes it's displaced, against a former wife or former spouse, and sometimes against the system. but yes, i believe that rightfully so a lot of men are angry. >> listen to chloe, a video comment. and that's not showing upright

now, but moving on real quick, here we have a facebook page devoted to fathers rights. and this is the page dedicated to fathers everywhere trying to stay with their children. and last month, there were 330 hashtag searches for children's rights, 33 for mothers rights. so social media is a place for fathers to get involved and discussed. thomas, i want to ask you, what have the social media of fathers been saying about this issue? >> mostly, we want equal rights and we want to spend more time with our children. the reason i began the page is a way to vent from the injustices my children and i were suffering. but we started to come to the page, and it was extremely valuable and allowed me to break through the isolation of thinking that i was alone in this, and i wasn't alone, it's

quite prevalent and happening in every city and state in the nation. more and more fathers come daily. we had 300 members in may and now we're up to 5,000. we're a very active page and we support one another. it's very emotional for us, and very painful to have your children taken from you, to be reduced from the a father to a visitor four days a month. >> michelle? >> yes, a couple of things that i wanted to comment on, first, with tomas, the allegations of violence, i wouldn't laugh at any of that or taking any of that lightly on the impact on your children, and the claim that there were holes punched in walls, that would be really easy to prove, and todd, both in the chicago area, you're a professor at de paul and i'm a professor at northwestern, and i feel a

certain comradery, but i have to shudder, confessions of a deadbeat dad. and i have to say, i'm a single parent, my former husband, who was a litigating attorney, did not pay child support for the last nine years, and i put two sons through college, one through graduate school and one in his second year at the university of iowa. >> todd, i would like you to respond to that. why did you choose such a negative stereotype. and are there things going on behind the scenes with men going through divorce that the general public isn't aware of? >> that's exactly what it is. i journaled and wrote 900 handwritten pains, and that book is my journal of my experience. as for the title, on the

outside, people would have the perception that they received the comments that i am a deadbeat. i did not pay child support for five years. for the last two years of my marriage, i was the stay at home dad. after divorce, i went back into the undergrad and took plases for two years, and it prevented me from seeing my children, but in three months, i'll have a ph.d and i'll be able to support them very well. >> congratulations on coming to grips with your responsibility and accountability. >> it's not coming to grips, if you read the book, i'll be happy to hear your comments after that. >> as we all know, there are good dads, bad dads, good moms and bad moms, but do you think that the court should be a level playing field? >> absolutely. and i'm not sure that courts are not gender blind.

we hear a lot of men in the fathers rights movement saying that it's totally skewed towards mom. and i've heard a lot of stories on the other side as well. women shut out and claims against them that they're crazy and they shouldn't be with their children and having their children taken away from them. and i don't know if any of them are good. >> i don't know if any states have a law that states, the law presumes that the mom should have custody and dads are second class citizens. and the question is, what does the judge think, and how do you level the playing field? you can't pass a law -- >> hang on. gang. >> there's no way to pass a law that will apply equally to every case. every case is different. and some moms fight for custody, but they will fight all the way. we need judges to see that in

this case, the child would be better served living with dad or mom? we have to have judges with open minds. >> on that note, the fathers' rights movement is going strong across the country, and where and how it has the most impact.

>> the fathers' rights movement movement should be short supported by everyone, especially mothers. the fathers' rights movement in no way, it benefits the child, but the mothers as well. >> welcome back, and we're talking about fathers rights and the fathers' rights movement. and it's pushing for shared custody after divorce. you are from illinois, and how has that changed things for dads? >> in the last 14 months, there's a group called illinois fathers, and they have done some

see if it eventual gets the impact. but that has come recently. >> a bit of a balancing act, do you want to see laws change? >> absolutely. there are several things that we advocate for. one of the things that the attorney was mentioning. educating the judges is a big thing, but you're left with human error there. and there's a broad range of discussion that is involved with that, and with that can come abuse of discretion. what we would like to see it 50/50 presumption. if it's on the onset, we can do a 50 a 50 presumption, and if there are clear signs of abuse or if the parents don't live in a close

geographical location together, there are factors that can change that. >> our community has solutions real quick. in california: so randy. >> look, i'm a lawyer, and there's no replacement for good advocacy. the judge has to start with a presumption of 50/50. but the children will be better off with a solution, three days with dad and four days with mom, whatever, and you have to evidence the judge. we talked about educating judges a lot. but until the judges get it, think about the movie, kramer versus kramer. anybody who saw the movie doesn't get it.

dustin hoffman should have kept custody of the child because it was in the child's best interest. that may be more affected, because any good judge is going to do what the judge thinks is in the child's best interest. >> and i also think it's important to introduce cultural stability. because i'm going to get hateful comments that are violent and sexual in nature and damming me for just appearing here and speaking my mind. it's an issue surrounded with a lot of vitreal and hate and unnecessary hostility that i wish would go away. >> it's a saying that the best thing a father can do for the

child is to love the child's mother. >> when that's not possible, love can be replaced by respect and civility. >> well said. and what a wonderful note to end this program on. i would like to thank all of our guests. we really appreciate the honest and open discussion tonight. until tomorrow, i will see you.

. hello there. these are the top stories here on al jazeera. just who is to blame? russia says it received evidence from syria about the chemical attack that could point the finger at rebel fighters. the ten-day siege that left thousands homeless and brought one of the largest cities in the philippines to a standstill.