Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old
Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old NY Post / AFP reports: A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up her petition for divorce from…
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Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honor killings
Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honour killings — Toronto Star: rape victim in film told to be murdered by her family for…
Rifqa Bary Case: Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-lived
— New motion filed in Franklin County Juvenile Court — Columbus Dispatch reports: “The motion says: ‘The parents now believe the entire deal should be…
Pakistan: Violence against women increases by 27 percent: official
Pakistan: Violence against women increases by 27 pc: official
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing — 100 women detained for wearing pants in Indonesia’s Aceh by “Sharia officers” —…
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for threatening woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for threatening woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim — AP: “Charges have been filed against an imam in northeastern Spain…
Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating Palestinians – tolerating “honor killings” in Jordan and Syria
Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating Palestinians — Haaretz: “The governments of Jordan and Lebanon failed to adequately protect the rights of Palestinians, a new…
Bangladesh: Rape victim receives 101 lashes for becoming pregnant
Bangladesh: Rape victim receives 101 lashes for becoming pregnant — Daily Telegraph reports: — “The girl’s father was also fined and warned the family would…
Saudi Arabia: Rape victim might be lashed 100 times
Saudi Arabia: Rape victim might be lashed 100 times — AsiaNews.it: “A woman jailed after being raped could be lashed 100 times. Camille, an invented…
Buffalo Beheading Case: Muzzammil Hassan Attorney to Claim Murder of Wife “Was Justified”
This posting provides updates in the trial of Muzzammil Hassan, who beheaded his Muslim wife, Aasiya Zubair Hassan, in February 2009, after she filed for…