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Iran: Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary
Iran: Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary — “A 19-year-old woman who was wounded by Iranian paramilitary forces with clubs escaped with her…
Iran: ‘Neda’ becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests
Iran: ‘Neda’ becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests — Neda Video on YouTube — “Like most of the information coming out of Tehran, it is…
Iran: Women in Iran march against discrimination
Iran: Women in Iran march against discrimination — “Many hope the protests will lead to changes in gender discriminatory laws”
Italian Muslim Women’s Rights Leader Souad Sbai in Court Over Extremist Death Threats to Her
— Souad Sbai gets death threats, charged with being an “apostate”… Italy: MP in court to defend herself against death ‘fatwa’ — Souad Sbai —…
Review of “Murder in the Name of Honour” by Rana Husseini
Jordan Times Book Review of “Murder in the Name of Honour: The true story of one woman’s heroic fight against an unbelievable crime” – by…
U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 and Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking
U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 — See also “Sudan: Women and Other Slaves Freed” Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking — Introduction, page…
PBS Program June 15, 10 PM ET: Asra Nomani
— PBS stations nationwide June 15 at 10 pm ET (U.S.) A Muslim Woman’s Stand in the “War of Ideas” — “Asra Nomani and ‘The…
(U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives
(U.S.) Legislation to Eliminate Child Marriage Passed in House of Representatives — “The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009, an initiative…
UK: Suspected “Honor Killing” – Update on Shafilea Ahmed Case
(UK) Father fails in fight to change unlawful killing verdict — Shafilea Ahmed — “A few months earlier, she had refused an arranged marriage, and,…