Saudi Arabia: Law Says Beaten Woman Must Pay Husband for Divorce
(Saudi Arabia) Beaten woman to pay abusive husband for Sharia court divorce “Noor is the youngest of eleven siblings. She got married to a Yemeni…
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Saudi Court Approve SMS Divorce
(Saudi Arabia) Shariah court approves SMS divorce — “A Shariah court here has approved the divorce of a young Saudi woman in her 20s whose…
Saudi Arabia: Woman Arrested for Being in Shopping Mall with Man
Saudi Arabia: Woman arrested for being seen with an unrelated man in shopping mall
Pakistan: Study Finds So-Called “Honor Killings” a Major Portion of Pakistan’s Homicides
Study Finds Honor Killings a Major Portion of Pakistan’s Homicides — “One in every five homicides in Pakistan is a so-called ‘honor killing,’ according to…
Pakistan: Taliban whip 17 year old girl
Pakistan: Taliban flog 17-year-old girl for having ‘affair’: Govt orders probe into Swat whipping — “Taliban spokesman says girl would have been stoned to death…
Pakistan: Taliban destroy over 100 girls’ schools in Swat
Taliban destroy over 100 girls’ schools in Swat — “Months of suppressive acts and attacks on educational institutions, teachers, and students has created a ‘shocking…
Jordanian man charged with killing sister in honor crime
Jordanian man charged with killing sister in honor crime — ” the man confessed to repeatedly stabbing his 22-year-old sister to cleanse the family honor…
Pakistan: Husband chops off wife’s nose on alleged infidelity
Husband chops off wife’s nose on alleged infidelity
Canadian Woman Fears “Honor Killing”
Roohi Tabassum: ‘In 3 weeks I will be put to my death’ – Deportee fears honour killing — “A Mississauga woman says she’ll be the…
Afghanistan: Women Flee as Taliban Laws Return
Women choose exile as Taliban laws return — “The first Afghan woman to appear on television after the fall of the Taliban has fled the…