Saudi Cleric Fired for Rejecting Segregation of Sexes – Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi
Saudi cleric fired for advocating mixing of sexes — AP: “The head of Saudi Arabia’s powerful religious police has fired the chief of the Mecca…
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Northern Ireland: Court stops Muslim girls ‘being sent abroad for marriage’
Northern Ireland: Court stops Muslim girls ‘being sent abroad for marriage’ — to Pakistan Belfast Telegraph reports: — “Two Muslim girls have been stopped from…
Iraq: Women’s Rights Researcher on “Honor Killings”
Iraq: Women’s Rights researcher states “honor killing” is “major religious factor in the Middle East” — “‘Honor killing in general is an action that is…
Egyptian Sunni Cleric Denounces Women’s Rights, Promotes Wife Beating
MEMRI reports on a Sunni extremist Egyptian cleric Mazen Al-Sarsawi promoting wife beating and denouncing women’s rights. Mazen Al-Sarsawi has also previously attacked other branches…
Pakistan: Young Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted in Pakistan
Pakistan: Young Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted in Pakistan — Sonia Mohan
Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Police: ‘Honor killing’ suspect may have been aided by family
Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Police: ‘Honor killing’ suspect may have been aided by family — The Arizona Republic: “Police documents in the case…
Yemen: Dead Yemeni child bride tied up and raped
Yemen: Dead Yemeni child bride tied up and raped: mum — Gulf News: “Nijma Ahmad says daughter described how her 23-year-old husband had tied her…
Pakistan: Couple Wins Appeal Rejecting Death Penalty for Free Will Marriage
— Pakistan’s The News: “Karo Kari” couple returns to capital on Supreme Court orders — sought “help from Supreme Court after they were granted death…
Australia: Jordanian Refugee jailed for strangling ‘too Australian’ wife
Australia: Jordanian Refugee jailed for strangling ‘too Australian’ wife — The Age reports: “A man who killed his wife by using her veil to strangle…
Pakistan: Extremist lawmakers Object to Domestic Violence Law for Women’s Rights
R.E.A.L. summarizes reports on a new proposed domestic violence bill in Pakistan, opposition to it, and reports on domestic violence in Pakistan. In August 2009,…