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January 9, 2012
The dominant showing by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt’s first post-revolution elections puts the […]
December 31, 2011
Egyptian authorities have detained a Coptic Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Islam’s prophet on Facebook […]
December 31, 2011
In Pakistan, there is low awareness of hidden FGM practices, impeding efforts to stamp out the barbaric practice. […]
December 31, 2011
The ‘honor’ killing of the Shafia daughters has brought the issue of ‘honor’ violence to the forefront of […]
December 30, 2011
In Egypt, Islamists emerge from elections as the country’s leading political force, deeply worrying women’s rights advocates. Via:[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/363239ba-308b-11e1-9436-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1i4mMpKCY]
December 20, 2011
Thousands of women marched through downtown Cairo on Tuesday evening to call for the end of military rule […]
December 20, 2011
‘There’s a difference between threats to religious freedom abroad and at home: Let’s address both,’ says member of […]
December 20, 2011
Please sign Karma Nirvana’s petition to better protect children from forced marriage and honor violence. Via:[http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/e-petition.html]
December 20, 2011
Tribal traditions and machismo served to turn the life of a woman living in Dorug, a tribal area […]
December 20, 2011
Police in Bangladesh said they would charge a migrant worker, Rafiqul Islam, accused of cutting off most of […]
December 20, 2011
At Ghazi Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghan girls punch their way to equality. Via:[http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/20/9582548-afghan-girls-punch-their-way-to-equality]
December 6, 2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has introduced legislation that would make it a crime under U.S. law […]
December 6, 2011
In what is believed to be the first ‘honor killing’ trial in Belgian history, an entire family has […]
December 6, 2011
A Sydney man accused of killing his mother’s lover in a bid to protect his family’s honor has […]
December 6, 2011
In the year before their deaths, two teenage Montreal sisters told teachers and a youth protection worker that […]