Archive for May, 2009
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Who’d be female under Islamic law?
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Who’d be female under Islamic law? AKPC_IDS += "1298,";
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Saudi judge: It’s OK to slap spendthrift wives
Saudi judge: It’s OK to slap spendthrift wives – Judge Hamad Al-Razine made the remark “during a seminar on domestic violence” – Al-Razine “also pointed out that women’s
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(Saudi Arabia) Fifty-year-old Saudi divorces child bride
(Saudi Arabia) Fifty-year-old Saudi divorces child bride – “A 50-year-old Saudi man has agreed to divorce his nine-year-old bride, after the marriage drew international criticism.” – AP:
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(Afghanistan) New ‘poisoning’ hits 98 Afghan schoolgirls
(Afghanistan) New ‘poisoning’ hits 98 Afghan schoolgirls — Taliban
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Afghani kills daughter, boyfriend
Afghani kills daughter, boyfriend – “The motive for the murders was likely to protect family ‘honour’. Similar killings are common in rural Afghanistan but rarely reported” AKPC_IDS +=
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Afghan clerics plan protests over changes to marital rape law
Afghan clerics plan protests over changes to marital rape law – “Supporters of the Afghan law which critics claim legalises marital rape and restricts
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Afghan women campaigners risk death to show world their plight
Afghan women campaigners risk death to show world their plight Afghan women protest over Taleban-style laws despite attacks AKPC_IDS +=
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(Communist China) Chinese leader condemns Tiananmen massacre from beyond the grave – Zhao Ziyang
(Communist China) Chinese leader condemns Tiananmen massacre from beyond the grave – “Zhao Ziyang, the former Communist Party leader, has spoken
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(Communist China) Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics
(Communist China) Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics – “He Weifang, a celebrated law professor
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(Communist China) Tiananmen dissident arrested in China – Zhou Yongjun
(Communist China) Tiananmen dissident arrested in China – “Zhou Yongjun, a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has been arrested in China on fraud charges ahead
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