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Turkey: Girl Buried Alive in “Honor Killing” for Befriending Boys
– Hurriyet: “Girl buried alive in honor killing in Turkey” – Hurriyet reports “A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeastern Turkey in a gruesome honor killing carried out because she reportedly befriended
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Canada: Preliminary Hearing in Death of Teenage Girls Described by Police as “Honor Killing”
Report on preliminary hearing in death of three teenage girls described by police as “Honor Killing” — Zainab, Sahari and Geeti Shafia CTV Montreal reports: –
Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old
Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old NY Post / AFP reports: A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up her petition for divorce from an 80-year-old man her father forced her
Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honor killings
Turkey: Bliss: Turkish hit ducks hot issues of honour killings – Toronto Star: rape victim in film told to be murdered by her family for “shaming her kin”
Rifqa Bary Case: Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-lived
– New motion filed in Franklin County Juvenile Court – Columbus Dispatch reports: “The motion says: ‘The parents now believe the entire
Pakistan: Violence against women increases by 27 percent: official
Pakistan: Violence against women increases by 27 pc: official
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing – 100 women detained for wearing pants in Indonesia’s Aceh by “Sharia officers” –
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for menacing woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for menacing woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim – AP: “Charges have been filed against an imam in northeastern
Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating Palestinians – tolerating “honor killings” in Jordan and Syria
Group raps Lebanon, Jordan for mistreating Palestinians – Haaretz: “The governments of Jordan and Lebanon failed to adequately protect the rights of Palestinians, a new report by the group Human Rights Watch charged on Tuesday.” –
Bangladesh: Rape victim receives 101 lashes for becoming pregnant
Bangladesh: Rape victim receives 101 lashes for becoming pregnant – Daily Telegraph reports: – “The girl’s father was also fined and warned
Saudi Arabia: Rape victim might be lashed 100 times
Saudi Arabia: Rape victim might be lashed 100 times – AsiaNews.it: “A woman jailed after being raped could be lashed 100 times. Camille, an invented name, is a 35- year-old immigrant from
Buffalo Beheading Case: Muzzammil Hassan Attorney to Claim Murder of Wife “Was Justified”
This posting provides updates in the trial of Muzzammil Hassan, who beheaded
Ohio – Rifqa Bary Case: Counseling next for Rifqa, family
Ohio – Rifqa Bary Case: Counseling next for Rifqa, family – Columbus Dispatch reports: “Judge decides to keep teen in foster care until she decides to go home or
Mauritanian Muslim leaders ban female genital mutilation, say Qur’an does not endorse practice
Mauritanian Muslim leaders ban female genital mutilation, say Qur’an does not endorse practice
Indonesia: Aceh’s Shariah Police ‘Stained Forever’ by Gang Rape
Indonesia: Aceh’s Shariah Police ‘Stained Forever’ by Gang Rape – Jakarta Globe: Indonesia “Sharia police” “gang-raped and tortured a female student at the
Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing” – Lawyer for Accused Father Says Prosecutors Should Not “wrongly seek the death penalty against his client because he is a Muslim”
Arizona Republic reports on comments by Attorney Billie Little for Faleh Hassan Almaleki accused of murdering his 20 year old daughter Noor Almaleki in an “honor killing” for
UAE: British Woman Raped, Then Arrested and Put in Jail for “Illegal Sex”
Multiple press accounts report that a 23 year old British Muslim woman raped in the United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) Dubai was arrested and jailed for having “illegal sex.” The
Saudi Woman Challenges Male-Only Polygamy, Accused of Blasphemy
Saudi journalist Nadine Bedair raised the question of why only men are allowed to practice polygamy, but not women. For this, she has been accused of blasphemy, being
Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Father charged with murder may need mental exam
Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Iraqi dad charged with murder may need mental exam – AP: “An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his 20-year-old daughter because he believed she
Somalia: Christian woman killed
– “A Somalia Christian, 45 year old Amina Muse Ali was murdered in her home in Galkayo in Puntland region of Somalia on by three masked members of an militant Islamic group” – “The Overcomers