Day: April 11, 2009

Turkey: “Human rights report plain wrong, according to critics”
— Hurriyet: “The feminist language adopted by the media in news about honor
killings should also be changed, and accurate religious information should take place in the media, according to the report”
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11409554.asp?gid=244

Afghan cleric defends marriage law that critics say legalizes marital rape — Mohammad Asif Mohseni
— says law legalizing marital rape and oppression of women justified as “democratic rights”
— asks “What does democracy mean?”
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/faith/42845637.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/11/afghan-cleric-defends-contentious-marriage-law-1/
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL468638.htm
— Comment: refuses to acknowledge that without the universal human rights
of equality and liberty are essential democractic values for a functioning “democracy”

Afghanistan Won’t Legalize Forced Marital Sex, Ambassador Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU2fFXCtuvVw