(Sudan) Journalist Lubna Hussein prepares to test Sudan’s Islamic law in court
Category: Women’s Rights Matter
Gaza father held in ‘honor killing’ of daughter — for “crime” of owning mobile phone — report says Gaza “honor killing” murderers only get 6 months to 3 years in prison
Gaza father held in ‘honor killing’ of daughter
— “The assault was triggered by Jawdat Najjar’s discovery that his daughter Fadia — a 27-year-old divorced mother of five — owned a cell phone, the groups said. He suspected she used it to speak to a man outside the family, according to the groups’ reports.”
— “In the West Bank and Gaza, ‘honor killing’ assailants serve between six months and three years in prison, said Mona Shawa of PCHR.”
Women on Web: “Syria Imposes 2-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Honor Killers,’ But Is That Enough?”
Women on Web: “Syria Imposes 2-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Honor Killers,’ But Is That Enough?”
— “In an Islamic country where 16 women are estimated to be killed for shaming their family each month, some wonder whether the new law is punishment enough”
Gaza: Woman Killed in Jabalya to “Maintain Family Honor”
Gaza: Woman Killed in Jabalya to “Maintain Family Honor”
— “On Thursday, 23 July 2009, Fadia Jawdat al-Najjar, 27, from Jabalya refugee camp was killed allegedly ‘to maintain family honor.'”
Canadian News: “Honour Killings in Canada” – Videos
Canada: “To cure honour killings ‘cancer'”
Canada: “To cure honour killings ‘cancer'”
— “This is precisely why so many progressive and liberal Muslims have opposed the introduction of sharia law in Canada.”
Canada: Slow progress on honour killings
Canada: Confront ‘diabolical’ practice: Oppal — on “honor killings”
Canada faces prospect of dealing with more ‘honour killing’ cases: expert
Gaza: Hamas repression of women continues
Jerusalem Post report on continuing Hamas repression of women in Gaza:
Hamas to female lawyers: Wear headscarf
— “‘Showing a woman’s hair is forbidden,’ the Hamas-appointed Halabi told The Associated Press. ‘We will not allow people to corrupt morals. This [dress code] will improve work in the courts.'”
— “Palestinian female journalist Asma al-Ghul… “said that many Palestinian women have noticed the presence of the police officers at the beaches and other sites”
— “She said that the talk in the Gaza Strip these days was about Hamas’s intention to impose the hijab on all female school children from first to 12th grade.”