(Afghanistan) “Honor-Killing in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover”
— “A father brutally murdered his daughter and a young boy for having love affairs in Samangan province, Northern Afghanistan. He stabbed them many times with a knife.”
— “The girl was named Shakila and was 18 years old and the boy named Ghulam Sakhi was 22. This savage incident took place at 3 in the morning in Haji Umar Village of Aibak city (centre of Samangan).”
— “This year (solar year) 24 cases of violence have been recorded in the Women’s Affair”
— “According to the AIHRC in 2008 more than 2000 cases of violence had been recorded in the country including cases of murder, suicide, self-immolation and rape.”
Category: Women’s Rights Matter
Pakistan: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’
(Pakistan) Sindh: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’
— “Incidents of honour killing in Sindh have risen during the second quarter of the year (April up to date), while it has been observed that such incidents usually occur during the months of June and July in large number as compared to the rest of the year.”
— “This was disclosed by the members of the Aurat Foundation’s (AF) watch group in a consultative meeting held on Tuesday to review the situation of Violence Against Women under its policy and data-monitoring project. The participants pointed out that the fundamental rights of the women in the country were violated in the name of modesty and honour.”
— “The meeting revealed that women faced violence in every third household of the country in the lower, middle and upper class families, but most incidents go unreported at all levels.”
— “Similarly, in poor households, domestic violence is not even considered as violence”
— “AF Regional Coordinator Lala Hassan explained that women face physical, sexual, psychological and emotional violence – ranging from more covert acts (abusive language and coercion in marriage) to the most explicit forms (including physical torture, marital rape, custodial violence, honour killings, burning of women, acid throwing, genital mutilation, incest, gang-rape, public stripping, forced prostitution etc.)”
Iran: No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
(Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
— “Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and filmmaker living in Canada since 2002”
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
— How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran
— Iranian authorities scramble to negate Neda Soltan ‘martyrdom’
— Iranian woman Neda Salehi Agha Soltan shot in the chest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6561253.ece
— Iran bans prayers for ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5603057/Iran-bans-prayers-for-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Iranian regime targets family of ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5614391/Iranian-regime-targets-family-of-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
— Neda Salehi Agha Soltan’s story touches everyone except Iran’s rulers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6565497.ece
(Iran) Defiant women ‘the new face of Iran’
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html
DC: Women Speak Out on “Soraya M.” Film, Oppression of Women by Religious Supremacists, Misogynists
On Saturday, June 20, a public awareness event was held in the busy nightlife center of Washington DC’s Georgetown to inform the public about the upcoming release of the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and to make them aware of the broader war on women by religious extremists and misogynists. The film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” is scheduled to premiere across the country – mostly on Friday, June 26 – and tells the true story of an Iranian woman who was stoned to death by religious extremists.
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) organized this public awareness event in the heart of Washington DC’s Georgetown to help make the public aware of the DC theater showings of the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” to be released in most locations on June 26, as well as other showings around the country. Moreover, R.E.A.L. sought to expand public awareness of the global war on women by supremacists. in the form of stonings, honor killings, mutilations, oppression, and abuse of women.
We had signs and placards on these subjects; they passed out fliers about the upcoming film locations in DC and the larger war on women, passed out brochures about the film, and handed out business cards with our message of love and support for women’s universal human rights – everywhere.
R.E.A.L. estimated that several thousands of people passed by its public awareness event on the Georgetown street corner of Wisconsin and M Streets NW, and that materials were handed out to 600 individuals about the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and the ongoing struggle for women’s human rights. With the public awareness event beginning at 6 PM ET, numerous visitors also saw the signs and placards (that were frequently held up high in the air) on this subject during the summer daily savings time, including busloads of visitors.
We spoke to the passers-by and crowd of visitors in Georgetown about how important the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” is to see, to get a sense of what has been happening to women in Iran and around the world. We spoke to passers-by on need to defend universal human rights for women around the world, and how vital it is for Americans to recognize that this threat to women’s human rights are not just in foreign nations, but also here in the United States as well. We spoke to the global war on women by religious extremists who use such institutionalized ideologies to oppress, abuse, mutilate, and murder women. In addition to the stoning and murder of women by supremacists in Iran, we spoke to recent so-called “honor killings” in Russia’s Chechnya and how the Chechen president has publicly stated that women deserve to die for so-called “loose morals.” Imm also spoke to the global femicide against women by supremacists using such “honor killings” in America’s New York, Georgia, Texas, Cleveland, Indiana, in Canada, in UK, in Europe, in Pakistan, in Africa, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Jordan, in Lebanon, in Syria, in India, in Gaza, in West Bank, in Israel, and in Asia. Imm stated that this continuing threat to women’s universal human rights is nothing less than a global “war on women” by supremacists.
In the Washington DC area, the film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” will be showing at the Washington DC E Street Cinema, Bethesda Row Cinema, and Shirlington 7 theater. More details about such locations are listed below.
http://www.thestoning.com/theaters/ WASHINGTON DC
Washington, DC
E Street Cinema
6/26/09
555 11th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-452-7672
Get Directions
— this is the site a block away from FBI HQ, and a few blocks from Metro Center metro stop
MARYLAND
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Row Cinema
6/26/09
7235 Woodmont Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-7273
Get Directions
— this is close to a large parking lot and about 6 blocks from the Bethesda metro stopParking:
In the immediate vicinity of the Bethesda Row Cinema there are three major parking lots. There are two outdoor ones across the street from the theatre and one large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington on Bethesda Avenue. The small lots have very few 9-hour to 15-hour meters, and they fill up very quickly. These meters are silver, as opposed to the blue, dark gray and copper ones which range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. In the large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington the first two levels (G-1 and 1) have 2-hour meters, while levels 2 through 5 have 15-hour meters. Parking is free in the lots on Saturday and Sunday, while street parking is free Sunday only. Parking InformationMetro & Trolley:
The theatre is minutes by foot from the Bethesda Metro station (on the Woodmont side), off the Red line. The Bethesda 8 trolley can be boarded at the Metro station; it takes riders on a scenic tour of downtown Bethesda before dropping them off directly across the street from the theatre. The trolley is free of charge.VIRGINIA
Shirlington 7
2772 South Randolph St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Showtimes: 1-888-AMC-4FUN (1-888-262-4386)
Get Directions
June 26 – DC Area Theaters Showing “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
WASHINGTON DC
Washington, DC
E Street Cinema
6/26/09
555 11th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-452-7672
Get Directions
— this is the site a block away from FBI HQ, and a few blocks from Metro Center metro stop
MARYLAND
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Row Cinema
6/26/09
7235 Woodmont Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-7273
Get Directions
— this is close to a large parking lot and about 6 blocks from the Bethesda metro stop
Parking:
In the immediate vicinity of the Bethesda Row Cinema there are three major parking lots. There are two outdoor ones across the street from the theatre and one large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington on Bethesda Avenue. The small lots have very few 9-hour to 15-hour meters, and they fill up very quickly. These meters are silver, as opposed to the blue, dark gray and copper ones which range from 30 minutes to 2 hours. In the large parking garage between Woodmont and Arlington the first two levels (G-1 and 1) have 2-hour meters, while levels 2 through 5 have 15-hour meters. Parking is free in the lots on Saturday and Sunday, while street parking is free Sunday only. Parking Information
Metro & Trolley:
The theatre is minutes by foot from the Bethesda Metro station (on the Woodmont side), off the Red line. The Bethesda 8 trolley can be boarded at the Metro station; it takes riders on a scenic tour of downtown Bethesda before dropping them off directly across the street from the theatre. The trolley is free of charge.
VIRGINIA
Shirlington 7
2772 South Randolph St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Showtimes: 1-888-AMC-4FUN (1-888-262-4386)
Get Directions
Russia: Suspect detained in “honor killing” in Chechnya
(Russia) Suspect detained in honor killing in Chechnya
— “Prosecutors in Chechnya say they have detained a young man accused of shooting his sister to death in an honor killing.”
— “Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov said recently that some of the victims were rightfully shot by their male relatives for their ‘loose morals.'”
Film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” to Premier June 20 in Los Angeles
(U.S.) Film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” to Premier June 20 in Los Angeles
— Saturday June 20, 3:30 PM PST
— Mann Festival Theatre 10887 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024
— “The Stoning will Premiere at the LA Film Festival June 20th buy your tickets now lafilmfest.com. Panel discussion to follow.”
— Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Visits Good Day LA
— “Two at LAFF take residence”
— Projected List of Theater Release on June 26
— Other reports on R.E.A.L regarding “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
— Phyllis Chesler Related Articles:
— September 25, 2008: The Stoning of Soraya M in Iran: Not America’s Fault
— December 15, 2005: Islamic Gender Apartheid
Pakistan’s Lahore: Man kills sister in the name of ‘honour’ — in front of other family members
(Pakistan) Lahore: Man kills sister in the name of ‘honour’
— “A man from Sabzazar has been arrested for allegedly killing his sister in yet another honour killing case on Thursday.”
— “According to police, Iqbal strangled his 22-year-old sister Adeeba – in the presence of family members – for having illicit relations with a boy from their neighbourhood.”
(Iraq) IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali – regarding “honor killing” of Banaz Mahmod
(Iraq) IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali
— Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) reports on the trial of Saleh Hama Ali for the killing of Banaz Mahmod
— IKWRO: “Banaz Mahmod was a young woman killed, and gang-raped in a brutal ‘honour’ killing ordered by her uncle.”
— while her uncle and father are in UK prison, “both IKWRO and the British police are aware, these men did not perpetrate the crime alone, but with the aid of other associates and the collusion of many in the wider Kurdish community. For some time, the British police have been trying to extradite two further suspects who had fled to the Kurdish region of Iraq to face trial for this murder.”
— “Today, in Iraqi-Kurdistan, Saleh Hama Ali faces trial: however, we in IKWRO are amongst many other opponents of ‘honour’ killings and supporters of women’s rights in the Middle East in believing that this trial will have little results.”
— “The United Kingdom seeks to extradite Saleh Hama Ali to face the same system of justice that has put Ari and Mahmod Mahmod behind bars. The Government of Iraq has agreed to this. However, the Kurdistan Regional Government refuses to do so, preferring to hold a show trial”