Afghan clerics plan protests over changes to marital rape law
— “Supporters of the Afghan law which critics claim legalises marital rape and restricts the rights of women say they will oppose amending the legislation significantly.”
— Another link
Category: Women’s Rights Matter
Afghan women campaigners risk death to show world their plight
Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman, Jihad-Style – by Phyllis Chesler
Dr. Phyllis Chesler’s April 21, 2009 Speech about Muslim Women’s Rights /Islamic Gender Apartheid
Pakistan: “Brother kills girl for honour”
(Pakistan) “Brother kills girl for honour”
— “Saira Bano, 19, was shot dead by her brother in Mehmoodabad police limits.”
— “A teenage girl was killed by her brother, as she eloped with a non-Muslim man”
— Teenage girl shot dead over matrimonial dispute – shot dead by her brother
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”
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: 8-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband
Pakistan: Pashto female singer killed
Pakistan: Pashto female singer killed
— “Her husband Usman reported at Paharipura Police Station that the
singer’s brothers Alamgir and Ismaeel were not happy with her having
singing profession despite their disapproval. They (allegedly) opened fire
on her near Koochi Plaza and killed her.”
Pakistan: Female Pakistani Singer Killed In Peshawar — Ayman Udas
http://www.rferl.org/content/Female_Pakistani_Singer_Killed_In_Peshawar/1618412.html
UK Oldham: Forced Marriage Conference report
UK Oldham: Forced Marriage Conference report
— “A mother holds still the legs of her pregnant daughter while
her son strangles the life out of her — and then stands in the dock
and defends her actions on the grounds of honour.”