July 2009
Patriarchy and violence against women exist in all societies
Patriarchy and violence against women exist in all societies
Media are wrong to focus on 'honour killing' as reason for violence
DOLORES CHEW and FARHA NAJAH HUSSAIN, The Gazette
Rise in Canadian ‘honour killings’ should not be ignored: expert
Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009
To cure honour killings 'cancer'
Tarek Fatah, National Post Published: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saudi Princess Avoids Death by Stoning with UK Asylum
Saudi Princess Avoids Death by Stoning with UK Asylum
Written by Benjamin Joffe-Walt
Published Monday, July 20, 2009
Sudanese Journalist who Invited Press to Attend Her Court Hearing and Flogging: I Am Fighting for All Women
*The issue of abuse of women by Sudan's public order police(1) recently gained prominence in the Sudanese and other media, after Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmad Hussein and 12 other women were arreste
PHILIPPINES: Vendettas and violence on Mindanao - analysis
PHILIPPINES: Vendettas and violence on Mindanao - analysis
Bahrain Offers Women No Protection from Spousal Rape
Bahrain Offers Women No Protection from Spousal Rape
Suad Hamada
by Suad Hamada
- Bahrain -
Afghanistan Tones Down Contentious Marriage Law
By RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGT, Associated Press Writers
July 9, 2009
Huma's Story - Forced Child Marriage - Abuse, Torture, Escape
Women for Afghan Women
Quarterly E-Newsletter, Itihad-E-Zan - Inaugural Issue
Huma's Story - Forced Child Marriage - Abuse, Torture, Escape
Who wears the trousers in Sudan?
Who wears the trousers in Sudan?
By flogging women for wearing trousers, the Sudanese government shows its fear of challenges to the status quo