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UK: Parents re-arrested over suspected 'honour' killing
The parents of a Muslim teenager thought to have been the victim of an "honour" killing were arrested today on suspicion of her murder, almost seven years after she went missing.
The remains of Shafilea Ahmed, 17, from Warrington, Cheshire, were discovered by the river Kent near Sedgwick, Cumbria, in February 2004, five months after she disappeared from her home in Great Sankey.
'Honour killing' suspected in murder of British couple in Pakistan
A British couple have been murdered in in a suspected "honour killing" after calling off their daughter's marriage.
A man and his wife from the Alum Rock area of Birmingham, named locally as taxi driver Gul Wazir and wife Bagum, had reportedly visited the country to resolve a dispute over a wedding.
UK: Damian Green says burka ban would be 'un-British'
Banning the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public would be "un-British", the immigration minister has said.
Damian Green told the Sunday Telegraph trying to pass such a law would be at odds with the UK's "tolerant and mutually respectful society".
It comes after Tory MP Philip Hollobone introduced a private members' bill which would make it illegal for people to cover their faces in public.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has called on Iran to put an immediate stay to the execution of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani by stoning
Speaking on Ms Mohammadi-Ashtiani's case, Alistair Burt said:
"I am deeply distressed by reports of the imminent execution of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani by stoning in Iran. Stoning is a medieval punishment that has no place in the modern world. The continued use of such a punishment in Iran demonstrates a blatant disregard for international human rights commitments which it has entered into freely, as well as the interests of its people.
I call on Iran to put an immediate stay to the execution of Ms Mohammadi-Ashtiani on the charge of adultery, and review the process by which she was tried, and her sentence. She has already faced the disgraceful punishment of ninety-nine lashes for adultery; her execution would disgust and appal the watching world."
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UK: Bristol women protest against genital mutilation
Women opposed to female genital mutilation have marched through Bristol in a protest against the practice.
UK: Report Examines Implementation of Forced Marriage Law
The government of the United Kingdom recently published a regarding the effects of the that took effect in late 2008.
London: Equality Bill passes through parliament
The Equality Bill has passed through its final stages in parliament and will now become law after receiving royal assent.
UK - Outrage as Church Vicar Urges Women to Submit to Husbands
A vicar has caused outrage among his congregation after urging women to "be silent" and "submit" to their husbands.
Europe & Turkey - The Burqa - Several Countries Prohibit or Regulate
The burqa is usually prohibited by local ordinances on behalf of the need to see the faces.
India - "Holiday Brides" Abandoned by Husbands in UK, US, Canada
.thumbnail.jpg "Khan/Getty: \"Holiday brides\" in India have been deserted by husbands from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.")
"Holiday brides" in India have been deserted by husbands from the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
By Soraya Roberts
November 23, 2009