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A Future Without Female Genital Mutilation: Personal Story

World Pulse - Global Issues Through the Eyes of Women

A Future Without Female Genital Mutilation

by Halima Mohamed Abdel Rahman | September 29, 2009

Problematic "traditional values" text adopted by vote

Problematic "traditional values" text adopted by vote
Source :DCP - Twelfth HRC Session Roundup

UN Human Rights Council: Beginning of the End for Defamation of Religions?

ARTICLE 19

STATEMENT

23 September 2009

UN Human Rights Council: Beginning of the End for Defamation of Religions?

Honour Killing: A Crime Against Islam

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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

United Nations Secretary-General Decries Violence Against Women on International Women’s Day

United Nations Secretary-General Decries Violence Against Women on International Women’s Day
3/10/2009 5:00 PM

Honour killing condemned through art

ISLAMABAD: An exhibition of paintings titled ‘No honour in killing: making visible buried truth’ by various artists opened at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts on Wednesday.

Genital mutilation: Women fight Africa's taboo

They broke the silence from tribal elders and politicians – but paid a high personal price for trying to protect millions of young girls from the knife

By Katrina Manson in Sierra Leone

'Honour' killing': An essential term: ICAHK

The International Campaign Against Honour Killings recognises 'honour killing' as a particular cultural manifestation of cultural violence. We believe: