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September 28, 2011
NPR reports on new study by Tahirih Justice Center on extent of forced marriage in the United States
NPR reports on a new study by the Tahirih Justice Center on the extent of forced marriage in […]
September 28, 2011
A Georgia school has adjusted its curriculum on the Middle East after it portrayed an unwarranted positive view […]
September 28, 2011
While FMG is illegal in most European countries, “the practice is certainly still prevalent amongst communities originally from […]
September 28, 2011
Lancashire (UK) Police have made 10 Forced Marriage Protection Orders since they were introduced almost three years ago: […]
September 28, 2011
Reporter Sue Reid, assisted by Pakistani-born Baroness Flather, investigates how Muslim men in polygamous marriages can exploit the […]
September 28, 2011
Scores of women and children wearing colorful miniskirts and tight leggings gathered in central Jakarta on a Sunday, […]
September 28, 2011
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has received death threats for drawing cartoons of the Propher Mohammed, was the […]
September 28, 2011
A growing number of young British Muslims are taking second or third wives in an unexpected revival of […]
September 28, 2011
At The Newsweek/Daily Beast Co.’s Women in the World Foundation kickoff gala in Manhattan, courageous leaders and activists […]
September 28, 2011
In Egypt, women are being sidelined from post-Mubarak politics: their names ignored for government posts, and their divorce […]
September 28, 2011
In Sialkot, Pakistan, a woman who was abducted and gang raped for the second time by four armed […]
September 28, 2011
In Afghanistan, women’s groups are claiming a rare victory. Last winter, the government was planning to bring battered […]
September 28, 2011
Former members of Parliament in Uganda have asked the government to implement the anti-FGM Act to stop the […]
September 28, 2011
Indonesia’s government has taken a step backwards on combating and preventing female genital mutilation. Indonesian media report that […]
September 23, 2011
Michelle Goldberg writes: “Forced weddings and ‘honor’ killings aren’t just a developing-world issue. New research shows how it […]