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December 8, 2012
Some 10,700 women and girls are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) in Switzerland, according to Unicef Switzerland, […]
December 7, 2012
At a London conference on the rights of women in the Middle East, founder of the AHA Foundation […]
December 7, 2012
Despite being legally banned, female genital mutilation in Egypt is on the rise, causing lifelong pains, health problems […]
December 7, 2012
Britain has launched an initiative dubbed a “health passport” that is designed to reduce the number of girls […]
December 7, 2012
A Bangladeshi woman has been forced to remarry the husband who threw acid in her face after she […]
December 7, 2012
Qatar’s tourism authority has called on foreign women to dress “modestly”. Some observers of Qatari society say Qatar […]
December 7, 2012
Honor killings and acid throwing remain a common way of revenge in Pakistan. “Acid throwing is an urban […]
December 7, 2012
Gul Meena’s story, as best it can be pieced together from relatives, tribal elders and others, gives insight […]
December 7, 2012
Debate is raging in Malaysia over Muslim female genital mutilation as the country’s health ministry reportedly develops guidelines […]
November 20, 2012
Recent cases of “honor” violence and forced marriage in the United States emphasize the need to combat these […]
November 20, 2012
To many in the United States, forced marriage sounds like an ancient and alien practice, something that might […]
November 20, 2012
Shahira Amin writes about the battle against female genital mutilation. Link: http://dailynewsegypt.com/2012/11/15/the-battle-against-female-genital-mutilation/
November 20, 2012
The marriage of a young Indian couple has been declared “absolutely null and void” by a court because […]
November 20, 2012
An Iraqi mother accused of beating her daughter in Phoenix for not going along with an arranged marriage […]
November 20, 2012
In New Zealand, concern that 16- and 17-year-olds are being forced to marry into often-abusive relationships has prompted […]