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There is a wide-ranged white slavery [sex traffic] affair that afflicts countries like Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Romania, on different levels. Dr. Sema Erder, a Turkish researcher in the social sciences, commented saying that the targeted women in sex slavery are young...
Amnesty International has recently released a report about the conditions of women in Israel/the occupied territory entitled Israel and the Occupied Territories Conflict, occupation and patriarchy, Women carry the burden.
A Saudi surprise Everybody knows about the strict law in Saudi Arabia banning women from driving their own cars (no one knows why!). What really came as a surprise was a news item reported by many agencies about a Saudi girl, Marwa Mahmoud, who won a women’s car race held in Dubai.
Eleven organizations for human rights reported to the Attorney General the death of a lady named Nafīsa, in one of the Buhayra villages, following the abuse of a police officer called, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Hamīd ‘Ammār. The story triggered outcries from the people of Buhayra to all people of the...
The Suggestions and Complaints Committee of the People’s Assembly discussed a draft law that would amend the criminal law with regard to the crime of extramarital sex. They referred to the unconstitutionality of the laws, currently in effect, as they are no longer conforming to the second article...
The situation became very complicated for Christians who are either seeking divorce or are getting married again after they have secured a court ruling for obtaining a divorce. Now there are about 160,000 cases attempting to deal with this complicated issue.
Although the Islamic sharī‘a [code] gives equal rights and duties to men and women, the criminal law violates the principle of equality when it comes to punishing the crime of adultery.
Minister of State for the Shoura Council Affairs, Dr. Mufīd Shihāb, said that the U.S. new anti-Semitism law might become a security, political, and cultural weapon facing both Arabs and Muslims. He added that the United States, through this law, is actually trying to impose sanctions on any...
An article about honor killings: - “He killed his wife and charred her body after she left the house without informing him.” - “He blew his wife’s brains out because she did not serve him lunch.” - “He threw his wife off the 10th floor for rejecting to wear the hijāb.” - “He shot his 10-year-...
Honor crimes are committed day and night by followers of all religions. The irony is that Arab and Islamic societies that believe in the idea that honor lies in the virginity of females, simultaneously have scholars that confirm that the hymen is not a proof of virginity. This article examines the...

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