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“Revitalising the land distribution programme”
The article raises questions about the transparency of the Sindh government’s land redistribution programme and refers to a research study conducted by a non-government organisation, Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI) which point to a number of flaws.
“Rights and Wrongs: Intercultural Ethics and Female Genital Mutilation”

This journal deals with intercultural ethics and female genital mutilation, as well as academic discussions of female genital mutilation.

“Rural women’s land rights in Java, Indonesia: Strengthened by Family Law, but weakened by land registration”
In Java, Indonesia, only about one-third of land title certificates reflect ownership by women. This lack of registered land ownership can potentially harm women by depriving them of influence within the household and leaving them vulnerable in cases of divorce or a spouse’s death. This Article...
“Sindh: Government Land Distribution”
This is a report of the study on the issues and challenges of the land development programme prepared by the Participatory Development Initiative (PDI), in coordination with Oxfam-GB.
“Sindh: ‘Reports of flaws in land distribution’: Revenue Minister”
“Slowly, women gain ground through land ownership”
This article highlight some impacts of a project initiated in Pakistan’s Sindh province, in 2008, to distribute 91,000 hectares of cultivable state land to 80,000 poor and landless peasants, many of them women. Indeed, 21,000 hectares of land to be distributed during the project’s second year is to...
“Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation”

This publication deals with the migration of women to countries where FGM is uncommon. It also documents the difficulties for health care providers in these countries, as they lack experience dealing with FGM related cases, particularly during child birth. The survey focused largely on Somali...

“Stoning: Does it have any Basis in Shari’ah?”

The question in this post is: “I have heard that the punishment specified for the person who commits adultery is 80 lashes. I would like to ask, from where did you get the punishment of stoning to death? Moreover, if you say that it is based on the Sunnah, I can say that how to depend on Sunnah...

“Studying a practice: An inquiry into lapidation”

The question of why stoning (or lapidation) persists today continues to pose a puzzle.  It is not a puzzle that has gone unanswered.  Rejali looks at three common explanations for the origin and persistence of stoning: legal, religious, and cultural arguments. He concludes that all...

“Suggested chapter on property rights for the Constitution of Afghanistan”