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Nigeria: Woman acquitted in the Nigerian state of Sokoto
An Islamic court in the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto has acquitted a women accused of having sex outside marriage.
Nigeria: Abu law teacher faults Sharia sentence on Safiya
The case has been adjourned until 18 March 2002.
Egypt: Court rejects Saadawi forcible divorce case
Egyptian court rules that no individual can petition a court to forcibly divorce another person.
Morocco: Grant women greater rights
Egypt: Attempt to annul the marriage of Dr Nawal el-Saadawi
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