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5/2/2009
Ghana: Pregnant women turn to prayer over medicine
Instead of checking into hospital women are turning to fasting and prayer at a prayer camp.
4/2/2009
Iran: Women’s movement activist begins 3 year prison sentence
Women’s Rights Groups Issue Announcement Concerning the Sentencing of Alieh Eghdomdust:
4/2/2009
Tajikistan: Marriage Vows Not Always Enough in Tajikistan
Married women in Tajikistan are being deprived of property rights, especially if they get married without going through the legal formalities.
4/2/2009
International: World Social Forum plan of action
The World Social Forum ended its ninth edition Sunday in Belém with its "Assembly of assemblies" adopting dozens of resolutions and proposals to be the subjects of a programme of mobilisations around the world in 2009.
4/2/2009
Indonesia: Women reject polygamy, choosing divorce
An increasing number of Muslim women are choosing to divorce their husbands rather than continue in a polygamous marriage, data from national Islamic courts show.
4/2/2009
Sri Lanka: Wounded Flee Shelling of a Hospital
The hospital, in the rebel-held village of Puthukkudiyiruppu, became a target.
4/2/2009
International: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
EWIC is interested in inviting broad participation in the writing of Encyclopedia entries, including qualified graduate students.
3/2/2009
UPDATE: Iran: Arrest Order for Nafiseh Azad Renewed
Nafiseh Azad, Bigard Ebrahimi and a third person who wishes to remain anonymous at this point, were arrested 30 January.
3/2/2009
Burkina Faso: Cutters turn razors on babies to evade FGM/C law
At least 70 newborns nationwide were admitted for hospital emergency care after botched cuttings in the first three months of 2008, according to the government.
3/2/2009
Sweden: Troubled suburb 'growing more radical'
A majority of Rosengård's inhabitants believe it has undergone a radicalization over the past five years, a controversial new study shows.