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26/1/2009
UPDATE: Nigeria: Islamic authorities order cancellation of protest by divorced women
The head of the Sharia police, or Hisbah, said the planned protest was an "embarrassment", and is "un-Islamic". The organisers have agreed to postpone their protest scheduled for 29 January.
26/1/2009
Nepal: Threats made to victim of domestic abuse
The United Nations human rights office has urged Nepalese authorities to ensure the safety of the wife and others involved in a domestic violence case.
26/1/2009
Iraq: Women Set to Take More Power Locally
A law that sets aside about 25 per cent of seats for women in provincial councils is raising hopes of a new era where women hold political power on a local level.
26/1/2009
Australia: Muslim cleric told to apologise by Prime Minister
The cleric, Samir Abu Hamza, reportedly questioned how rape can exist within marriage, saying men have a right to force their wives to have sex.
26/1/2009
Pakistan: Online magazine on sexuality seeks your support.
The founders of Chay Magazine feel that sex and sexuality should enter the public discourse.
23/1/2009
Dubai: British mother Marnie Pearce convicted of adultery in Dubai
Amnesty International said that if Pearce were jailed it would consider her a prisoner of conscience.
21/1/2009
International: “Feminist Dialogues” panel at the World Social Forum.
The crisis we are confronting now poses challenges for feminisms, bringing to the forefront issues of economic justice, inter culturality, reproduction, sexuality and fundamentalisms.
20/1/2009
Iran: Kobra Najjar's stoning sentence has been converted into one hundred lashes.
The amnesty request of Kobra Najjar was rejected by Iranian Commission of Amnesty three times and Kobra has spent the last 11 years in prison.
19/1/2009
Bahrain: Continued harassment of woman human rights defender, Ghada Jamsheer
Front Line has reported that Ghada Jamsheer, a woman human rights defender in Bahrain, has been the target of a harassment campaign.
19/1/2009
Sweden: Halal-TV has given rise to heated debate
A new Swedish TV show fronted by three veiled Muslim women has been accused of perpetuating stereotypes of Muslim women.