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31/10/2008
Malaysia: Clerics to rule whether yoga is "un-Islamic"
The National Fatwa Council will soon announce its stand on Muslims practising yoga, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia said.
30/10/2008
UPDATE: Algeria: Samia Smets acquitted
Samia S., accused of having damaged a Quran and sentenced last September to 10 years imprisonment, was acquitted on 28 October 2008 by the judge of the criminal division of the Court of Biskra.
29/10/2008
Somalia: Woman stoned to death for adultery
Somali Islamists have stoned to death a woman accused of adultery, witnesses said, the first such public killing by the militants for about two years.
29/10/2008
Gaza Strip: "In Gaza Strip under siege, a Conference to not go insane!"
Article by Luisa Morgantini, originally published in the "Il Manifesto" Newspaper.
29/10/2008
Niger: Woman wins slavery case against Niger
"A West African regional court of justice convicted the state of Niger on Monday for failing to protect a 12-year-old girl from being sold into slavery in a case anti-slavery campaigners hope will set a precedent."
28/10/2008
Zimbabwe: Police attack and arrest peaceful women demonstrators
Riot police in Harare, on the morning of Monday 27 October, descended on hundreds of women who were peacefully protesting over the delayed conclusion of the peace talks between Zimbabwe’s three major political parties.
27/10/2008
UN: Violence against women still endemic, says UN expert
""In spite of considerable achievements, violence against women persists in every country as a pervasive and universal violation of human rights and a major impediment to achieving gender equality." --Yakin Erturk.
27/10/2008
Turkey: Court Defends Headscarf Ruling
Turkey's Constitutional Court defended its decision opposing Islamic headscarves at the country's universities.
24/10/2008
UN: Religious minorities continue to suffer in many countries: UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of religion
"The Special Rapporteur added that violations are perpetrated not just by individuals or groups but also by States themselves. "
23/10/2008
International: Publication: "Surfacing: Selected Papers on Religious Fundamentalisms and Their Impact on Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights"
"Surfacing..." is a compilation of papers that came out of the ARROW symposium on the theme at the 4th APCRSH in Hyderabad last year.