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8/8/2007
Nepal: Muslim women use Nepalese Family Law to counter 'triple talaq'
Women in Nepal’s minority Muslim community are increasingly contesting through the courts the divorce settlements imposed on them by their husbands. The women say they are the victims of an abuse of Islamic law by their husbands.
8/8/2007
Pakistan: Liberalism and extremism - a society divided?
"Liberalism can only flourish when socio-politics becomes free of top-down constraints. Let the society breathe naturally and both politics and culture will become more normal."
5/8/2007
Sierra Leone: Forced marriage appeal may influence the ICC
An appeal against forced marriage acquittals at the Special Court for Sierra Leone might have bearing on prosecutions at the International Criminal Court.
5/8/2007
Iran: Code of Punishment for Adultery in Iran
Adultery is a capital offense in the Islamic Republic of Iran and punishable by flogging, hanging, and stoning. The following is a translation of the articles of the Islamic Penal Code of Iran that pertain to the legal punishments for adultery.
5/8/2007
International: "Resisting and Challenging Religious Fundamentalisms" - An AWID advocacy research project
This initiative, builds on the work of AWID's "Challenging Fundamentalisms" website project which was a joint project with Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) and Rights and Democracy.
5/8/2007
UPDATE: Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted, raped and disrobed
5/8/2007
UPDATE: Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted, raped and disrobed
5/8/2007
UPDATE: Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted, raped and disrobed
3/8/2007
India: First female President - Pratibha Patil
In July 2007, Pratibha Patil was elected India's first woman president.
3/8/2007
Thailand: New law criminalizes marital rape
The definition of "victim" has also been expanded so that men can also file rape charges against a woman or another man, a move applauded as a breakthrough by gay rights activists.