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14/3/2006
Nigeria: The psychopaths of faith and their appeasers
"Who is actually guilty of bringing disrepute to the religion of Islam?" questions Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
14/3/2006
Iran: Condemn the violence used against Iranian women on international women's day
13/3/2006
International: Women from migrant descent vs Muslim fundamentalists in Europe and North America: struggles and unexpected new obstacles
Canada has just been the battle field for Muslim fundamentalists trying to impose religious arbitration in family matters.
13/3/2006
Iran: Eighteen Arab and Egyptian human rights groups condemn the attack on Iranian women and activists for celebrating Women's International Day
Several Arab and Egyptian human rights organisations have condemned the use of violence by Iranian security forces to disperse a gathering in Tehran in commemoration of International Women's Day on March 8th.
12/3/2006
Libya: Arbitrary detention of women and girls for 'social rehabilitation'
Officially portrayed as protective homes for women and girls 'vulnerable to engaging in moral misconduct,' these facilities are de facto prisons.
11/3/2006
Egypt: Abused women reluctant to come forward
Despite the opening of the first safe-house for women in Cairo, few are choosing to leave their abusive marriages due to the social stigma and financial insecurity they would face.
10/3/2006
International: New publication on Inter-religious marriages among Muslims
'Inter-Religious Marriages Among Muslims: Negotiating Religious and Social Identity in Family and Community' is edited by Abdullahi A. An-Na'im.
10/3/2006
Canada: Canada high court allows Sikh daggers in school
Multiculturalism and religious freedom trumped safety concerns in a recent Canadian Supreme Court decision that will allow orthodox Sikh students to carry concealed traditional daggers to school.
9/3/2006
Iran: Peaceful Iranian women's rights gathering on 8th March, ends in violence
The peaceful gathering of women's rights activists, women's groups and human rights defenders in Park Daneshjoo was attacked and women were assaulted by plain clothes militia, special anti riot forces of the Revolutionary guards, soldiers and police.
8/3/2006
International: 8 March - celebrating women's resistance
A video tribute to all women human rights defenders who have been killed in defense of human rights and to many women activists and defenders of women's rights who continue to advocate for the realisation of all human rights for all.