Economic and political changes in Yemen have had a great impact on governmental policies within the country. One such issue that has been particularly at the forefront of change has been the status of women.
Activists for women's rights are prominent among the many Iranians who fear a reinvigorated crackdown on personal & social freedoms in the wake of the election of the ultra-conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic.
Her reprimand comes in the run-up to a government decision about criminalising forced marriages in Germany, after a recommendation from the upper house of parliament on July 8 that the practice be banned.
Between 150,000 and 400,000 people live in polygamous households in France, in which a man is married to more than one woman. The French state is trying to change the situation -- with mixed results.
