The fear imposed by the Taliban means that women’s rights and abuses committed by Maulana Fazlullah’s followers are being covered less and less by the local press.
The recommendation of Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, head of Iran’s judiciary, to grant amnesty to a woman sentenced to stoning was rejected by the Judicial Commission for Amnesty and Clemency.
There are indications that some Taliban groups fervently oppose the use of contraceptives and may start using the issue as a pretext to launch further attacks on health centres, experts say.
Khamisa Sawadi, who is Syrian but was married to a Saudi, was convicted and sentenced last week for meeting with men who were not her immediate relatives.
Malay Muslim women have been one of the biggest casualties in the ‘holier than thou’ race between the political parties to outdo each other in demonstrating superior Islamic credentials, says a publication by APWLD.
Selon une nouvelle enquête, publiée à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme, elles endurent l’insécurité, la pauvreté et le manque de services de base.
