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India: Right brigade picks holes in Nikahnamah
Tearing into shreds the model nikaahnama released last week by the All India Muslim Personal Board, several women's and human rights organizations slammed it for being blatantly anti-women and reactionary.
Kuwait: Kuwaiti women win right to vote
The Kuwaiti parliament has voted to give women full political rights.
Koweit: Le parlement koweïtien accorde aux femmes le droit de vote
Le parlement koweïtien a adopté une loi accordant aux femmes le droit de vote et d'éligibilité, malgré l'opposition des islamistes, ce qui constitue une première dans cet Etat très conservateur du Golfe persique.
Canada: Sharia law out of question, Quebec insists
'Door is closed and will remain closed,' justice minister says. The Province remains Canada's only officially secular jurisdiction.
Malaisie: La réunion ministérielle du MNA sur les femmes adopte la déclaration de Putrajaya
La réunion ministérielle du Mouvement des non-alignés (MNA) sur les femmes a adopté, lors de sa session de fermeture mardi, une déclaration appelant à l'indépendance des femmes et à la réalisation de l'égalité des sexes et de la parité.
Mauritanie: Du côté des femmes
Grâce à son bureau des litiges familiaux, le secrétariat d'Etat à la Condition féminine joue un rôle clé dans l'application du code du statut personnel.
India: AIDWA response to Muslim Personal Law Board (MPLB) recommendations
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) has noted that the Board has made recommendations which have started the process of discussions, change, codification and reform in Muslim Personal Laws.
India: The Board of no shame
It is time to take the matter to the state and argue for some form of state protection which would be equally applicable to all women in vulnerable positions, irrespective of religious affiliations.
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