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Severe Punishment The National Assembly has finally passed a new women’s rights bill that prohibits the exploitation and discrimination against women. The bill aims to reduce social injustice against women through the imposition of severe punishments. The Author Of The Bill The official name of this women’s rights bill is the Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Act [...] Women Denied Right To Vote In Saudi Arabian 2011 Municipal Elections Unlike Morocco, where women won suffrage in 1963, and where now they hold 13% of elected positions, women in Saudi Arabia still do not have the vote. They were denied that right at the 2005 elections, but promised they would be given it for the next [...] Protecting Local Girls The Cambodian government recently announced new restrictions aimed at protecting local girls from being tricked into sham marriages and human trafficking. But it is possible to circumvent these restrictions by holding the wedding abroad. But some people are calling these restrictions discriminatory against women. Aged 50 And You Are Out The new rules spelt out an [...] Ladies, what would you say if the law of your country says that you are guilty of causing deception if you wear your everyday bras? And what if the law says further that you can be whipped or caned publicly for this offense? That’s what’s happening in Somalia nowadays. A Reuters report just caught my attention. Al-Shabaab [...] A doctor told me that a professor gave his class a pop quiz when he was in his final year of medical school. This doctor was conscientious and had breezed through all the questions until the last one. The question asked for the name of the woman who cleans the lecture hall. Surely that was some kind of joke. [...] |
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