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Concerted Effort By Muslim Leaders It is hard to deny that domestic violence, especially against women, and honor killing are accepted practice among some Muslim communities, and Muslim leaders in Canada are not denying it. However, they declare that these practices are not Islamic, and have made a concerted effort to get the message across. This move [...] Sharp Rise In Reports Police statistics show that the number of reports of honor-based violence against women and girls in the UK rose by 47% in a year. This percentage is derived from the reports made to 12 police forces in the UK that provided figures for 2 years – for 2009, when there were 938 reports, [...] Advantages Of Cell Phone For Women In Developing Countries For women in developing countries, a cell phone may not merely be a convenient means of getting in touch with friends. It helps them to be entrepreneurial, and it enables them to join a mobile money system, thus reducing the likelihood of their being robbed of cash – [...] Movie Makers And Their Films When there are important messages to be got across to the public, movie makers should be well qualified to do so creatively. Two of them have, separately, tackled the issue of honor killing and domestic violence. Sherzad Hedayat’s film Pregnant will represent Iraq in the Cinema and Soil Festival, to be held [...] Opposition Of Islamic Leaders To The Bills The bill that is being debated by Lebanon’s parliament criminalises marital rape and obliges the police to intervene when a woman files a domestic violence complaint against a family member, but it is being opposed by Islamists, including Dar Al-Fatwa, the country’s highest Sunni religious authority. Reason For Opposition Dar Al-Fatwa claims [...] Rape Capital Of the World The United Nations once labeled eastern Congo as the rape capital of the world. This label would seem to be still appropriate going by figures obtained in a recent study that will be published in June in the American Journal of Public Health, which found that the number of rapes per year [...] Rise In Number Of Killings In February and March 52 women were killed in cases of domestic violence. The corresponding number for the whole of last year was 217, and 27% of them were killed after asking for a divorce. Factors Contributing To The High Level Of Killings Honor killings contribute to the high number of cases. But critics [...] |
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