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Afghan parliamentarians furious at anti-woman law

unifem.org • Thu 2009 Apr 16, 5:21pm

Canada's ambassador to Afghanistan says some of the men who sit in the Afghan parliament are furious that a controversial new law stifling the rights of women was passed without their input. As Canadians question the human cost of a military mission in a country where rights often seem to be regressing, Ron Hoffman says he is encouraged by the outpouring of frustration he heard during a meeting this week with local politicians in Kabul.

Burqa is prison

theinspirationroom.com • Fri 2009 Apr 10, 12:15am

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Taleban-style law for women in Afghanistan is dropped after outcry

timesonline.co.uk • Mon 2009 Apr 6, 10:52pm

A controversial law condoning marital rape and reintroducing Taleban-era rules for Afghan women has been shelved after an outcry in the West. The Afghan Foreign Ministry said that the law had not been enacted, while Justice Ministry officials said that its contents might be reconsidered. The legislation was put on hold pending a review

Culture Clash: Veiled Woman Removed From Bus in Denmark

spiegel.de • Mon 2009 Apr 6, 8:58pm

A 41-year-old Somali woman has been kicked off a bus more than once in Denmark for refusing to bare her face to the bus driver. The case echoes a similar problem last month in Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city.

Obama declares US not at war with Islam

breitbart.com • Mon 2009 Apr 6, 3:11pm

Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared Monday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam." [Even if Islam is at war with the United States? Or is Obama at war with the United States?]

Saudi court sentences 75-year-old woman to lashes

breitbart.com • Mon 2009 Mar 9, 11:50pm

A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not close relatives