April 16 - May 8, 2010
Posted in Bulletin of the Oppression of Women
April 16, 2010 Africa: Former Zamfara governor Ahmed Sani Yerima who took a 13-year-old Egyptian girl as a fourth wife. April 18, 2010 Africa Women are persecuted for selling tea to support their families.April 19, 2010 UK A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a 'frenzied attack', has been sentenced to life in prison. Pakistan Family members of a Muslim woman who married a Roman Catholic have... Read more
May 2-31, 2010
Posted in Bulletin of the Oppression of Women
May 2, 2010 France: The burqa, or face-covering veil, is getting all the attention in the debate over Muslim immigrants in France. But another controversial tradition among some immigrants is less noticed and far more widespread: Polygamy.May 5, 2010 Iraq Sex slave girls face cruel justice in Iraq.May 10, 2010 Africa An imam in Mali is living in fear after backing a new family law that no longer obliges wives to... Read more
June 1-June 18, 2010
Posted in Newsletter of Oppression of Women
June 1, 2010 India: A man poured acid on his daughter and threw her into a canal for planning to marry a Hindu man.Pakistan Approximately 25-30 minority women are kidnapped, raped, and forcibly converted in Pakistan every month.Pakistan A 10-yr-old little girl is sold for Rs 5,000 by her stepfather.Pakistan A Christian woman who was forced to marry a Muslim farmer and convert to Islam amid a dispute... Read more
June 18-July 18, 2010
Posted in Newsletter of Oppression of Women
June 18, 2010 Iran: A woman is sentenced to death by stoning.June 19, 2010 Saudi Arabia Saudi women plan to turn a controversial fatwa (religious ruling) to their advantage and launch a campaign to achieve their long-standing demand to drive in this conservative kingdom.June 22, 2010 Pakistan A man is arrested for throwing acid on his wife.June 23, 2010 USA Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has appeared... Read more
