April 23, 2009 - War on Women News

Dr. Phyllis Chesler's April 21, 2009 Speech about Muslim Women's Rights /Islamic Gender Apartheid
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/04/22/durban-ii-the-legalization-of-genocide-by-the-united-nations-a-counter-conference-in-nyc/2/

(Canada) Woman facing the boot says 'I know I'll be killed'
-- "A Muslim woman who says she'll be slain in the name of honour if deported to Pakistan finds out her fate next Monday."
-- "'It feels like I am dying a slow death,' said Roohi Tabassum, of Brampton. 'Waiting to find out what happens is like a death sentence.'"
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/04/23/9212901-sun.html

Egypt - Convert Woman Arrested for Marrying Christian
-- "Christian convert Raheal Henen Mussa and her Coptic husband are hiding from police and
her Muslim family for violating an article of Islamic law (sharia) that doesn't exist in the Egyptian penal code"
-- "Mussa's family took her from police custody on Sunday (April 19), but she escaped from them
on Tuesday (April 21). She and her husband fled Cairo and are in hiding."
http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5894&backpage=summaries

(Iraq) In Iraq, a story of rape, shame and 'honor killing'
-- "A young woman imprisoned in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, sent a letter to her brother last summer,
appealing for help. The woman, named Dalal, wrote that she was pregnant after being raped by
prison guards. The brother asked to visit her. Guards obliged. The brother walked into her cell,
drew a gun and shot his visibly pregnant sister dead."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-woman23-2009apr23,0,3052751.story

(Iraq) Rape, beatings and bribery: Iraqi police out of control
-- "In many cases rape is seen as a stain on family honour and the victim is killed. Mr al-Bidawi
said that was believed to have been the fate of the young woman filmed by the Ramadi police officer."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6157590.ece

(Pakistan) NWFP: Amnesty assails govt 'inaction in Buner'
-- "The people of Buner are now at their mercy, particularly women and girls, whose rights the Taliban systematically deny"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/amnesty-assail-govt-inaction-in-buner--bi