July 17, 2009 - War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

Jordan: "Honor Killing" of Married Woman by Brother, Stabbed 20 Times, Head Crushed
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/jordan-married-woman-killed/
-- Jordan Times: "Twenty-year-old kills sister over 'immoral behaviour'"
-- "A 20-year-old Jordanian stabbed his married sister and smashed her head with a rock after accusing her of 'immoral behaviour'"
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=18324

Indonesia: Muslim cleric re-arrested over child bride scandal
-- 44 year old married to 12 year old
-- "Indonesian police have again arrested Muslim cleric, Pujiono Cahyono Widianto, in a continuing controversy over his marriage to a 12-year-old girl. Pujiono was rearrested for failing to cooperate following his marriage to Lutfiana Ulfa."
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3546794801

(Russia) Remembering Natalia
-- "There is little doubt in Chechnya that her killing was connected to her investigative and campaigning work - including the case of the seven murdered women."
-- "Back in November, the chief investigator in Grozny suggested they were victims of so-called honour killings. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8153536.stm
-- March 1, 2009 - Russia: Chechen President defends Islamic supremacist "honor killings" - says women deserve to die
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/03/russia-chechen-president-defends-islamic-supremacism-says-women-deserve-to-die/

(U.S.) Battered Women, Si; America-Haters, No. -- by Phyllis Chesler
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/07/16/battered-women-si-fundamentalists-no/

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