January 19, 2010 - War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

Germany: Man sentenced to 14 years for "honour killing" of cousin
-- DPA:
"A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for killing his cousin
in a so-called 'honour-killing', a German regional court said Tuesday."
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1526654.php/Man-sentenced-to-14-years-for-honour-killing-of-cousin
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AFP: "The man, identified only as Ezzedin A., along with his 48-year-old uncle,
shot the 20-year-old woman in a motorway lay-by in August, the court in Hagen,
western Germany, ruled."
--- "The murder was planned in a so-called family
court, which "sentenced" the young woman to death and decided that her cousin
should carry out the execution."
--- "Nevertheless, it was the 48-year-old
uncle, identified as Hussain K., still on the run from authorities, who actually
shot the young woman in the head, which the court considered a mitigating
circumstance in Ezzedin A.'s case.
http://www.dose.ca/news/story.html?id=2459975
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Syrian sentenced for 'honor killing' in Germany
-- Ynet: "A Syrian man was
sentenced to 14 years in prison by a German court Tuesday for participating in
the so-called 'honor killing' of his cousin."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3836793,00.html

Italy: Police rescue abducted Pakistani teen
-- 17 year old girl Almas
Mahmood was kidnapped by father after "placed in local care last April after her
father savagely beat her for being 'too westernized'"
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.4216238778

Ohio: Rifqa Bary might get new foster home
-- Columbus Dispatch:
"Attorneys for Fathima Rifqa Bary want the 17-year-old Columbus runaway moved to
a different foster home, according to a court document."
-- "Through the
discovery process used to clarify evidence, Franklin County Children Services
made the names of Rifqa's foster parents available to everyone involved in the
case"
-- Reports on continuing threats to Rifqa Bary
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/rifqa16.ART_ART_01-16-10_B8_5HGANF8.html?sid=101

Mauritanian Muslim leaders ban female genital mutilation, say Qur'an does not
endorse practice
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iViHT1ts7ZP_fL6EBm1eULiSpBjg