January 22, 2010 - War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

 (U.S.) Buffalo Beheading Case: Muzzammil Hassan Attorney to Claim Murder of Wife "Was Justified"
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/01/buffalo-beheading-case-update/
-- Buffalo News reports: Judge rejects planned defense, delays in beheading case
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/931566.html?imw=Y
-- WIVB reports
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Shocking-turn-of-events-in-murder-case

Malaysia: Polygamy in Malaysia
-- Asia Sentinel: "Malaysian shariah laws favor men and help to maintain a patriarchal society"
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2258&Itemid=189

Sudan: Lubna Al-Hussein, Sudanese Journalist Sentenced to Lashing for Wearing Pants: There Were Dozens of Thousands of Women Like Me
--- Lubna Al-Hussein: "in a single year, 43,000 women were arrested because of their clothing"
-- Video
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2346.htm
-- Transcript
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2346.htm

Indonesia: Officials Fire Local Shariah Police Chief Over Aceh Rape Case
http://thejakartaglobe.com/home/officials-fire-local-shariah-police-chief-over-aceh-rape-case/353948

Saudi Arabia: Rape victim might be lashed 100 times
-- AsiaNews.it: "A woman jailed after being raped could be lashed 100 times. Camille, an invented name, is a 35- year-old immigrant from the Philippines who has been in a Saudi jail since September 2009.  As a result of her rape, she became pregnant, but miscarried because of harsh prison life."
-- "According to her mother, she is scheduled to go before the judges who could impose 100 lashes."
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Riyadh:-rape-victim-might-be-lashed-100-times-17425.html

Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old Saudi man reportedly marries 12-year-old girl
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147919530&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-- Saudi Girl, 12, Married Off to 80-Year-Old Man
--- "'She was raped and they took her to the hospital after the wedding night,' Wajiha Al-Huwaidar, a Saudi journalist who has been banned from reporting by the government told The Media Line."
http://www.inquisitr.com/58451/saudi-girl-12-married-off-to-80-year-old-man/

Saudi Arabia: "Saudi court to examine 12-year-old's marriage case"
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-court-to-examine-12-year-old-s-marriage-case-1.570628
-- "No religious justification for child marriage: Saudi cleric"
-- AFP reports: "The case of Aisha, known to Muslims as 'The Mother of Believers,' is often used by Saudi judges and clerics to justify child marriages."
-- "The government's Human Rights Commission said it was following the Buraidah case, which is currently being weighed by a local court."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5huC9UMsuDGHS6MPZcDO2C0Q7Oqkw
-- Saudi Gazette: "Board of Ulema member rebukes minor marriage"
--- Saudi Gazette: "According to Sheikh Al-Mane’, when Abu Bakr was contemplating marrying off his daughter he was unable to find anyone better than the Prophet"
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010012160869

-- Previous Related Reports:
--- August 29, 2009: 10-Year-Old Saudi Child Bride Turned Back Over to 80-Year-Old Husband
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/08/saudi-child-bride-turned-back-over-to-80-year-old-husband/
--- June 26, 2009: Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Not Prohibited Under "Sharia Law"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/saudi-child-marriage-sharia/
--- October 27, 2009: Saudi Arabia: In Response to Calls to Improve Status of Saudi Women, Saudi Princess Launches 'My Guardian Knows What's Best For Me' Campaign
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/saudi-arabia-princess-works-against-equality/

(Mauritania/Niger) W.African genital cutters face fatwa, jail
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE60L0DB20100122?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=401