July 9, 2009 War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

Jordanian stabs sister in "honor killing" for rumors she was dating a man
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/jordan-honor-killing-for-dating/
-- Jordanian stabs sister in honor killing
-- "A Jordanian police official says a 24-year-old farmer has stabbed his sister to death with a dagger to cleanse
the family's honor. The official says the man turned himself in and confessed to killing his 27-year-old sister because
he heard rumors she was dating a man."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3744223,00.html
-- "An autopsy showed the victim, who was 27 years old, was four weeks pregnant, he said, speaking on condition
of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531124,00.html

(South Africa) Muslim women need protection beyond sharia law
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-07-09-muslim-women-need-protection-beyond-sharia-law
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/south-africa-muslim-women/

Afghanistan revises contentious marriage law
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31832571/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/afghanistan-revises-contentious-marriage-law/
--- April 11: Afghan Islamic Supremacist Cleric Defends Rape as "Democratic Right"
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/afghan-defends-rape/
--- April 7: Afghanistan: Law Permiting Rape Dropped After Publicity
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/04/afghanistan-law-permiting-rape-dropped-after-publicity/

(Yemen) Jewish bridge vanishes - reports of kidnapping
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/07/yemen-jewish-bridge-vanishes-reports-of-kidnapping/
-- "Young Jewish bride vanishes in Yemen"
-- "A young Jewish woman, Lia Saed Hamdi, either fled her husband's family in Sana'a on Tuesday, or was
kidnapped by a Muslim man from the family's hometown."
-- "According to the sources, Hamdi was kidnapped by a Muslim man from Kharef whom she had refused to marry.
The kidnapper reportedly also stole her jewelry and some money from her new husband."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443767752&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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