October 14, 2009 War on Women - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

Pakistan: "Mother of nine killed over honour"
-- Pakistan Daily Times reports on Karachi "honor killing:"
-- "A man surrendered himself to the police after killing his wife, mother of nine children, in the wee hours of Tuesday."
-- "Mochko police said that Mohammad Rehman confessed to the crime and surrendered himself to them after killing Mash Parri, 52, in Khyber Mohalla of Ittehad Town"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\14\story_14-10-2009_pg12_4

Pakistan: 'Zero tolerance' on violence against women, Pakistan tells UN
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\14\story_14-10-2009_pg7_24

Indonesia: Cleric cleared of sex abuse over 12 year old child bride
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/indonesia-cleric-cleared-of-sex-abuse-over-12-year-old-child-bride/
-- AKI: "Cleric cleared of sex abuse over child bride"
-- AKI reports: "An Indonesian court has acquitted controversial Muslim cleric Pujiono Cahyo Widianto over child sexual molestation charges for marrying an underage girl, aged 12 last year.... The girl is his second wife."
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3876967805
--- September 13, 2009 - Council for Foreign Relations (CFR): "A Muslim Model: What Indonesia Can Teach the World"
http://www.cfr.org/publication/20199
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/09/13/a_muslim_model_what_indonesia_can_teach_the_world/
--- July 17, 2009 - Wall Street Journal: "Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124779665773055715.html#mod=rss_opinion_main

Netherlands: Married at thirteen
-- Islam in Europe reports:
-- "In her book Generous Betrayal Prof. Unni Wikan brings several cases where Norwegian authorities let down immigrant girls in need. I recently translated an article from the Norwegian media about children as young as 14 who are being forcibly married off by their parents."
-- Trouw reports:
-- "Suat, 18 years old, has already lived an adult's life. She had been married off, probably when she was 13, maybe when she was 15, it remains unclear if it was in the Netherlands or in her land of origin. The 'wedding' started off a life of rape, abuse, shelters and social help. Professionals have been discussing her case for years, and yet it went wrong. Since March, Suat has disappeared without a trace."
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/10/netherlands-married-at-thirteen.html

U.S. - CNN iReport Says Says Rifqa Bary Case Indicative of Human Rights Threats to Thousands
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/u-s-cnn-ireport-says-says-rifqa-bary-case-indicative-of-human-rights-threats-to-thousands/
-- CNN: iReport.com of Rifqa Bary: 'Teen's plight not an isolated incident'
-- PunjabiPower: "This probably happens every day in families who are Muslim or who are from conservative cultures such as South Asia"
-- "The plight of the Ohio teen is not an isolated incident or a simple family matter. This is a disregard of the basic human rights experienced by countless teens, men and women of Muslim Faith and conservative cultures such as South Asia and the Middle East."
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-327484

Book Chronicles Disturbing "Honor Killings" of Women
-- book ascribes honor killings to misogyny, but not ideological pressures
-- Amnesty International coordinates book signings by Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini - "Murder in the Name of Honor"
http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-book-chronicles-disturbing-honor-killings-of-women-r-1255453244
-- to be introduced by Pakistani woman Rafia Zakaria "an expert on Islamic Law"
http://www.altmuslim.com/a/a/c_rzakaria
http://www.muslimalliancein.com/mai/enews_brief_april18.htm
--- See also:
--- February 21, 2009: Indiana University's Rafia Zakaria mocks America's "sob stories" over economy,
condemns drone attacks against Al-Qaeda and Taliban, praises potential "political victory" for Sharia law deal
--- Rafia Zakaria: positively views Sharia law deal with Taliban
as "calculated ceding of control could produce the political victory that is impossible to achieve through military means"
--- Rafia Zakaria: admits the cost to Pakistan population in NWFP "is terrible and unfortunate"
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\02\21\story_21-2-2009_pg3_3