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16.5.2013 Iraq Civil Society: In Iraqi Kurdistan Those Who Murder Women Go Free
In Iraqi Kurdistan Those Who Murder Women Go Free“There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. And we are here for the long haul.” – Hoda Elsadda
Zhiyan group representatives are never satisfied; they never rest when it comes t... Mehr...
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21.2.2013 US Consulate General Erbil Observes Tenth Annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM Unites States Consulate General Erbil Observes Tenth Annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
To mark the tenth anniversary of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cut... Mehr...
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23.12.2012 Voices from Iraqi Kurdistan | Profile of courage: Shanga Rahim Karim Profile of courage: Shanga Rahim Karim By Rosemarie Milazzo, Voices from Iraqi Kurdistan Three years ago, while attending a meeting at WOLA, a women's legal assistance organisation, we met Shanga Rahim Karim. Shanga, whose passion is for wo... Mehr...
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5.11.2012 Reuters | Fighting female genital mutilation, one Kurdish village at a time Fighting female genital mutilation, one Kurdish village at a timeBy Patrick MarkeyTUTAKAL, Iraq, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Amena Omer Mirhan practised female genital mutilation in her remote village in Iraqi Kurdistan for so many years that she st... Mehr...
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1.7.2012 Rudaw | In Several Cities Protestors Denounce Kurdistan's 2012 Budget In Several Cities Protestors Denounce Kurdistan's 2012 Budget
By SHYAMALI SATKUNANANDAN, RudawSULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region - Protestors gathered in cities across the Kurdistan Region yesterday to denounce the 2012 national budget.
The ... Mehr...
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29.6.2012 Center for Islamic Pluralism | Campaign Against FGM in Iraq and Middle East Campaign Against FGM in Iraq and Middle East
by Irfan Al-Alawi, Center for islamic Pluralism
A campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq, focusing on Iraqi Kurdistan, has benefited from activism by human rights and ... Mehr...
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16.6.2012 Gulf News | Female genital mutilation: a brutal violation of rights Female genital mutilation: a brutal violation of rights
Practice, which is an extreme form of discrimination, has nothing to do with religion and must be eradicated
By Asma Malik, Special to Gulf News
While Egyptians and the rest of... Mehr...
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20.4.2012 Hivos | Dutch liberal MP labels Wadi’s anti FGM campaign ‘best practice’ Dutch liberal MP labels Wadi’s anti FGM campaign ‘best practice’
By Hivos
Once in a while one gets support from an unexpected friend. It occurred this week when the campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) of Wadi caug... Mehr...
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12.4.2012 AKnews | Iraqi human rights committee calls on Kurdish counterpart to coordinate fight against femal Iraqi human rights committee calls on Kurdish counterpart to coordinate fight against female circumcision By Khudr KhallatApril 12 (AKnews) - A member of the human rights committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives today called on i... Mehr...
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11.4.2012 Aknews | Female genital mutilation shown to be common outside Kurdistan Region Female genital mutilation shown to be common outside Kurdistan RegionBy Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Aknews
ERBIL, April 11 (AKnews) - Female genital mutilation has been shown to be prevalent in parts of Iraq beyond Kurdistan Region, and al... Mehr...
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2.4.2012 The stories behind Rania's honor killings The stories behind Rania's honor killingsERBIL, March 30 (AKnews) - Details of honor killings and violence against women in Rania and Qala Diza have been revealed in a report from a human rights group, which described the region as "a true ... Mehr...
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30.3.2012 Aknews | Rania and Qala Diza: a true hell for women and girls Rania and Qala Diza: a true hell for women and girls
By Shyamalie Satkunanandan ERBIL, March 30 (AKnews) - Raniya and Qala Diza are "a true hell for women and girls", after 18 cases of murder, self-immolation and domestic violence have ... Mehr...
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19.2.2012 VOA | Clinton: 'Cultural Tradition' is No Excuse for Female Genital Mutilation Clinton: 'Cultural Tradition' is No Excuse for Female Genital Mutilation
By Scott Stearns, Voice of America
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that there is no cultural justification for female genital cuttin... Mehr...
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4.2.2012 Stonegate Institute | Middle East Conference Against Female Genital Mutilation
Middle East Conference Against Female Genital Mutilation
by Irfan Al-Alawi, Stonegate Institute
On January 19, the first conference on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East opened in Beirut, Lebanon. The event was c... Mehr...
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27.6.2011 Hudson Institute | Iraqi Kurdistan Passes Law Against FGM Iraqi Kurdistan Passes Law Against FGM
by Irfan Al-Alawi
http://www.hudson-ny.org/2226/iraqi-kurdistan-fgm-law
The parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan registered an important victory against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Wednesday, June 2... Mehr...
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19.6.2011 Aknews | Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliament Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliamentErbil (AKnews) – The Kurdistan parliament will discuss a bill on domestic violence tomorrow, which proposes the criminalization of female circumcision.
The trend, is more widespread i... Mehr...
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18.6.2011 Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliament Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliamentErbil, June 19 (AKnews) – The Kurdistan parliament will discuss a bill on domestic violence tomorrow, which proposes the criminalization of female circumcision.The trend, is more widesp... Mehr...
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5.6.2011 Commentary Magazine | Photos from Freedom Photos from Freedom
By Michael Rubin
Thomas von der Osten-Sacken from the German NGO “WADI” has been a consistent voice for liberty and democracy in the Middle East. I have stumbled across Thomas in Iraq and Qatar, but wish I had be... Mehr...
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6.12.2010 Hudson NY | Iraqi Kurdistan Confronts Female Genital Mutilation Iraqi Kurdistan Confronts Female Genital Mutilation by Irfan Al-Alawi As reported to the Centre for Islamic Pluralism by the non-governmental organization Stop FGM in Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, on... Mehr...
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27.9.2010 Uk in Iraq | Giving Support to Women's Centres in Halabja, Byara and Kifri Giving Support to Women's Centres in Halabja, Byara and KifriBy UK in IraqThe British Government funded the refurbishment of three women's centres, in Halabja, Byara, and Kifri, it purchased brand new equipment for the centres. These centre... Mehr...
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16.8.2010 Aknews | Islamic Cleric says FGM is sanctioned by Islam! Islamic Cleric says FGM is sanctioned by Islam!A religious minister: Female Circumcision is a custom favored by some cultures, not a prerequisite by Islamic Shariapublished in Aknews“Whenever I remember how I was circumcised at the age of f... Mehr...
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13.7.2010 Jerusalem Post | German public television hosts Iranian broadcast boss German public television hosts Iranian broadcast bossTwo channels invite president of Islamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingBy Benjamin WeinthalBERLIN – Executives from two public TV channels last week hosted Ezzatollah Zarghami, the preside... Mehr...
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21.6.2010 Global Post | Shocking statistics on "female genital mutilation" Shocking statistics on "female genital mutilation" Female circumcision a good idea? Ask 73 percent of Kurdistani women.By Tracey Shelton Go to Picture Gallery PASHQROTAL, Iraqi Kurdistan — Along with her pink pajamas an... Mehr...
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16.6.2010 Los Angeles Times | Human Rights Watch slams high rates of female genital excision Human Rights Watch slams high rates of female genital excisionBy Becky Lee Katz in Beirut and Asso Ahmed in Irbil“I still feel the fear,” Runak recalled as she told her story of undergoing genital excision at age 7.The 26-year-old recounted... Mehr...
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16.6.2010 Human Rights Watch | “They Took Me and Told Me Nothing” “They Took Me and Told Me Nothing”Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistanby Human Rights WatchWhile internationally recognized as a form of violence against women and girls, the tragedy is that female genital mutilation is perpetuated ... Mehr...
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15.6.2010 Human Rights Watch | Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan; Picture Gallery Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan: Picture GalleryPhotographs by Samer Muscati.A significant number of girls and women in Iraqi Kurdistan suffer female genital mutilation (FGM) and its destructive after-effects. Human RightsWatch... Mehr...
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6.3.2010 The Lancet | Reports focus on female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Reports focus on female genital mutilation in Iraqi KurdistanCampaigns against female genital mutilation have mainly targeted African nations, where most mutilations occur. Now two reports hope to highlight the issue further afield. Talha B... Mehr...
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3.3.2010 Hudson New York | "Such Hadiths Are Not Confirmed To Be Authentic" Female Genital Mutilation"Such Hadiths Are Not Confirmed To Be Authentic"By Dr. Irfan Al-AlawiThe repellent and, in too few countries, prohibited, practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is believed by some Muslims and many non-Muslims ... Mehr...
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