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Turkey: Women’s Rights Campaigners Resist “Marry-Your-Rapist” Bill in Turkey
25 January 2020, by siawi3
Rising influence of Muslim fundamentalism shows in this proposed law: a bill that would let men accused of raping young girls evade punishment for their crimes by marrying their victims.
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Pakistan: Forced marriages only
7 January, by siawi3
Forced marriages are the norm in Pakistan, and they have created a nation of the emotionally unfulfilled. Instead of genuine human feeling, there is only obligation and duty and endurance, a resentful coexistence until one’s days run out. Forced marriages may differ in degree and submission, but the real plot acted out over a lifetime is always a tragedy.