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Domestic Violence Rates Soar in Turkey

by Cara February 23, 2009

A new report has come out showing that, as in most places, domestic violence is a serious problem in Turkey. But not only are rates of intimate partner violence in Turkey significantly higher than in the U.S., where statistics are already terrifyingly high, women in Turkey are also seemingly significantly less likely to seek help: [...]

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Muslim Women Fight For Rights Using Islam

by Cara February 19, 2009

The NY Times recently ran an article that is, if not exactly news (because it’s about something that has been going on for some time), nonetheless interesting and important. On the issue of Muslim women using Islam to make feminist arguments, they write: Ms. Anwar argues that the edict, issued late last year by the [...]

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