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More than a third of Turkish women have experienced sexual and physical violence at some point, but an anti-violence law was watered down in Turkey last March.\u00a0 Activists now fear the erosion of women\u2019s rights and increasing gender based violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While violence between the Buddhist<\/a> majority and Muslim minority in Burma\/Myanmar is still increasing, neighbouring Bangladesh turned eight boats, carrying\u00a0 over 300\u00a0(mainly women and children) Rohingya refugees, away<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A young Afghan woman says that her husband shot her, because she failed to have any children after seven years of marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of women in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo are traumatised by\u00a0wartime sexual assaults<\/a>; many of them are\u00a0breaking the silence just now.<\/p>\n

Omaima Hassan, the wife of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, allegedly sent out a message last week praising\u00a0the role Muslim women have played and are playing in the Arab Spring movement<\/a>, and promises that the Arab Spring will soon turn to an Islamic Spring.<\/p>\n

A study has shown that almost 80% of all Saudi female graduates are unemployed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a conflict in the north of the country, maternal health has slipped down the agenda in Mali<\/a>; the country has one of the least developed health care systems in the world, according to the UN Development Index.<\/p>\n

A mob sexually assaulted a small group of Egyptian women<\/a> protesting to end sexual harrassment last Friday.<\/p>\n

Three Saudi women arriving at a Paris airport were denied entry to France, as they were unwilling to remove their face veils<\/a>, according to French police.<\/p>\n

A large group of Indian women protested in the streets of Ahmedabad, India, demanding codification of Muslim Personal Law<\/a>, after Indian High Court decided that last week that the marriage of a 15-year-old Muslim girl was valid, as she had reached puberty already.<\/p>\n

Afghan female rapper Susan Firouz<\/a> raps about her life as a Afghan refugee in Iran.<\/p>\n

Aisyiah, an Indonesian\u00a0Muslim women\u2019s organization, is training activists, mainly housewives, to help fight TB<\/a>. TB is considered a disease of the poor in Indonesia, and many people are ashamed to admit that they suffer from this disease.<\/p>\n

A cinema in Tehran, Iran was closed for selling tickets for Euro 2012 to women<\/a>. Iranian women are not allowed to watch\u00a0Euro 2012 screenings in public spaces, as male supporters could become rowdy.<\/p>\n

Lebanese women married to Palestinians and living in Gaza are having difficulties returning\u00a0to Lebanon\u00a0to visit their families<\/a> and in particularly getting visas for their children to accompany them.<\/p>\n

During\u00a0the annual meeting, the\u00a0Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)\u00a0announced its decision to reserve 20% of its seats for women<\/a>. The MCB is the largest Muslim\u00a0umbrella body in the UK<\/p>\n

Euronews.com <\/em>features the story of two Iraqi widows<\/a>, struggling to survive in a country in turmoil.<\/p>\n

In the recent months, discussions about LGBT rights in Malaysia have increased, and a Malaysian\u00a0lesbian couple is positive that attitudes\u00a0towards the LGBT community will continue to change for the better<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saudi activist Manal Al-Sharif is paying a high price for her work<\/a> in the spotlight;\u00a0she has lost her job and finds it too dangerous to travel.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera <\/em>features a documentary on the website of a Canadian woman investigating the mysteries surrounding the death of her Kurdish\u00a0aunt<\/a>, 30 years ago in Turkey.<\/p>\n

Saudi scholars are said to meet shortly to discuss the question whether or not\u00a0it is permissible for Syrian women raped by Al Assad loyalists\u00a0to undergo abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The number of single Iranian women, living by themselves, is increasing fast, but Iranian society struggles to accept these independent women<\/a>,\u00a0for whom a marriage and a family often is\u00a0not the first priority.<\/p>\n

WalesOnline<\/em> features an article on Welsh golfer Sahra Hassan<\/a>, who was recently honoured by the Muslim Women\u2019s Sport Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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