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Monday, October 30, 2023

Rights of Women in Islamic Countries

Afghan women died in earthquake as they feared Taliban punishment for not wearing hijab
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/30/women-died-earthquake-afghanistan-fear-taliban-hijab/
Strict laws forbidding men from mixing with women who are strangers led to a larger female death toll.
 
Iran arrests lawyer at funeral of girl who died after metro incident
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/iran-arrests-top-rights-lawyer-at-funeral-of-teenage-girl-who-died-after-metro-incident
Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested at funeral of Armita Garavand, who died after alleged encounter with morality police, amid reports of police beatings and arrests at cemetery 

The West Is Kidding Itself About Women’s Freedom in Saudi Arabia
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/opinion/saudi-arabia-women-rights.html
 
Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/women-girls-struggle-for-basic-rights-in-afghanistan-one-year-after-the-taliban-takeover