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Iraq war 10 years on: ‘There is phenomenal violence against women. I hear of rape cases in prison. Police officers are doing it’ (Iraq)

March 17, 2013

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Source Women’s rights activist Hanaa Edwar explains why her campaigns have struggled to make progress, and why Iraq is at a critical and dangerous crossroads Hanaa Edwar, Iraqi women’s rights activist. Photograph: Peter Beaumont for the Observer I first encountered the campaigner Hanaa Edwar in 2005 while researching the murder of women’s rights campaigners in […]

Topless Feminist Protest Against Olympics ‘Sharia Law’ In London (PICTURES) (U.K.)

August 3, 2012

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Source: The Huffington Post Topless feminist activists stormed central London yesterday, part of a radical Ukrainian group, protesting the Olympics’ “support” for radical Islamist regimes. Four women with bare breasts and slogans, including “No Sharia” daubed on their bodies carried out the protest at City Hall near Tower bridge – until they were arrested by […]

02London Olympics 2012: Naked Femen Activists Arrested in Sharia Protests

August 2, 2012

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Source:International Business Times Participation of countries that apply Sharia law goes against Olympic principles of peace and philanthropy, say radical feminists By Gianluca Mezzofiore: Subscribe to Gianluca’s RSS feed Police arrests semi-naked Femen activist in protest against participation of Sharia countries in the London 2012 Olympics (Twitter) Five French members of the Femen radical feminist […]

Femen stage topless anti-Islamist Olympic protest in London (Video)

August 2, 2012

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