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We Must End the Conspiracy of Silence Surrounding the Abuse of Women in Asian Communities

Mahmood Naji | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Islam, Muslim, Hindu, Asian, Honour Killings, Forced Marriage, Abuse, Arranged Marriage, Community, Asian Women, Feminism, Sikh, UK Universities & Education News
Mahmood Naji

There is a specific form of abuse that I have noticed is most endemic in Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities. We hear of exceptional cases, of beatings, of forced marriages, of honour killings. But herein lies part of the problem.

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The Tories Must Not Dither Over Immigration

David Cowan | Posted 10.11.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Honour Killings, Nicholas Soames, Tower Hamlets, Cultural Relativism, Lord Salisbury, Social Services, Immigration, Patriotism, Britain, Benjamin Disraeli, Housing, Sharia, Terrorism, Multiculturalism, Frank Field, Conservatives, UK Politics News
David Cowan

The immigration debate is often reduced to a mundane battle of statistics. Though just focusing on the economic aspect of immigration does not do nearly enough justice to the scale of the problem.

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Why We Should Back David Cameron's Stance on Multiculturalism & Forced Marriages

Benjamin Lazarus | Posted 09.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Honour Killings, David Cameron, Forced Marriages, Honour Attacks, Multiculturalism, Arranged Marriages, UK Politics, UK Politics News
Benjamin Lazarus

Multiculturalism is often mistaken for Jeremy Waldron's theory of cultural cosmopolitanism - the insouciant notion that one can associate oneself with many different cultures.

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Molten Flesh: The War Against Women

Ritwik Deo | Posted 23.06.2012 | UK
Read More: India, Women, Afghanistan, Honour Killings, Pakistan, Infanticide, Honour Attacks, Feminism, Sati, UK News
Ritwik Deo

1303 AD. It is a thick coagulate of amassed soldiers just inside the massive Chittorgarh fort gates in the deserts of Rajasthan. There are spears, dou...

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Once is a Shag; Twice is a Relationship and Three Times I Better Marry the Guy!

Dr Eylem Atakav | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Women, Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness, International Women's Day, Honour Killings, UK News
Dr Eylem Atakav

There are so many reasons to celebrate womanhood and so many reasons to think about women.

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A Dark Christmas on EastEnders: An Episode That Will Shock the Life Out of You!

Dr Eylem Atakav | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Eastenders, Eastenders Christmas Special, UK TV, Zainab Eastenders, Nina Wadia, Bbc, Honour Killings, Uktv, UK Entertainment, Domestic Violence on Tv, UK Entertainment News
Dr Eylem Atakav

TV programs hardly ever see women's issues as social problems. Instead these problems are individualised and do not go beyond sharing sensational experiences on the small screen. With its dark Christmas episode and Zainab's moving story I hope that EastEnders will make a difference in the fight against unjustifiable violent acts against women.

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Nearly 3,000 Honour Attacks In Britain Over The Last Year

The Huffington Post UK | Olivia Williams | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Metropolitan Police, UK News, UK Impact, Crime, Honour Killings, UK Police, Home Office, London, UK News

New figures reveal that 2,823 'honour' attacks have been recorded by police in Britain over the past year alone, more than double the figures of 2009....

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Shafilea Ahmed Parents Granted Bail

PA | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK
Read More: UK News, Shafilea Ahmed, Honour-Killings-UK, Honour Killings, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been granted bail after being charged with the teenager's murd...

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