Norwegian - Director | August 7, 1977 -
Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection.
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Having more than one legal system running is not a sign of a healthy or inclusive society. It is just one less thing that people have in common.
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Left to the mercies of their communities, Muslim women and children remain in abusive households and face losing their financial security over issues like child maintenance and inheritance through the judgments of 'sharia' courts.
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The state has a duty to protect all its citizens.
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For many young men, joining in a radical movement is a way of feeling powerful, which is particularly intoxicating for men who feel their masculinity has been called into question, whether through victimisation or a failure to achieve the status that they feel they are entitled to.
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We cannot leave vulnerable young men open to the exploitation of extremists, both for our own security and their own wellbeing.
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The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us.
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Britain has supported theocrats and dictators as long as it served British business interests, whether under Tory or Labour rule.
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Britain has been responsible for the undermining of democracy, turning a blind eye to abuses by its allies, using extraordinary rendition to get around the rule of law, passing over the denial of individual liberties to dissidents, and the evasion of the dismal situation for religious minorities.
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If our values are worth anything, we should stand up for them and live by them, both within Britain and across the world.
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The proportion of women attracted to the Islamic State is likely to be less than that in other militant organisations, such as the Tamil Tigers, the PKK, and the IRA. Undoubtedly, their roles within the Islamic State are much more confined by the rigid gender divisions under their ultraconservative rulings.
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Women with education, skills, and independent sources of income are more able to withstand the pressures of the patriarchal family and more able to express their opinions and to move freely within their communities.
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