It has been a while since I last wrote on this blog… sorry! But because I know it’s a good way to stay in touch with my friends, I’m going to post entries again – make sure you let me know what you think/ what you’re up to/ how you are! I’m...
Topics: oman

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I liked this statement that I read today on the UN website entitled “Étude sur la liberté de religion ou de conviction et la condition de la femme au regard de la religion et des traditions” "Not all traditions are equally valid, and those...
Topics: women's rights

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Last night, as I was leaving my Arabic lesson, a young boy (maybe 14 max?) walked past me on dark and reasonably lonely pavement. As he approached me, he leant in and whispered something into my ear. He also grabbed my arm for a split second. I...
Topics: Egypt, male aggression, women's rights

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A friend wrote to me in response to my posting about the Saudi rape case and asked: "what exactly makes you angry about this? :)" He went on: "I can see why there is plenty in this case to make one angry, the mere fact that a 19 year old..
Topics: law, rape, saudi

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One of the most striking images from today's BBC "world in pictures". "Cambodian boy Bum Leap, 15, sits by a shrine in Phnom Penh filled with remains of Khmer Rouge victims as a UN-backed tribunal rounds up senior members of the former.
Topics: Cambodia, Khmer Rouge

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