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Shahnaz Habib

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Death Sentence Looms Over Sri Lankan Teen Migrant

By Shahnaz Habib ● Politics ● December 21, 2007

Sri Lankan women who migrate to work as maids and domestic servants in Saudi Arabia suffer widespread abuse, rights activists say. One of them, 19-year-old Rizana Nafeek, is appealing a beheading sentence after a child in her care died.

Muslim Women Build International Network

By Shahnaz Habib ● Politics ● July 7, 2007

Muslim women, who will meet in Malaysia later this year, are pursuing a 10-year plan for advancing women’s worldwide leadership within Islam. Seventh in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.