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Egypt’s Virginity Tests Stopped; Somalia Rapes Rise

By: WeNews Staff | December 30, 2011

Cheers:
An Egyptian court ordered the Egyptian army on Dec. 27 to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees, Agence France Presse reported. The decision has been made months after the practice sparked a national outcry and stained the ruling military’s reputation.

Crime & Law

Somali Keeps Her AIDS Secret Despite Wedding Plans

By: Fatuma Noor | June 16, 2010

A Somali woman in Kenya faces an arranged wedding knowing she could infect her husband with HIV-AIDS. She contracted the disease through unsafe anal sex to preserve her virginity.

Education

In Middle of Crisis, Somali Women Find Tuition Aid

By: Lensay Abadula | September 10, 2009

In spite of Somalia’s worst humanitarian crisis in 18 years, almost 200 women are taking advantage of scholarships to attend university in an effort aimed at meeting one of the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals.

Politics

Somalis Recall Islamic Rule as Brief Visit of Peace

By: Zoe Alsop | February 24, 2008

Since the ouster of Somalia’s Islamic government, women have been caught in the crossfire. One woman who struggled with imams to keep a girls’ school open says freedom’s price came too dear.

Crime & Law

In Somalia Refuge Rapes Left to Clan Justice

By: Zoe Alsop | January 20, 2008

In Galkayo, Somalia, girls and women separated from their clans know little safety: An 8-year-old was raped and her mother must keep working with the man who did it. Fourth in a series on African women and the rule of law.

Politics

Influence of Kenyan Female Leaders Felt in Somalia

By: Fredrick Nzwili | November 17, 2005

As Millie Odhiambo joins a spirited effort to turn back Kenya’s Nov. 21 constitutional referendum, women struggling for greater political representation in Somalia take heart from her example. Seventh in a series on emerging female leaders in Africa.

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