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There’s a reason France, not Turkey, nominated this film by a French-Turkish director. But plenty in Turkey are also embracing the film and its strong statement against early marriage, incest, rape, virginity tests and the treatment of girls as family property.
The Malawian parliament has unanimously voted to outlaw child marriage. Also this week, a female university student in Turkey was murdered after reportedly resisting a sexual assault attempt.
In response to the brutal murder of Özgecan Aslan women in Turkey have led street protests and begun a social media campaign to share their accounts of sexual harassment and violence under the hashtag #sendeanlat (you tell your story too). U.N. groups have condemned the killing.
While Turkey has officially welcomed Syrian refugees, this video explores the circumstances in which many of the women and children are living. Some refugees say they face discrimination and violence.
With their cameras and their galleries, women are helping to build appreciation for a still-marginal art form in Turkey. Along the way, they are also bringing visibility to women’s issues and history.
After the High Court declared Massachusetts’ abortion clinic security laws violated the First Amendment, the state passed a law addressing the court’s concerns. Also this week, a Turkish politician was hit with a second social media storm for lashing out at women.
As official “guests” in Turkey women trained as pharmacists and lawyers cannot find comparable employment. For less-educated, rural women, the conditions can be deplorable.
For these urban transplants, the symbolic candidate Selahattin Demirtas is best. But Erdogan is also courting them with the possibility of a ceasefire and peace.
Turkey’s 12th annual gay pride march on June 29 featured plenty of outrage over hate crimes and discrimination against lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender people. But for Iranians, the country is still a haven.
Hawaii has legalized same-sex marriage. In Senegal, police arrested five women for allegedly being lesbians and violating the country’s anti-gay law.