Ireland’s specialist shelter for trafficked women has closed. New figures reveal growing demand for support and gaps in survivor accommodation. Continue reading Ireland Rescues Trafficked Women. But Where Can They Live?
A Muslim father examines sex, gender, Islamic law and women’s autonomy, asking when protection becomes control over a woman’s everyday choices. Continue reading What Is a Woman? Ask Who Gets to Control Her Life.
From Karachi to France and Iran, the hijab carries different political meanings. The deeper question is not what the scarf means, but who gets to decide whether a woman wears it. Continue reading When Governments Tell Women What to Wear: The Hijab Debate Is Really About Who Gets to Choose
The argument over marital consent in India is not simply a clash between Hindu tradition and modern law. A British legal inheritance survived independence and then survived India’s attempt to replace its colonial criminal code. A Question About Marriage Reaches … Continue reading India Rewrote Its Criminal Code. It Kept the Marital Rape Exception
Why do most brides in Pakistan never read their marriage contract? Here’s what I noticed. At almost every Pakistani wedding I’ve attended, there’s this moment during the nikah ceremony. The bride’s side falls strangely silent during this moment. A male … Continue reading “The Forgotten Clause in the Nikahnama”
