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It has been almost nine years since the US and UK launched their invasion of Iraq, and almost three months since a major US troop withdrawal in December 2011. The situation of Iraqi women deteriorated enormously under direct occupation and has only continued to worsen in recent months.
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Some 37 percent of Palestinian women were exposed to violence by their husbands in 2011, says a new study. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says the highest percentage of the phenomenon was reported in Gaza, where 58.1 percent of women were subject to violence by their husbands.
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A research paper prepared by Hamdi al-Henawy, professor of social economy, has shown that violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE147.6 billion. (=24 billion USD) The paper argued that the community pays LE841 (140 USD) a month per adult woman for medical treatment and due to the disruption of her productivity as a result of violence done against her.
Read more in the article at egyptindependent.com
The Palestinian Women's Movement is awaiting the implementation of the reconciliation deal between Hamas and Fatah, which will pave the way for a legitimate parliament to approve the long-awaited legislation which abolishes the legal clauses that allow crimes of honour.
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