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Around the Islamic world, women are scoring other victories, small and large. Iran's parliament recently compromised with conservative clerics to allow a single young woman to study abroad, albeit with her father's permission. Bangladesh passed legislation increasing the punishments for crimes against women, including rape, kidnapping and acid attacks. Egypt has banned female circumcision and made it easier for women to sue for divorce. In Qatar women have the right to participate in municipal elections and are promised the same rights in first-ever parliamentary balloting scheduled to take place by 2003. Bahrain has assured women voters...
...least in financial matters, is worth half that of a man's. Under Shari'a, or Muslim law, compensation for the murder of a woman is half the going rate for men. In many Muslim countries, these directives are incorporated into contemporary law. For a woman to prove rape in Pakistan, for example, four adult males of "impeccable" character must witness the penetration, in accordance with Shari...
...Administrative Board of Harvard College has changed its policies to allow a single fact-finder to conduct investigations in certain student disputes. According to Assistant Dean of the College Karen E. Avery ’87, the fact-finder may be assigned to sensitive cases, like those of rape and sexual assault, and would replace the three-to-four person subcommittees that have handled the collection of evidence in the past...
Lewis was a member of the Fly Club, served as the photography editor of the Harvard Independent and contributed to the Harvard Photography Journal. He also participated in Peer Relations and Date Rape Education...
...same time, she says the current Harvard policy is fair to men. “I’m not saying that the rape is in any way [a woman’s] fault, and yeah, it’s a tough responsibility for men to bear, but I’m sorry if a guy can’t hold off on having sex with a girl who’s so drunk she can’t see straight. Some people might think it’s unfair to guys, but it’s so incredibly unfair...