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Egypt’s Scourge Of “Honor Killings” Relies On Leniency — From Both Courts And Families

​Street scene in Cairo, Egypt
Street scene in Cairo, Egypt Mathias Reding

Reducing sentences in family violence cases isn’t uncommon in Egypt. So women struggle from both: their families and the courts.

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Society Women Worldwide

“Honor” Killings In Egypt Get Leniency From The Courts — And Victims’ Families

Photo of a woman walking in Cairo, Egypt.
Woman walking in Cairo, Egypt. Alejandro García

Reducing sentences in family violence cases isn’t uncommon in Egypt. So women struggle from both: their families and the courts.

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Geopolitics Israel-Palestine War Society

Divorce In Gaza: This Is How War Destroys Marriages

Photo of a Palestinian man in Gaza looking out the window of a destroyed building.
A Palestinian man looks out a damaged building. Ezz Zanoun/APA/ZUMA

Since the Israel-Hamas war began, Palestinians in Gaza have lived in emotional, psychological and physical stress — a situation that has pushed many couples to the brink. The Cairo-based news website Al-Manassa speaks with Palestinians who have divorced due to the war.

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