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“Do You Dream?” – A Police Campaign against Honour-Related Crimes


Posted by tasnim on 24 Jun 2013 / 0 Comments
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As the summer vacation begins in Sweden, so does a campaign against a broad variety of crimes that the police have been addressing under the category hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck – “honour-related violence and oppression.” In particular, the police have focused on forced marriage, which they believe to be a “seasonal” crime, as the risk […]

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“Forced to Marry”: A Look at the Documentary


Posted by muslimahmediawatch on 23 Dec 2008 / 0 Comments
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Last week’s “Friday Links” linked to a story of a documentary about forced marriages of young Pakistani-British girls to men in Pakistan. I followed the link and decided to watch this new British documentary. I found the film, called Forced to Marry and which aired on BBC Two on December 1st: fascinating, frustrating, disturbing, chilling, […]

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