Mar 11
The number of US female soldiers sexually assaulted by their male counterparts and superiors in Iraq and Afghanistan has jumped by 25%, official US data shows.
US female soldiers say they are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than getting killed by enemy fire.
According to the latest Pentagon figures over 3,700 women were sexually assaulted in year 2009, which is close to a third of US female veteran population.
This is while the Pentagon estimates that 80 to 90 percent of rapes don’t get reported for fear of retaliation.
The Defense Task Force meanwhile found that only 8% of those military rape charges that have been reported result in prosecution, and astonishingly, about 80% of those who do get convicted are honorably discharged from the army.
“There are a few serial rapists over there who get away with it, because of the way the military law is set up,” Lori Manning from Women’s Research and Educational Institute told Press TV.
Some women who join the military to help fight in Iraq and Afghanistan say they are more likely to be raped by a fellow American soldier than getting killed by enemy fire. Continue reading »
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Mar 10
She died over five years ago, but her words are a haunting warning that we continue to ignore: more women are leaving the Muslim community because of the way they continue to be treated.
These were the words of the late Shareefa Alkhateeb, one of the pioneers of the Muslim community in the United States, when I last met her at a conference just months before her death in 2004.
Sr. Shareefa was one of the earliest and most vocal voices in the American Muslim community to push for the inclusion of and respect for women. She was often the first to notice the lack of sisters speaking at an event and she would firmly, but always politely, make sure something was done about it. This became most obvious to me when I organized the national Bosnia Task Force rally in 1993. Continue reading »
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Mar 10
After the crushing defeat by Australia, meted out to the National cricket team, the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has imposed bans, fines on various cricket players, held responsible for their poor performance.
Taking an unprecedented decision, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf for life and Rana Naveed and Shoaib Malik each for a year.
Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Omar Akmal have been issued final warnings to improve their disciplinary behavior; while both Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal has been fined Rs. three million and Omar Akmal has been fined Rs. two million. These three have also been placed on a six-month probational period.
Sources have also said that a 15-member National squad for the forthcoming 20/20 cricket world cup has also been finalized by the National Selection Committee. Continue reading »
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