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Berlin - Germany was outraged on Thursday after it emerged that a German woman judge had refused a Moroccan-born German woman permission to file for divorce on the grounds that the Qur'an allows husbands to beat their wives. "Where are we living? Woman judge allows beating in marriage and invokes the Qur'an," said a front-page headline in Germany's top-selling Bild newspaper. "This Moroccan woman has the same right to protection from a violent husband as any German woman. Anything else would be misconceived sensitivity to the benefit of the husband and would amount to racist discrimination against the wife," said...

Here is a very odd music video by a group calling itself "Burka Band" where three women in full body blue burqas sing their song about...burqas. Very strange...but it's a must see.

The Ontario Legislature returned to work today - and one of the pieces of law set to pass within the next three weeks is Bill 27, the "Family Statute Law Amendment Act."

Domestic violence - one safe place? Officer Jim Cooper has become a familiar face at the shelter. Although he comes by to check on all the women, he is particularly attentive to one: A 35-year-old Albanian woman, Luljeta. For Cooper, she has become something of a personal crusade. Luljeta's husband started beating her early in their eight-year marriage. The cables he used left scars on her back. After the sixth year he also began bringing other women into their home. Luljeta ran away twice, but each time her husband found her and brought her back. This time he has not...