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Through film and life, rural women address poverty and early marriage in Egypt

Posted on January 10 2013 | Arab States | Communications and Media | Economic Empowerment | Ending Violence against Women | Governance, Leadership and Political Participation | News | Stories from the Field

“Suffering from poverty is much better than early marriage,” says Karima, a bold young Egyptian woman who was forced into an early marriage with a cousin at the age of 15.

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    South Africa – From Victim to Victor

    In South Africa—a country often referred to as the murder and rape capital of the world—one group of women are especially at risk. Lesbians are increasingly the targets of a particularly heinous crime: “curative” or “corrective” rape, which perpetrators believe will change their sexual orientation. We travel to South Africa to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, 17 May, and meet several survivors, who are speaking out to confront sexual violence and discrimination.
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