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RECONFIRMING THE MESSAGE OF HONOR DIARIES – FINALLY FGM UP FRONT AND CENTER AT THE UNHRC

DATE : July 4, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Reported by Raheel Raza at the UN in Geneva – June 2014 I have been coming to the United Nations Human Rights Council for five years and lamented at the lack of women’ s issues being in the forefront. The documentary “Honor Diaries” which was released in March 2014 highlighted some of the atrocities committed […]

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CFI Statement at UNHRC 26

DATE : June 19, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

P.O. Box 741 • Amherst, New York 14226-0741 • (716) 636-4869 • Fax (716) 636-1733 www.centerforinquiry.net United Nations Human Rights Council: 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) Interactive Dialogue with WG on Discrimination against Women, Tuesday 17th June 2014 Speaker: CfI Representative, Raheel Raza Freedom of Religion and Discrimination against Women Mr President, We […]

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Statement made at UNHRC 26th Session June 16, 2014

DATE : June 16, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

United Nations Human Rights Council: 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) High-level panel discussion on the identification of good practices in combating FGM, Monday 16th June 2014, Speaker: CfI Representative, Raheel Raza FGM: Culture or Religion is no Excuse[1] Female Genital Multilation (FGM) is a practice often upheld by a number of cultural and […]

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FROM BRUNEI TO BOKO HARAM – MERELY DEFLECTION – Gatestone Institute

DATE : May 29, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

From Brunei to Boko Haram: Merely Deflection by Raheel Raza May 29, 2014 at 5:00 am http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4332/boko-haram-abduction Boko Haram’s members justify their acts in the name of Islam, and Muslim leaders are intimidated into silence. Add to this a hatred for the West and its values, and you have an explosive combination of violence and […]

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Raheel Raza’s Jihad

DATE : May 13, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Raheel Raza’s Jihad by David Suissa October 3, 2013 | 11:00 am Raheel Raza. Photo from raheelraza.com If the religion of Islam ever succeeds in eradicating its extremist and violent elements, it will be because of devout Muslim women like Raheel Raza, a long-time human rights activist from Pakistan. I came across Raza’s name on […]

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BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

DATE : May 9, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Bring Back Our Girls: That Happened by Libby Lowe on May 9, 2014 in News & Culture     ColumnOn April 14th, approximately 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamic extremists. It took about two weeks for most of the world to notice. This was the lead headline on CNN’s U.S. homepage on May 6th: “276 […]

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My response to Sheema Khans article in Globe and Mail

DATE : May 3, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 2 Comments

(The Globe did not publish my response so here it is for all to read) ————————————————————————— Response to: We can end honour killings, but not with films by anti-Muslim zealots by Sheema Khan, Special to The Globe and Mail, Published Wednesday, Apr. 16 2014, Ms. Khan has vaguely alluded to human rights in her article […]

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CANADA EMBRACES HONOR DIARIES

DATE : April 2, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 2 Comments

Honor Diaries is a brilliant award-winning documentary which deals with the plight of women in Muslim Majority societies who face honor based violence in the form of honor killings, Female Genital Mutilation and forced marriages. The documentary features nine women who speak from the heart and address the problems head-on focusing on the rise of […]

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HONOR DIARIES – MORE THAN A FILM, A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE

DATE : March 22, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Award winning documentary Honor Diaries www.honordiaries.com had its global launch in March. Honor Diaries was screened in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, New York and at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Its Toronto screening is on March 30, 2014 at Colossus Woodbridge ,Famous Players Cineplex, 3555 Highway 7 West at Hwy 400, Vaughan, ON L4L […]

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THE HONOR DIARIES ROAD SHOW

DATE : March 14, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

THE HONOR DIARIES ROAD SHOW – not just a movie but a movement! I started in Washington at the National Press Club http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/npc-newsmaker-program-amidst-growing-concern-over-honor-violence-in-europe-congresswoman-ngos-women-take-on-issue-in-washington-248873151.html where there was a press conference on Tuesday 11 March at 12:30pm. It was well attended. We showed a 10min clip from the documentary Honor Diaries and then took Q & A. […]

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