Global Roundup: Qatari Feminist Activist at Risk, Suicides of Married Women in India, Black Women & Body Discrimination, Holiday Gathering for St. John’s LGBTQ Community, Boxing Star Nicola Adams
Global Roundup: Qatari Feminist Activist at Risk, Suicides of Married Women in India, Black Women & Body Discrimination, Holiday Gathering for St. John’s LGBTQ Community, Boxing Star Nicola Adams
Compiled by Samiha Hossain Noof Al-Maadeed has not been heard from since 13 October. Photograph: Handout via The Guardian Concern is growing for a young Qatari feminist who escaped domestic abuse to live abroad but returned to Qatar after assurances of her safety.
"Al-Maadeed had fled two years ago after years of domestic abuse from her family. She had to steal her father’s mobile phone to request an exit permit, as Qatari guardianship laws prevent unmarried women under the age of 25 from travelling alone outside the country without the permission of a male guardian."
Women as property, brought to you by toxic religious patriarchy.
"Al-Maadeed had fled two years ago after years of domestic abuse from her family. She had to steal her father’s mobile phone to request an exit permit, as Qatari guardianship laws prevent unmarried women under the age of 25 from travelling alone outside the country without the permission of a male guardian."
Women as property, brought to you by toxic religious patriarchy.