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Announcement :: Human Rights : International |
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At the Lucy Parsons Center November 9th: Murder In The Name Of Honor - Book Talk W/ Rana Husseini |
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by Anonymous
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02 Nov 2009
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Book talk with Rana Husseini and her book, "Murder In The Name Of Honor" is an internationally-renowned Jordanian journalist, feminist and human rights defender, and a leading advocate speaking out against honor killings, in Jordan and around the world. The talk will be at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston, at 7:00 PM.on November 9th. |
The book tells Rana's personal story from being a young journalist, stumbling across these crimes to becoming a powerful activist who successfully used the media to affect change. Rana chronicles the cases of honor killings that she has uncovered during years of international investigative reporting in countries around the world, including Pakistan, Jordan, Sweden, the UK and the US, and describes what is being done in specific locations and what still needs to be done on a social, political and economic level to get this issue the attention it deserves.
web site: http://murderinthenameofhonor.com/ |
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