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Created by: LauraChovetB
Number of Blossarys: 8
English (EN) In Somalia, traditions and mores contribute to the large scale disregard and domination of women. The country is composed of five major clans: the Darod, Hawiye, Dir, Isaaq and the Rahanweyn, that ...
Judicial and legal systems with regard to family matters have completely been replaced by customary practices and Sharia'a Law. Therefore, women are brought up solely to serve their husbands in child ...
Because women are considered inferior to men in all aspects and have to please their husbands by fulfilling their every request, slight resistance on their behalf could be heavily sanctioned. Also, ...
Somali society is also highly patrilineal. Indeed, women in the country have no rights to property or titles; the man of the family is the only person to have that right, which ensures that women ...
The Shari'a Law is more often than not, heavily discriminatory toward women, allowing public stonings of women who have committed adultery for instance. What is more, if a woman is murdered, Sharia'a ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM)concerns 98% of all girls or women in the country according to the World Bank. It is believed to be just or morally accepted to have a woman completely or partially ...
Waris Dirie is a Somali supermodel that turned human rights activist speaking out against the process of FGM, being herself a victim of this practice when she was 5. At the age of 13, she fled ...
