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Global Quickies: Superpowers for Girls, Superior Babies, and Not Enough Outrage
IRELAND “Irish police have halted an investigation of Stephen Fry for blasphemy because the Garda Síochána could not find enough people to be outraged over the actor’s anti-God remarks on Irish TV.” NIGERIA “The recent release of 82 schoolgirls — kidnapped by Boko Haram in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria — has been greeted with huge relief. But the young women…
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Global Quickies: Victim Blaming in Mexico, Groping ‘Prank’ in Italy, and a Scout Confronting a Neo-Nazi
MEXICO “Thousands of women in Mexico have reacted with outrage on social media after the Office of the Public Prosecutor tweeted that the lifestyle of a young woman was to blame for her murder. In the blacklash women have been tweeting about how they would be accused of being responsible for their murders if the spotlight was turned on the…
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Global Quickies: Fatwa Against Child Marriage, Blasphemy, and Bad Reputations
INDONESIA “Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage. The fatwa, which is not legally binding but will be influential, was issued after a three-day congress of female clerics in the country.” SAUDI ARABIA “A man in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to death on charges of apostasy after losing two appeals. […]He was…
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Global Quickies: Killing Over Blasphemy, Jehovah’s Witnesses Banned, and Crochet vs Soccer
PAKISTAN “A mob beat a student to death at his university campus on Thursday after he was accused of sharing blasphemous content on social media, university and police officials said.” SPAIN “A school in the Madrid suburb of Alcorcón is being investigated after it emerged that while boys were offered an extracurricular trip to the Real Madrid stadium, female pupils…
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Global Quickies: Holding Hands, High Heels, and a Bleak Future
NETHERLANDS “Men all over The Netherlands are holding hands in solidarity with a gay couple who were viciously attacked over the weekend.” RUSSIA “Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya have launched an anti-gay campaign that has led to authorities rounding up dozens of men suspected of being homosexual, according to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and human rights activists.”…
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Global Quickies: “Abnormally” Long Beards, Measles Spreading, and Carnal Intent
MEXICO “A Mexican judge has been suspended after his ruling in a sexual assault case caused outrage. Judge Anaur González said that the suspect should be freed because he had shown “no carnal intent” when he penetrated a 17-year-old girl with his fingers.” MEXICO “When a new style of seat suddenly appeared on Mexico City’s metro system, it was labelled…
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Global Quickies: Ghosts, Antivaxxers, and Toilet Paper for Haters
PAKISTAN “Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by Pakistanis. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry. […]But Facebook has not yet made any public comment about a delegation being sent to Pakistan.” BRAZIL…
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Global Quickies: Feminist Soccer Shirts, Drunk Conscent, and Abortion Difficulties in Mexico
WORLD “In the wake of Trump’s reinstatement of the global gag rule, nations and organizations from around the world have pledged €181 million, or approximately $190 million, to help women and girls maintain control of their reproductive choices.” BRAZIL “The killing of a transgender woman who was beaten, tortured, shot and then bashed on the head with a big stone…
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