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Tahirih Continues National Leadership with Trainings on Forced Marriage and Honor Violence
September 25th, 2012Trainings equip participants with practical tips, tools, and strategies to identify and protect victims of these human rights abuses threatening the freedom, safety, and welfare of immigrant women and girls across the country.
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Once Victims, Two Women Crusade Against Abusive Traditions
May 2nd, 2012The two women met for the first time last week at a sleek Georgetown hotel, where they were speakers at a glittering charity dinner. They shook hands and hugged across a vast gulf of culture, geography and faith: one a devout Muslim from West Africa with her hair carefully hidden under a tight scarf, the other a gregarious South Asian in a stylish sari and costume earrings.
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“Honor Killing” Under Growing Scrutiny in U.S.
April 5th, 2012Although many Americans may think that phenomena such as forced marriages and so-called “honor killings” exist only overseas, social service agencies, educators, and a growing number of law enforcement personnel know differently.
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UK Experts Join Tahirih for Milestone Forced Marriage Training
April 1st, 2012Tahirih held a training for frontline service providers on identifying and supporting victims of forced marriage—the first training of its kind in the United States on March 2, 2012.
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A Note From Layli: Horrors in the United States
March 13th, 2012For many of us, reports on women and girls being threatened with violence and forced to marry seem distant and incomprehensible.
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A Note From Layli: United States Is Woefully Behind in Response to Forced Marriage
September 19th, 2011Forced marriage is an issue that has increasingly come to our attention as Tahirih received calls for help from around the country. There is a regrettable lack of information in the United States about forced marriage, there are no laws designed to protect forced marriage victims, and there is a void in community dialogue and advocacy on the issue.
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Forced Marriage and ‘Honor Killings’ Happen in Britain, U.S., Too
September 18th, 2011Forced marriage and honor violence are often viewed in the West as backward customs relegated to impoverished developing nations. But a spate of gruesome honor killings in the U.K., and new research about the prevalence of underage marriage in the U.S., for the first time show that this kind of violence against women is far more widespread.