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Tahirih Decries House Passage of Harmful VAWA Bill
Tahirih is deeply disappointed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of a flawed bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
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“Honor Killing” Under Growing Scrutiny in U.S.
Although 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
Tahirih 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
For many of us, reports on women and girls being threatened with violence and forced to marry seem distant and incomprehensible.
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Fear of Deportation Becomes Abusers’ Weapon
In the past decade, several new laws have allowed abused foreign-born women, including those who entered the United States illegally and those whose immigration status depends on their spouse, to obtain legal residency on their own.
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A Note From Layli: United States Is Woefully Behind in Response to Forced Marriage
Forced 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
Forced 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.
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Dan Rather Interviews Tahirih Founder on Problem of Forced Marriage in U.S.
Rather spoke with Miller-Muro about the hidden problem of forced marriage in the U.S.
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Tahirih Hosts Celebrates 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Event calls attention to incredible courage of Tahirih’s clients and of women and girls around the world facing violence and oppression.
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Tahirih to Launch National Survey on Forced Marriage in United States
The United States has just begun to take notice of the problem of forced marriage domestically; however, there is very little shared understanding among non-profits and government agencies of the problem’s full dimensions, nor any coordinated effort to envision strategies and solutions.