Farida Deif

Women's Rights Researcher, Human Rights Watch

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Egyptian-born, Middle East and North Africa researcher for the Women's Rights division of Human Rights Watch, currently in Egypt looking into unequal access to divorce for Egyptian women

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A Bangladeshi woman was hounded out of her country for comments about the Koran and women's rights. Now she's had death threats from Muslims in India.

Misogyny in Islamic Countries and the US

A Bangladeshi woman was hounded out of her country for comments about the Koran and women's rights. Now she's had death threats from Muslims in India.

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