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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Kuwait: Women's rights advocate slain

Off Our Backs, Apr 2001 by Mantilla, Karla

A female journalist, Hidaya Sultan al-- Salim, who was a prominent women's rights advocate, was killed as she drove near her home in a suburb of the Kuwait capital on March 20. Al-Salim was the editor-in-chief of the weekly Al-Majalis magazine which covers social policies of Kuwait.

The weapon used in her murder has been identified as the Russian automatic weapon, a Kalshnikov, and four suspects have been arrested.

news compiled by karla mantilla

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