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    Women Protest Restrictive Law in Kabul

    Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Afghanistan’s new law prohibits women from resisting their husband’s sexual advances, which amounts to marital rape. They can’t work outside the home or go to work without their husbands’ permission. And they can’t refuse to “make themselves up” as their husbands demand.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Is a Wave of Foreclosures Heading Our Way?
    1. 1:31Obama in Mexico
    2. 7:19Is a Wave of Foreclosures Heading Our Way?
    3. 41:56Women Protest Restrictive Law in KabulYou’re reading this
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