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31 January, 2007

 

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31 January, 2007

'Muslim Madonna' - Brace for another muslims' riot, bloodshed
Feb 24, 2006

Muslim pop singer Deeyah has irked the Muslim world with her provocative new music video that shows her stripping off a burka to reveal her bikini-clad body.

Deeyah claims, the video, What will be? deals with Muslim women's rights and female empowerment, as it also features Muslim women who have fought for freedom of expression.

The singer, who was born in Norway but moved to the UK after her act alienated her from the Muslim community, has been forced to cancel performances and hire a team of bodyguards after inciting anger from British Muslims as well.

"I can't walk around without bodyguards. I would be lying if I said abuse from religious fanatics did not upset or scare me," the 28-year-old, dubbed as the 'Muslim Madonna' was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying.

Asian music TV network B4U TV dropped the video after receiving complaints.

"We played the video a couple of times and then did not play it again. We had threats which we were forced to take very seriously. These things are sensitive issues," an employee said.

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31 January, 2007

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31 January, 2007

No.1 Jessica Alba

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    BEIJING, Feb. 10(Xinhuanet) -- US actress Jessica Alba was named AskMen.com’s Most Desirable Woman of 2006.

    The 24-year-old actress is followed by "Alfie" star Sienna Miller and the ubiquitous Angelina Jolie.

    About 2.5 million men, the visitors of the website, voted for the traditional Top99 of world's most beautiful and desirable women for the year 2006.

    Actress Charlize Theron, who won an Oscar for her part in the movie Monster, took the sixth place. Natalie Portman, one of the few human characters of Star Wars, ranked the ninth.

    (Agencies)

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31 January, 2007

Bikini ban or Taliban? Malaysia cover-up strips tourism profits

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TERENGGANU, Malaysia (4 May 2002) -- Looking for beautiful beaches, pristine reefs and hospitable, friendly locals who know how to welcome their foreign guests? Forget about northeast Malaysia unless you like being punished for failing to comply with new regulations imposed by Taliban-like Muslim fanatics. The extremist Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) state government in Terengganu has ruled that tourists will be banned from wearing bikinis and other revealing garments (speedos?), and men and women will be forced to swim in separate pools. According to Malaysia tourism officials, the Taliban-like regime has launched an "educational program" to ensure that foreigners respect Muslim culture and tradition. "It is not healthy to have both sexes together in (swimming pools)," insisted state tourism executive committee chairman Wan Hassan Mohamed Ramli. "We are not doing something which is beyond understanding but something which is required of Islam." Banned in Malaysia--Try Thailand!

Since taking control, the radical PAS regime, which aims to impose its Islamic fundamentalism throughout Malaysia, has shut down pubs, karaoke bars, unisex salons and gaming outlets. Last month, it announced plans to amend the state constitution in order to make Islamic Sharia law supreme in Terengganu. Sharia law punishes some criminal offences with the amputation of hands or feet. After oil and gas, tourism is the second largest industry in Terengganu, accounting for 1.39 million visitors last year. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK KNOW BEFORE YOU GO SCUBALINX :: Dive Malaysia CYBER DIVER TRAVEL GUIDE :: Malaysia CDNN DESTINATIONS :: Malaysia

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31 January, 2007

Muslim fanatics issue another bikini ban in Malaysia Powered by CDNN - Cyber Diver News Network by Jonathan Kent TERENGGANU, Malaysia (16 Dec 2002) -- Malaysia has seen a sharp fall in the number of tourists visiting its resorts. Arrivals of tourists and scuba diving travelers has fallen by almost a third to between 100,000 and 300,000 visitors a month. The whole of South East Asia has seen a similar pattern since the terrorist attacks on Bali in neighbouring Indonesia two months ago. And now Malaysia's tourism industry - the country's second largest foreign exchange earner - is facing new challenges as the government asks sunbathers on its golden beaches to cover themselves up. Unimpressed It may be the off-season in Terengganu, but the beaches are even more deserted than normal. Two months ago the hardline Islamic state government announced that sunbathers would be asked to dress modestly. Sunbathers were not impressed. "For a man to come up to me on a beach and tell me to cover up I would be very embarrassed," one visitor said. Another agreed. "I wouldn't feel very good to be told that you should cover up on a beach. It would be a different matter if you were outside a mosque or a religious place." Sensitivity By the time I caught up with the state's chief minister, Abdul Hadi Awang, who also leads Malaysia's Islamist party PAS, he had toned down his message. "In isolated places, as in the beach where women and husbands want to enjoy themselves, it is OK to us," he said. "But in public areas I think that tourists should understand that they must take care also about the sensitivity of the people."   Thanks to the ban on bikinis in Malaysia, Muslim terrorists can concentrate on bombing tourist resorts without being distracted. The owner of a local resort said he wished the local politicians would think before they speak. "It is not very helpful when they make certain statements knowing that the regional and the world tourism industry is in such a sensitive situation. Anything that is misconstrued will actually add to the already grim picture of the worldwide tourism scenario," he said. "Terengganu does not need more statements like that." Key industry The order for tourists to cover up came just two days before the Bali bombings. A spokesman for the state's tourism industry confirmed the attacks have had a profound effect. According to the country's tourism minister, Abdul Kadir, visitor numbers have dipped by as much as 30% in the past two months and that is serious, he said, because tourism is one of Malaysia's key industries. CDNN Related News Bikini ban or Taliban?

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Shockibg But True Storires - US Soldiers Defenders Of Freedom or HardCore Pimps with the whole world as there Harem? Mr. U.S. Navy 1989-1993

31 January, 2007

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Rape in the U.S. Military
By Amy Maki

This past month Amnesty International launched a major campaign against violence against women with a series of press conferences and other events. Violence against women is an international epidemic of horrifying proportions, but what was particularly eyebrow raising about Amnesty’s campaign was their announcement that a major component of their campaign would be against rape and sexual assault against women in the U.S. military.

According to Amnesty International, and other women’s rights groups working with it on this campaign, there has been an alarming rise in the number of rapes and sexual assaults against women in uniform, especially in Iraq. Who is raping American women soldiers in Iraq? Not Baath party loyalists, or the Al Queada terrorists allegedly pouring into the country – but their fellow American soldiers!

Dozens of women in uniform serving in the Middle East have reported being raped or sexually assaulted by their fellow soldiers. Advocacy groups, based on the number of women who have contacted them reporting rape but who haven’t reported it to the military, suggest that actual number of women in uniform being raped is in fact much, much higher.

Following an expose of this alarming situation by Amnesty International and newspapers like the Denver Post, a series of investigations and reports have been issued. The picture that is being painted is that while rape and sexual assault are by no means an unheard of thing in the U.S. military, it definitely seems to be on the rise, particularly in war zones. This is most likely the result of all of the stress and low morale that is affecting U.S. troops having to militarily occupy Iraq and Afghanistan in the face of daily opposition by the Iraqi and Afghan people. The general climate of violence that war creates of course doesn’t help.

Another part of the picture that is being painted is the woefully inadequate way in which the military handles violence against women, be they women in uniform or female dependents on U.S. military bases.

Numerous women have come forwarded reporting that their reports of rape were ignored or were only half-heartedly followed up on. One woman, recently raped while serving in Kuwait, reported that when she reported being raped to her superiors they threatened to charge her with adultery and fraternization!

According to Amnesty International, the Miles Foundation and others, in most instances when rape or assault is reported, the military does not transfer the accused from the unit of the accuser, creating traumatic situation for the victim. Victims of rape receive inadequate testing for sexually transmitted diseases. Trauma counseling is generally very limited, if available at all. And the military often makes public info about the victim, such as their name and location – making it possible for their abusers and attackers to find them again!

But perhaps worst of all is the way the military handles the rapist. According to the Department of Defenses own statistics 74-85% of soldiers convicted of rape or sexual assault leave the military with honorable discharges (meaning the rape conviction does not appear on their record!). Only 2-3% of soldiers accused of rape are ever court marshaled. And only 5-6% of soldiers accused of domestic abused are ever court marshaled. In fact several multiple homicides have recently taken place on military bases that have not even been criminally prosecuted!

The women who suffer from this treatment, and the groups working with them, describe a culture in the military where officers often cover up such crimes, or pooh-pooh it as “boys will be boys.” Victims are often treated coldly, and made to jump through numerous hoops to try and get their charges acted upon.

At a recent Amnesty International press conference aired on CSPAN, one woman came forward to give an example of the type of treatment women get from the military. Susanne Matucci was married to a sailor in the U.S. navy, and lived with their son on a naval base. Her husband, Frederick, had a long history of abuser her, and despite numerous complaints by Susanne to the Navy, little was done. Then one day her husband came home, tied her and their son up and tried to strangle them to death. Susanne resisted, and as a result survived. But her husband then kidnapped and murdered their son. Even after this horrific event, the Navy failed to adequately provide assistance to Susanne. She was unable to get legal assistance from on base lawyers, and had to fight tooth and nail to get help in moving.

The military’s response to all of these recent exposes has been to deny that there is a serious problem – which is exactly one of the accusations women are making. It claims it wants to prevent rape and abuse against women from taking place, but it fails to provide adequate resources, time, energy or anything else to the matter. The stories of these women alone, not to mention the stories of the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, are a powerful condemnation against the attitudes and policies of the U.S. military. Lets not let these women suffer have been in vain!

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Shockibg But True Storires - Rape in the Military

31 January, 2007

1 of 11 --> Being accepted into the United States Air Force Academy means you are the best of the best. Now the academy is being rocked by one of the biggest scandals in military history. This year, 61 courageous women broke the code of silence to allege that they were raped. Six of these women are shown here. In the last 10 years, 142 Air Force Academy cadets made formal charges of sexual assault. Not a single one of the accused has ever been prosecuted. It is estimated that 80% of these rapes go unreported, and the actual numbers could be in the thousands.

 

 

2 of 11 --> Sharon says that the culture of the Air Force Academy promotes a laissez-faire attitude toward sexual assault. Rape is treated as a part of a female cadet's life, she says. "From the day you get to the academy, you're told as a female that you are going to be raped. [Clinicians] push birth control on you. They tell you that you need to be on birth control in case this happens to you."   4 of 11 --> Beth says she was repeatedly harassed by an upperclassman, and eventually brutally raped and attacked by him. She says the Air Force knew that he had serious problems. "He was an alcoholic; the Air Force diagnosed him as a sociopath, and they didn't do anything about it." Instead, when Beth reported the rape, she received demerits. "She got a demerit for having sex in the dorms because she was raped," explains fellow cadet Sharon. "She got a demerit for fraternizing because the upperclassman who raped her was an upperclassman."   5 of 11 --> Kira believes that justice will be served only when the culture of the Air Force Academy changes. "This is a cover-up from top to bottom. They're still blaming the cadets. At first they blamed the female cadets. Once they realized they couldn't get away with that anymore, they just switched to blaming the male cadets. It's not a problem of a few bad cadets. It's a problem of a few bad generals, colonels, and majors. "We don't trust the Air Force to regulate [itself]. The Senate-mandated independent panel said as much: the Air Force cannot be trusted to bring justice to us. We need a chance to be able to work outside of the Air Force; we need a chance to be able to tell the senate all of what happened to us. Because so far it's not really being heard."   6 of 11 --> Hannah believes the Air Force Academy needs to take a different approach to changing its rape culture. "The changes they are making are doing absolutely nothing to fix the problem. The problem is about the culture, not about the training that we go through—and that's what they've taken out. "The rapes did not occur necessarily because of the training or because of the way that we lived. It occurred because the men knew they could get away with it. They knew they could get away with it—and not only that, they would be supported by their classmates." Mr. U.S. Navy 1989-1993 | 29/01/2007!This is the administrator of this site. Should you want to insult me on the basis of what I have proved here, I would be willing to give you a blow by blow count for that by I don't understand why you insult a man who has been deceased for the past thousand of centuries? You call yourself a soldier? You are nothing but a bigot! Hell you have not even accepted your own kind in your own country soldier? How can you accept any other race/creed/nationality or religion? You are telling me that the rapes mentioned here are very less than the per capita? That’s supposed to make it ok for them to be raped by animals who call them selves soldiers? You are nothing more than animals! You are worse than the people whom you claim are to be Tterrorists/Fundamentalists/Fascist. You rape your own kind just to get your kicks. How the hell are you going to save anyone else? You come into other peoples country on the basis of lies. Riding on your HumV’s and your Tanks and your Stealth Technology as well as your precision guided missiles and than murder everyone because everyone to you is a threat. Than you rape there wives, mothers, sisters and not to forget there brothers, as a lot of you are gays also who are working in the army/navy/airforce & the “Marine Core”. Who swing the other way and what better way to get there hardons than to screw some foreign ass who wont be able to complain to anyone and than you kill them after you and your comrades in arms have fucked the life out of them and make a story out of it of how you just destroyed the biggest terrorist plot with the head of Al-Qaeda who just five minutes ago was had your dicks inside him/her. Bravo Commander! I compliment you on how strong you are and how well informed you are about Mohammed (P.B.U.H.). if I was to be a pedaphiles, I would be fucking your kids in your towns and cities not you coming into my towns and cities and fucking my kids, my mothers, my sisters, my daughters, my SONS! So I guess you are the pedaphile here… Huh mate! Lastly I never have and I never will ever want to even spit in that stinking place called the U.S. Of A as its already full of assholes like you who have no idea what you have just done in IRAQ. You have no Idea how big of a mistake you have made. You guys used to remember your War Vets of Vietnam? Well pal, these Arabs they are like the camels. You fuck with them once and they never foget! Vietnamese are nothing compared to theses assholes. Your dead are already coming back in the black bags… just ask your DOD how many men have died? How many more are on the list? How many more will it take to clean this shit which people like yourself created? Body bags after body bags are coming and maybe down the lane your commanders might need you again for service to be rendered in IRAQ. Than I will see you down a barrel of an AK47 or maybe a sniper rifle or maybe I wont kill you. May be I will just fuck you as I would love to do that and tell the whole world that I fucked America in the ass.  I just want you to ponder on this last thought… You are going to be getting off of your high and mighty horse soon. You and people like you are going to be left in a minority and than where will you be? How will you protect yourself? Your families? As nearly everyone would like to do the same that you are doing to them right now. Just remember What Goes around… Comes Around.

3 of 11 --> For Laura, being raped was a traumatic experience. But when she reported the crime, she was ostracized within the academy. "From the moment I reported it, I was persecuted in my squadron. I was treated as a horrible cadet. They thought I was the worst person ever. I was accused of getting [my rapist] kicked out, but that never happened."

7 of 11 --> After the Air Force academy failed to seek justice for the rape victims, Jessica became a whistleblower. She sent 150 e-mails to reporters, congress members, senators, and news stations trying to get somebody to listen to the rape charges. Her e-mails led to the problem's exposure. "I pretty much said that I knew too many girls who had been sexually assaulted, including myself—and the Air Force Academy was so bent on keeping its image that we were being neglected and ostracized."

 

8 of 11 --> John Ferrugia, a reporter in Denver, received one of Jessica's e-mails and began investigating. He says once reporters dug deeper, they realized the issue wasn't simply the act of the rapes. "The issue was that the victims were being investigated and the system turned this whole thing around on the victims and made the victims feel as though, not only were they at fault, but they went after and prosecuted the victims, for lesser charges—for fraternization, for drinking, et cetera."

9 of 11 --> The Air Force declined an invitation to the show, but the new superintendent of the academy, Lt. Gen. John Rosa, did speak out on the allegations of sexual assault. "We've got a climate and culture here that is conducive to sexual harassment, which leads to sexual assault and in some cases rape. Our administration took over in April. Since April, 19 folks have come forward and said they had been sexually assaulted or raped. One of the frightening things for me is that in our surveys, young people told us that 80 percent of them did not report. Eighty percent. "There are cadets here, in fact one in five of our last survey, that think women should not be at the academy. And it absolutely floors me. I'd like the American people to know that we understand that we have a problem. We take this very seriously. We're working day and night to fix this problem. But I will tell you that the Air Force is intent on prosecuting criminals. They don't belong in our air force. And we'll do everything in our power to make sure these criminals are brought to justice."   10 of 11 --> Clara Bingham, who wrote about these six women in an in-depth article in Vanity Fair, says the Air Force is reeling from the scandal that was exposed. "So the question is, what is the Air Force going to do about it? I mean, that's really the question that has not been answered or really addressed by anyone yet. [The alleged rape victims'] educations haven't been finished and a lot of them need counseling and they need to be compensated. And the Air Force needs to pony up, or at least address what they think they can do to try to help them."   11 of 11 Joe Madonia is one of the attorneys for all six women. Oprah: Will any of the men who allegedly raped these women be prosecuted, ever? Joe: We hope so…but again, so far, out of thousands of rapes, there's never been one punishment rendered on a cadet for raping a fellow cadet. Oprah: In the history of the Air Force Academy? Joe: In the history of the Air Force Academy. Instead the lives of these ladies have been destroyed—no medical treatment, no continued education…The Air Force has not once apologized to these women. It has not once said anything about what are we going to do to make their lives better. Not once.

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Rape - A Myth or Fact?

28 January, 2007

Myths about Rape Myth 1: Rape is provoked by the victim. Women invite rape with their appearance or behavior. Women who are drunk are asking for it. Fact: A study conducted in Philadelphia by Dr. Menachem Amir indicated that 60 to 70 percent of rapes are at least partially planned beforehand by the rapist; the victim is often threatened with bodily harm if she resists. The problem with this myth is the way it takes the criminal blame from the rapist and shifts the responsibility for the crime to the victim. Walking and dressing in a way that is socially defined as attractive does not give someone else the right to commit a crime. Buying someone dinner and drinks does not imply sexual consent. No person’s behavior, state of intoxication, dress, or agreement to date gives another individual any level of sexual “rights,” let alone the right to commit rape. Myth 2: It won’t happen to me; only other types of women get raped. Only “bad” girls get raped. Only young, beautiful women are raped. Fact: A victim of sexual assault is a crime victim, a victim of violence. Victims are of every age, shape, race and social class; for example, 1 out of 10 adult men are sexually assaulted, 1 out of 7 boys are sexually abused (see http://www.raap.org/stats.htm). Read the newspaper: You will see stories of elderly, of handicapped, of male, of child victims. Women do not “ask” to be raped, regardless of what they are wearing or doing. Myth 3: Women are raped when they are out alone at night, primarily in dark alleys, so if women stay at home they’ll be safe. Fact: The majority of rapes are committed by acquaintances of the victim, in situations where the victim feels secure. Some rapes occur during home invasions. Any woman, regardless of place of residence, social or economic class, age, appearance, or other factors, can be a victim of rape. Among college women, most rapes occur in victim or rapist’s home. Most rapes occur in or around the woman’s house by someone she knows. Women are raped while engaging in everyday activities, such as sleeping, studying, working, shopping, or driving their cars. Regardless of activity, age, class, race, marital status, or occupation, all women are vulnerable to rape. Myth 4: Sexual assault occurs only among strangers. If I avoid strangers, I will not be raped. Fact: 1996 stats show: 67.5% of victims know their perpetrator. 1994: 28% of victims are raped by husbands or boyfriends, 35% by acquaintances, 5% by other relatives (see http://www.raap.org/stats.htm). When considering these statistics, it is important to remember that a woman is more apt to report being raped by a stranger than to press charges against a friend or relative. Myth 5: Any woman could prevent the rape if she really wanted to. No woman can be raped against her will. Fact: About 1 out of every 16 rape/sexual-assault victims reported that a firearm was present during the commission of the offense. Most victims (84%) reported that the offender used no weapon. However, the primary reaction of almost all women to the rape was fear for their lives. In view of a rape victim’s fear of injury or death, the loss of control over her life and body, and the humiliation that she undergoes-- it is amazing that so many people still believe the preposterous myth that victims really enjoy rape or are responsible for being raped. The newest form of rape occurs with the use of drugs (GHB, ecstasy, Roofies etc.) which, alone or combined with alcohol, take away a person’s ability to function and greatly impairs ability to remember. Rape drugs are also very dangerous as an overdose can kill. Myth 6: Rape occurs only in large cities. Fact: Although the reported number of assaults is higher in urban areas, sexual assault does happen in every area of the city, the suburbs and rural areas. 1993 National Victimization Survey statistics showed that: 66% of rapes occur between 6 pm and 6 am, 60% happen in own home or non-stranger home, and 50% happen within 1 mile of victim’s home. On college campuses in the U.S. which are about the size of K-State—about 10,000 women—350 rapes typically take place in a year (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/182369.htm.). Myth 7: Most rapes involve black men and white women. Fact: 1996 statistics (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abtract/soo.htm) suggest that most rapes involve a rapist and victim of the same race and socioeconomic class. Among victims 18 to 29 years old, two thirds had a prior relationship with the rapist. Four datasets (the FBI’s UCR arrests, State felony court convictions, prison admissions, and the National Crime Victimization Survey) show a remarkable similarity in the characteristics of those categorized as rapists: 99 in 100 are male, 6 in 10 are white, and the average age is the early thirties. Myth 8: Rape is an impulsive, uncontrollable act of sexual gratification. Most rapes are spontaneous (that is, a sexually frustrated man sees an attractive women and just can’t control himself). Fact: Amir found that 71 percent of all rapes were planned; the rapist had it in his mind to rape a woman (any woman) or he had a specific woman in mind. Eleven percent of rapes were partially planned; a rapist took advantage of a woman when she was alone, drunk etc. Only 16 percent were spontaneously or “explosive: rapes where the rapist had no prior intent to commit rape. Most rapists have access to consensual sex; rape is an act of power and control. Myth 9: Rapists are abnormal perverts or men with an unsatisfied sex drive. Only “sick” or “insane” men rape women. The primary motive for rape is sexual. Fact: Rapists have a normal sex drive, are generally sexually active and exhibit “normal” types of behavior, with the exception of a greater-than-average tendency toward expression of violence. Studies show the major motive for rape is aggression, not sex. Rapists can be married or have available sexual partners. Myth 10: Rape is a minor crime, affecting few women. Its significance is over-exaggerated. Fact: The FBI has reported that in 1994 rapes and sexual assaults in the US totaled 433,000. Some criminologists have estimated that only 10 percent of all rapes are reported. Therefore, one can assume that more than a half-million women are raped every year. Rape also affects all men—by lowering the level of trust women feel around men in general, and by injuring friends, family, and partners of men. Myth 11: Women say “no” when they mean “yes.” Fact: In order to have legal, valid consent to have sexual activity, an unintoxicated, clear, mindful “yes” must be communicated. Either party engaged in sexual activity has the legal right to stop at any point. There is no “point of no return.” Myth 12: Women frequently cry, “rape” that is, there is a high rate of false reporting. Fact: Studies show that only two percent of rape calls are determined false reports, which is no more than in the reporting of other felonies. Myth 13: Date rape is not that serious; women get over rape quickly, with no lasting trauma. Fact: Women and men are deeply affected by the invasion of intimacy and theft that is involved in sexual assault. Healthy, competent individuals are traumatized by assault and must deal with issues involving depression, anxiety, fear, relationship difficulties, physical illness, and other problems, both short- and long-term. Myth 14: Rape is a natural, inherent part of the human condition. Fact: Rape is not a natural act for men. A study by anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday found that in cultures with a high incidence of rapes, the economic, religious, and political structures are controlled by men. In Sandays study of 44 societies that were not patriarchal, there was virtually no rape. Adapted by the K-State Women’s Center from: Myths and Facts About Assault by the Department of Social Services, Missouri Division of Health, Section of Maternal and Child Health, Jefferson City, M) 65101. Around 1985, material has been updated using US Dept of Justice Statistics 1996 from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abtract/soo.htm and using statistics from http://www.raap.org/ststas.htm. Kansas State University Women’s Center • 206 Holton Hall •(785) 532-6444 www.k-state.edu/womenscenter/

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