Turkey: Gender, sexuality and the criminal laws in the Middle
East and North Africa: a comparative study by Dr. Sherifa Zuhur
Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) - NEW WAYS Providing a
thematic comparative study of constructs of honor, adultery,
honor crimes, rape, sexual abuse, abortion, marital rape,
homosexuality, sex work, FGM and similar issues, the article
explores how human rights violations in the domain of sexuality
are legitimized by law in the region and how oppression of
sexuality in perpetrated by the existing penal systems. The
first such comparative and comprehensive article on the issue,
Gender, Sexuality and the Criminal Laws in the Middle East and
North Africa: A comparative study offers an in depth historical
and contemporary analysis of sexuality and penal codes in the
region, as well as discourses of gender, sexuality in the
criminal systems. The article is both a unique resource and a
powerful advocacy tool for ongoing reform initiatives in the
region.  Download a copy from the Women