Zeghar, an Algerian woman who has been kidnapped by her reactionary brother, is experienced by thousands of HAHNENa wiles MUNA KHALIL.
She was drageed and taken from Montrcal, Canada, and is now in captivity at one of ber brother's properties in Eulma, A gerie, WISHES Her crime was to marry, gainst her brother's wishes, a man she had mel at University of Algiers. Denis Maschino, who is non-Moslem They lad to goto Paris to get TEILES aud men bane to Canada afler being terrorised EECUUSU ber broler, Massoud Zeghar. Leghar theu hrongh n 300 000 house 1 Montreal and moved the rest of the tamily over Two and a half years later. now apparently reconciled and only two monchs before Dalila would be granted Canadian nationality, she was invited over to dinner on 24 Anril Denis cried to phone the next morning alter Dalila had not reiurned. There was no answer and the house was found locked then taken to the airport where her took her and the rest of the Arab family to Algeria. AL- Massoud Zeghar: anather pasport for with a Canadian tourist visa lampedoa is, although she ha been living in Canada for two and a half years In "socialis!" Alperia, warnen are subject to rofoundly reactionary law hey cannor wor) choose their own busband without the consent of citbe the father, beother or husband.
A Moniem woman may not marry a nan Moslem, altbough a. Moslem man may marty a nob-Moslem woman Dalila's casc, chis simply used as an excuse to nullify the marriage To avoid this problem, Denis Maschino twice applied convert to Islam. applications were rejected. POLICE made miltionaire involved property; petrol and suppiying weapoas lo the Algerian army, He 1s a close friend Boumedienne LAND Rockefeller and has links with Denis Maschino's ground presents had Dali known French fought the during their war of independence MELI- D UDA mace Adels katar nes sepAdela M'Rabai JULIS mother. is militant study or written a book on the oppression ol women in Algeria.
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Dalila Zegbar bas now been forcibly marnicd to a Moslem. law was She is not the first woman to be forced inso a marriage against. ner wishes The fate of women all over the Arab world is determined T'wice his by the close links beween the stale and religion, which botb define and enforce the family structure.
Other examples of women's oppressicn are COR3 01 bODour gas, Middle East unchalienged. A waran could be killed if she is suspected of President meeting a man.
David The reil, I BEanciaNy arraneed marriages backis a well militant who. suppression of Algerians against the French. He is well known Algerian mimerous.
in the aften pass forced and and iccimion are only a few aspect of women's suffering Countries like Algeria, which claim to be socialit, highlight the separalion, isplation and Dalila, indicate ore cleariy the class nature of these governents, of CARI.
strike began when police ussaulied some of the wonen.
pleasure in sadistic freatment of women. Rape Is a frequent metbod of torture.
the hunger strikers, Same 70 people turned up.
Algerian wonen, with other WOEIE démonstration of 300 people 10 protes tae unansonmen and lo demand her London there are number of Arab wonen whe startug organise SEVENTY-three women politicul prisoners are on hunger strike at Oasr prison in Tehrun, Irun. The Treatmeat of women prisoners in Iran is particularty bad. Secret police and guards take purticular Our picture shows a picket outside the franion embassy in London last Saturday in solidurity with themsclves. They wish to get mobilised a other Arah women involved and aware of the issues they are UC MIET If you want to get in touch by contacting Sociulist Chal lenge.
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