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Malaysia criminalizes child grooming, not child marriage

Last week, Malaysia considered outlawing child marriage, a contentious issue in the Muslim-majority nation, without success. Instead, an MP said nine-year-old girls are “physically and spiritually ready for marriage.”

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12.04.2017 | 15:18

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Cologne – Can group dynamics lead to sexual violence?

Demonstration against sexism in Cologne, January 5 2016 © picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

Demonstration against sexism in Cologne January 5, 2016 © picture-alliance/dpa/O. Berg

On New Years’s Eve, hundreds of men sexually harassed women in public. How could this happen? What are the impacts of group dynamics in such a situation? Dr. Barbara Krahé, a social psychology professor, explains.

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11.01.2016 | 13:25

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“India is not a country of rapists”

Foreign students in Germany (Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa)

Foreign students in Germany (Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa)

An email to an Indian student from a German professor rejecting his application because of the ‘rape problem’ in India has gone viral. While many people criticized the attitude of the professor, some focused on a different aspect of the problem.

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11.03.2015 | 17:15

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