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Samra’s story: When marital abuse did not break her

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  I was 16 when I was forced to marry a stranger and move from the United Arab 
Emirates to Canada. 
Over the next decade, 
I was isolated, humiliated and assaulted. The whole time, 
I was planning my escape​ In 1999, in Abu Dhabi, Samra was a brilliant 16-years-old student of grade 11, dreaming to […]

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Silicon Valley CEO Got Just Two Weeks In Jail for Domestic Violence

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  Sexual harassment, criminal sentencing, and immigration have been hot button issues in the news of late. There are the allegations against Fox’s Roger Ailes, and questions over how the Trump administration will approach criminal justice. There are debates over federal funding for sanctuary cities, not to mention the problem of H1B visas after various […]