JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND LAW

How Do Anti-abortion and Abortion Rights Groups Deploy Ideas about Islamic in Their Activism regarding Abortion

This article explores the depiction of ideas about Islam among anti-abortion and abortion rights groups in Muslim communities. Abortion is a hotly debated topic in the Muslim community, but most outsiders might assume that all Muslims subscribe to similar opinions regarding female reproductive rights. The author found that a majority of the organizations presented one-sided views of the situation, and anti-abortion websites used generalizations of the Muslim community and the conservative views of the Islamic religion to support their viewpoints.

Early Marriage: A Gender-Based Violence and a Violation of Women's Human Rights in Nigeria

This article examines the high rate of child marriage in Nigeria, where it is only the girl who is a child in the partnership. The authors highlight that the practice of child marriage is prevalent despite the Nigerian government's attempts to make this practice illegal. Moreover, the practice of child marriage continues in the face of Nigeria's various international human rights obligations where the Nigerian government has agreed to reduce the rates of child marriage. However, the author argues that there is room for optimism because the work of human rights groups

Gender and Migration in Africa: Female Ethiopian Migration in Post-2008 Sudan

The article discusses the relatively new phenomenon of independent female migration in Africa. Prior to heightened education rates, African women migrated as part of a family. Now they are migrating on their own, in search of better work opportunities. The article examines the African migratory context in comparison to contemporary trends of labour migration around the world, including Asia. The article also reviews theoretical and methodological frameworks applied in current research on migration, particularly in conceptualizing female