 
August 7, 2012
AIDS Activist Claims Men Beat Her for Not Putting on Veil
Eva Andrew, a Western AIDS activist working in Tanzania, was allegedly beaten by a group of men at a Zanzibar public market for leaving her head uncovered during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, AllAfrica.com reports. The young woman was employed by a nongovernmental organization and was at the market to survey the products sold by the organization’s clients. Army officers who happened to be nearby reportedly helped bring the incident to a halt.
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Mark, , 2012-08-07 17:29:05
How is this even news? she was in a foreign country - she should have checked what their culture requires.
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