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Category: Middle East
Sex Slave Trial
A deaf woman from Pakistan says she was taken to the UK at the age of 10 where she was beaten and used as a sex slave for a decade, according to her testimony made through a sign language interpreter in court today. The couple she lived with denies the charges. Read the story in the Daily Mail here.
Arabic Sign
Here's a video for those interested in sign language around the world. It was shot at the Al-Amal 22nd Camp in the city of Sharjah, along the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Camp participants finger spelled some names and places.
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Deaf in Afghanistan
Read about what life is like for the deaf in this Middle Eastern country and found out about the Afghan National Association for the Deaf in an article here.
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The Koran in Sign Language
The Conservation of the Holy Koran Society in Jordan has spend 5 years putting together DVDs of the Koran sign language. There is a BBC video report posted here. (no captioning)
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