Gaza women fight for fairer, faster divorces - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Palestinian women take part in a rally ahead of the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 11, 2015. The Islamist group Hamas will celebrate its 28th anniversary of founding on December 14. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - GF10000262464 — Palestinian women take part in a rally ahead of the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding, Khan Yunis, Gaza, Dec. 11, 2015. — REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

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