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The status of women in Islamic countries and the U.S.

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A Bangladeshi woman was hounded out of her country for comments about the Quran and women's rights.

Now she's had death threats from Muslims in India.

In Saudi Arabia, a rape victim's sentence of 200 lashes has inspired international outrage.

Is misogyny enshrined in Islamic law?

What about the United States, where a woman running for president,

faces abusive attacks based on gender as well as legitimate policy questions?

On to the point, we'll look at attitudes toward women in religion and culture.

On reporter's notebook later on, after elections, what's the state of democracy in

Venezuela and Russia? First, the news.

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D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again. Warren Alney, back with To the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation. Hello again. Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Saudi Arabian judges will review

the case of a rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes. Is misogyny part of Islamic law?

In the U.S., a woman can run for president, but not without a misogynistic attack on the Internet, many of misogynistic attacks, on the Internet and on the campaign trail.

On to the point, attitudes toward women and how they're shaped by religion and culture.

On reporter's notebook, Putin wins, Chavez loses. We'll look at elections in Russia and Venezuela.

First is news update. The consensus of all 16 of America's intelligence agencies is Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003.

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