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Tanzania: Statistical information on unwed mothers among the Muslim community in the country

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 9 January 2004
Citation / Document Symbol TZA42307.E
Reference 2
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Tanzania: Statistical information on unwed mothers among the Muslim community in the country, 9 January 2004, TZA42307.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/403dd2200.html [accessed 4 June 2023]
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Statistical information on unwed mothers among the Muslim community in the country could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Attempts to obtain the contact information for a lawyer, who is also the executive director of Sahiba Sisters Foundation in Tanzania, proved unsuccessful.

IRB Databases

The Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA), in Dar es Salaam, did not respond to a letter requesting information.

WNC/Dialog

Internet sites, including:

2002 Population and Housing Census

Africa Online

All Africa

Amnesty International (AI)

Anisha Times

BBC

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002

European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI)

Freedom in the World 2003

Human Rights Internet (HRI)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

International Religious Freedom Report 2002

The National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania]

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

Tanserve

Tanzania Population and Development Website

United Nations, Division for the Advancement of Women

The United Republic of Tanzania, National Website

U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR)

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