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Violence Against Women
Oct 23 2009, Karim Khan

Dazzling beauty and world-famous Oscar winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman has pointed to Hollywood movies as fueling violence against women and testified before the US Congress in the efforts to pass legislation for tackling violence against women..

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