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  1. Women chant anti-military council slogans as they protest against military council violations and virginity tests against females, Cairo. December 27, 2011. The banner reads

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  4. A woman reads the screening schedule as she waits for the box office of the Berlinale International Film Festival to open in Berlin, February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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