Femicide manifestations of femicide differ greatly depending on the country. Northern African countries are predominantly Islamic in belief, such as Algeria. In Algeria, as well as some Islamic countries on the African continent, women are regulated to gender-specific rules . One faction of men kill women who do not wear the traditional hijab, while others kill women who do wear the hijab . In this sense, author Rod Kilbeck explains that women become a commodity in the fight between these two factions. One of the biggest health problems in Africa is the epidemic of HIV/AIDS which affects 22.9 million people in
Society of the Friends of the Blacks Of the 141 members, twenty-five percent were government employees, twenty-nine percent were nobility, and thirty-eight were professionals; the total of elitist membership made up 92% of all members. Cohen observed: "It [the Society]... concentrated on having important, well-connected members, rather than large members ... The members [were] drawn from the French social elite ..." The Society restricted members to those who could pay dues and be recommended by four other men. There were different fee scales: two Louis per year for those who lived in Paris, and 24 livres per year for those living in the provinces. The membership practices