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Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) remembers his experiences on the alien ship as he touches the scars on his face and chest . Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) enters with Dr. Lim and they give him surprisingly good news : The neurological condition that was killing him , before his disappearance , is gone and he is in per... |
At FBI headquarters , Deputy Director Alvin Kersh calls John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) and Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) into his office . He informs them that Mulder has applied for reinstatement to the X @-@ Files . He intends to deny the request , claiming a higher percentage of success with Doggett . Kersh ign... |
Agent Doggett returns home after work and finds Absalom waiting for him with a gun . Absalom demands Doggett show the back of his neck to confirm that Doggett is still himself . He tells Doggett that the man killed at the White House , Howard Salt , died for what he knew about an alien invasion . Absalom duct tapes hi... |
While debriefing with Skinner , Mulder enters Skinner 's office and accuses Doggett of deliberately attempting to cover up the truth by setting up Absalom to be killed , an accusation to which Doggett takes great offense . Doggett later meets with his liaison , Knowle Rohrer , who reveals the password to the statistic... |
Scully , on Doggett 's request , tells Mulder that the disk was labeled “ Fight the Future . ” Mulder realizes that this is the password for the network and attempts to break into the census bureau . Mulder slips into the Center with the help of The Lone Gunmen and begins searching the data on the computers . Doggett ... |
John Doggett confronts Rohrer about the tip he gave but Rohrer claims he was just trying to help Doggett learn the truth . As Doggett and Skinner leave , it can be seen that Rohrer has strange protrusions at the back of his neck .
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" Three Words " was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz , directed by Tony Wharmby and saw Nelson Mashita reprise his role of Doctor Lim , having appeared in the previous episode " Deadalive " . Judson Scott also made his third appearance in the series as cult leader Absalom , reprising the ... |
In the episode , Mulder prepares to submit his application to be reassigned to X @-@ Files division . Meanwhile , Mulder 's boss , Deputy Director Kersh , informs Doggett that he intends to deny the request . As season eight was nearly over , the producers and writers decided to refuse Mulder re @-@ admittance into th... |
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The episode first aired on Fox on April 8 , 2001 , earning a Nielsen household rating of 7 @.@ 6 , meaning that it was seen by 7 @.@ 6 % of the nation 's estimated households . " Three Words " was viewed by 7 @.@ 77 million households and ranked as the 32nd most @-@ watched episode for the week ending April 8 . Fox pr... |
" Three Words " received mixed to positive reviews from critics . Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson , in their book Wanting to Believe : A Critical Guide to The X @-@ Files , Millennium & The Lone Gunmen , rated the episode five stars out of five , calling it " extremely well @-@ performed by all concerned . " Shearman... |
Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club awarded the episode a " B + " and wrote that the episode , " finds Duchovny back on his feet and ready for action , and he brings a new energy to the part . " He enjoyed the way the show presented the story as one wherein , " we spend as much time watching Mulder from the outside as we do... |
Not all reviews were positive ; Tom Kessenich , in his book Examinations , gave the episode a mixed review , writing , " This was an episode that had tremendous promise and Carter and Spotnitz almost got it right . Sadly , they failed to invest themselves fully and intelligently into Mulder 's return . " Paula Vitaris... |
= Tahirih Justice Center =
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The Tahirih Justice Center , known simply as Tahirih , is a United States @-@ based non @-@ governmental organization ( NGO ) that provides pro bono direct legal services and social and medical service referrals to immigrant women and girls who are fleeing from gender @-@ based violence and persecution . Tahirih helps... |
Layli Miller @-@ Muro founded the Tahirih Justice Center in 1997 following a well @-@ publicized asylum case in which she was involved as a student attorney . Miller @-@ Muro later co @-@ wrote a book with the client she had aided and used her portion of the proceeds for the initial funding of Tahirih . As of 2012 , t... |
The organization is named after Táhirih , an influential female poet and theologian in 19th @-@ century Persia who campaigned for women 's rights . Tahirih is a Bahá 'í @-@ inspired organization , although its clients and employees vary widely in ethnicity , religious identification , and nationality .
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= = History = =
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The Tahirih Justice Center opened in September 1997 and has become one of the most prominent organizations in the United States for women seeking justice from human rights abuses . Tahirih continually expanded its number of annual clients and hired more employees as the demand for its services grew in the late 1990s a... |
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Fauziya Kassindja was a Togolese teenager who fled her native land in 1994 to escape from a forced polygamous marriage and a tribal practice of female genital cutting . She went through Ghana and Germany before arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey , where she was detained and incarcerated by ... |
Miller @-@ Muro had been a student attorney in Fauziya 's case and the two became strong friends . The successful outcome led her to co @-@ author with Ms. Kassindja the book Do they hear you when you cry ? ( 1998 ) , about the latter 's case and life . After Miller @-@ Muro discovered that few organizations offered l... |
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Tahirih 's creation and growth was fueled by the widespread abuses suffered by women and girls around the world and the limited resources available to them when seeking protection in the United States . According to the United Nations , two million women undergo female genital cutting in Africa every year . A recent C... |
The continual success of competent legal representation prompted Tahirih 's enlargement . The last publicly reported rate of approval for asylum applications in the U.S. before 2001 was 23 @.@ 3 % . Applications written by the Tahirih Justice Center had a 99 % success rate , a figure it continues to maintain . The org... |
= = Goals and organization = =
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The Tahirih Justice Center is " founded on the belief that the achievement of full equality between women and men is necessary for society to progress . "
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As part of this mission , the organization litigates in gender @-@ based asylum , gender @-@ based persecution , and domestic violence cases . The organization has urged what it believes are repressive , negligent or dismissive governments throughout the world to take responsibility for acts of gender @-@ based violen... |
The Tahirih Justice Center is governed by a 16 @-@ member Board of Directors that oversees the organization 's functions . Each board member serves a two @-@ year term and has the option to remain for an indefinite number of terms if repeatedly elected . Board members are individuals usually concerned or involved with... |
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To fulfill its objectives , the Tahirih Justice Center is involved in legal services , fundraising , public policy advocacy , and reaches out to other international groups and organizations .
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= = = Legal services = = =
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Tahirih conducts a wide array of legal services to help its clients . The Pro Bono Network , a network of pro bono attorneys and referral resources for clients , is the largest and most important . In 2010 , Tahirih received US $ 6 @,@ 813 @,@ 094 in donated professional services , including from pro bono lawyers repr... |
The organization aids clients holistically , trying to connect women with community resources that may improve the quality of their lives in addition to dealing with their legal problems . Tahirih 's referral programs direct women to literacy programs , English language instruction , day care , and job skills training... |
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The Tahirih Justice Center holds the Annual Fundraising Benefit to highlight its accomplishments over the year and promote its issues by having former clients share their stories . The Benefit features speakers closely associated with Tahirih issues and awards to recognize important and groundbreaking work in helping ... |
= = = Public policy advocacy = = =
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The Tahirih Justice Center conducts national and regional advocacy campaigns to educate the public and law enforcement institutions about the threats faced by immigrant women and girls who do not have easy access to legal services . Tahirih employees have given presentations in universities and public forums throughou... |
Tahirih has highlighted the possible dangers of recent , post @-@ 9 / 11 Congressional initiatives to enforce federal civil immigration law that may make immigrant women reluctant to report crime to authorities for fear of deportation . Specifically , Tahirih is concerned that the deputization of state and local polic... |
One of Tahirih 's largest and most successful public policy initiatives has been the Campaign to End the Exploitation and Abuse of Women by International Marriage Brokers . A 2003 Tahirih survey of 175 legal service providers revealed that more than 50 % were serving or had served women who met their spouses through a... |
= = Issues = =
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The Tahirih Justice Center deals with a number of human rights issues related to women and girls . The organization focuses on cases that fall within the scope of its mission and goals . In particular , accepted requests must involve the protection of women from persecution , although men may be eligible for assistanc... |
= = = Domestic violence and genital mutilation = = =
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Women who come to the United States with immigrant husbands or who marry American citizens once they are in the country are vulnerable to domestic violence because of their unfamiliarity with legal rights in the United States . Many Tahirih clients are women who have suffered from domestic violence and whose cases can... |
The Tahirih Justice Center considers female genital cutting , which " comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or other non @-@ therapeutic reasons , " a violation of human rights . The Tahirih Justice... |
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In recent years , the organization has worked to protect women from abroad who are unfamiliar with the English language and the U.S. legal system from abusive marital relationships that have been arranged by international marriage brokers . The international marriage broker industry has grown in response to a demand b... |
= = = Trafficking of women = = =
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The Tahirih Justice Center works within the legal confines established by Congress to ensure the safety of women and girls who are trafficked , defined as " the recruitment , harboring , transportation , provision , or obtaining of a person for labor or services , through the use of force , fraud or coercion for the p... |
= = Controversy = =
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Criticism of the Tahirih Justice Center and other like @-@ minded organizations often involves the manner in which they portray information . In particular , Tahirih 's work against international marriage brokers , especially its leading role in supporting IMBRA , has drawn castigation from some who believe American m... |
Scholars are worried about the mental images and conceptions that the general public forms about the origins of practices that Tahirih condemns . When describing the Matter of Kasinga and the associated media attention , historian Charles Piot was concerned about the perpetration of possibly negative and racist stereo... |
= Dangerously in Love 2 =
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" Dangerously in Love 2 " is a song written and produced by Beyoncé and Errol McCalla , Jr . The ballad was first recorded by Destiny 's Child for their third studio album Survivor ( 2001 ) , under the title " Dangerously in Love " . The song later became the title track to Beyoncé 's debut album with some minor adjus... |
" Dangerously in Love 2 " received generally positive response from music critics , who wrote that the song effectively shows the vocal capabilities of Beyoncé . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female R & B Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards . Though not released as a single , " Dangerously in Love 2 " charted... |
= = Background and composition = =
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" Dangerously in Love " was written and produced by Beyoncé and Errol McCalla , Jr . It was recorded for the Destiny 's Child album , Survivor ( 2001 ) . Beyoncé re @-@ recorded the song at the SugarHill Studios in Houston , Texas in 2002 for her debut solo album , Dangerously in Love . Her version , which was titled ... |
" Dangerously in Love 2 " is a moderate R & B , soul and quiet storm ballad pacing in medium time . It was written in the key of F major , and moves at a moderate tempo set at 100 beats per minute . Vocal elements of the song range from E3 to D5 . " Dangerously in Love " is backed by piano and thumping drum instrument... |
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