January 22, 2010

West African genital cutters face fatwa, jail

In many parts of West Africa, female genital mutilation has been presented as a religious obligation for Muslim […]
January 21, 2010

Saudi girl, 13, sentenced to 90 lashes after she took a mobile phone to school

A 13-year-old Saudi schoolgirl is to be given 90 lashes in front of her classmates after she was […]
January 20, 2010

‘Illegal’ Saudi women’s gym shut: media

Health authorities in Jeddah have shut down an “illegal” women’s fitness centre attached to a hospital, closing one […]
January 20, 2010

Rifqa Bary to Remain in Foster Care Until Age 18

Runaway teen convert Rifqa Bary will not be forced to return to her Muslim parents: Attorney John Stemberger, […]
January 17, 2010

Sarkozy party chief: France must ban full veil

The head of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party said Sunday he wants a law to ensure that Muslim women […]
January 17, 2010

West Midlands (UK) cops foil honour killings

Police have foiled more than 25 potential honour killings in the West Midlands in the last year, the […]
January 14, 2010

Website to tackle honour violence

Victims of forced marriage or honor violence can now turn to online counselors for help: a website, called […]
January 10, 2010

Metropolitan Museum pulls images of Mohammed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may […]
January 9, 2010

Social workers failing women facing forced marriage, says report

Almost half of the 86 females who were granted civil safeguards in cases of forced marriage over the […]
January 8, 2010

Social workers failing women facing forced marriage, says report

Children as young as nine have been rescued from forced marriages under new special protection orders in the […]
January 6, 2010

Cardinal says Christian Europe is to blame for Islamisation

Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, the Archbishop of Prague, said Muslims were well placed to fill the spiritual void […]
January 6, 2010

Protesters charged for anti-army display refuse to stand for judge

Seven Muslim protesters accused of screaming insults at soldiers during an Iraq homecoming parade refused to stand for […]
January 5, 2010

Malaysian Polygamy Club Draws Criticism

While polygamy is legal in predominantly Muslim Malaysia, the Ikhwan Polygamy Club club has come under fire from […]
January 4, 2010

Broder: West is choked by fear

In Der Spiegel, Henryk Broder writes: “When Muslims tried to murder Salman Rushdie 20 years ago, the protests […]
January 2, 2010

Danish Police Stop Attack on Cartoonist

A Somali man was charged with two counts of attempted murder on Saturday for an attack on a […]
January 2, 2010

‘Allah’ Ruling May Challenge Malaysia

If a Malaysian High Court ruling stands, Roman Catholics here can resume using the word “Allah” as their […]
January 2, 2010

Al-Qaeda-Linked Man Shot by Police in Home of Danish Cartoonist

A Somali man with ties to al-Qaeda was shot as he broke into the home of Kurt Westergaard, […]
January 1, 2010

Interview with sister of man who attacked Westergaard

The sister of the man who sought to kill Danish artist Kurt Westergaard says she suspects that, in […]
December 30, 2009

Quebec culture lessons for immigrants questioned

The Canadian Province of Quebec has created culture lessons for immigrants, but they are not free of controversy. […]
December 27, 2009

Ahmadinejad pushing to separate sexes

An increase in efforts to separate men and women in Iranian institutions has sparked concern that President Mahmoud […]