December 23, 2009

AHA Foundation releases report on Facts and Figures on the circumstances affecting Muslim girls and women in the United States

The AHA Foundation has released a report titled “What do we know? Facts and Figures on the circumstances […]
December 22, 2009

Man urged son to rape cousin, 12

A man who encouraged his teenage son to marry and rape his 12-year-old cousin has been jailed: the […]
December 21, 2009

Cleric’s Death, Torture Case Jolt Iran

Iran’s opposition on Sunday seized upon the death of one of the Islamic republic’s founding fathers, a revered […]
December 20, 2009

Spiritual father of Iran’s reform movement dies

Iran’s leading reformist cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, prompting protests: Montazeri was a key figure […]
December 20, 2009

Shetty: Stop tiptoeing around ‘honour’ killings

In a column titled “Stop tiptoeing around ‘honour’ killings” published in the Guardian, Poorna Shetty writes: “While I’m […]
December 20, 2009

UK fails to halt female genital mutilation

Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays […]
December 19, 2009

France plans law to ‘liberate’ women from full-face veil

The French Government will push for a law banning the full-face Islamic veil in order to defend France […]
December 18, 2009

Honour killing: why did police send Tulay Goren home to die by her violent father?

Tulay Goren, the Muslim schoolgirl murdered by her father in an “honour killing” in the UK, repeatedly told […]
December 17, 2009

Women like Tulay Goren must not be abandoned

In the Telegraph, Ceri Radford writes: “The Goren family are Muslims, but it isn’t just a Muslim problem–extreme […]
December 17, 2009

Father jailed for life for ‘honour killing’ of Tulay Goren

The father of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who disappeared without trace 10 years ago in the UK has been […]
December 15, 2009

Bary’s Parents Ask Judge To Keep Christmas Cards From Daughter

Attorneys for the parents of religious runaway Rifqa Bary on Tuesday asked a judge to stop her attorneys […]
December 15, 2009

Friedman: Islam needs civil war

In the New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman writes that Islam needs a civil war: “It has a […]
December 15, 2009

Harassment across Arab world drives women inside

The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving […]
December 14, 2009

Christian Woman from Sudan Flees Muslim Family

A Sudanese woman who fled to Egypt after converting from Islam to Christianity is living in secluded isolation […]
December 14, 2009

Iran Cracks Down on Women’s Rights Activists

The home search and court summons of Somayeh Rashidi, an Iranian women’s rights activist with the One Million […]
December 13, 2009

Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty, says British army bishop

The Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one […]
December 12, 2009

Uganda bans female circumcision

The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an […]
December 11, 2009

Judicial discipline verdict in Enait case overruled by Dutch Court of Judicial Discipline

In the Netherlands, the Court of Judicial Discipline has overruled a lower Court decision regarding the Enait case, […]
December 10, 2009

France and the Burka Bride

France’s Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has declared that Muslim men who force their brides to wear Burkas should […]
December 7, 2009

Jordan’s Queen joins fight for action on honour killings

Queen Rania of Jordan, who regularly appears without a head scarf, let alone a hijab, has given her […]