August 1, 2011

In Afghanistan, Rage at Young Lovers

The two teenagers met inside an ice cream factory through darting glances before roll call, murmured hellos as […]

July 31, 2011

Islamist show of force in Egypt’s Tahrir Square angers activists

In Egypt, fears are running high Islamists will try to dominate Egyptian politics after the revolution. “They want to […]

July 29, 2011

Islamists in Cairo flood Tahrir square, worry women’s rights advocates

Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by […]

July 27, 2011

Australian Muslim women live by own Islamic code

The power of an Islamic leader, known as an imam, to settle disputes is not officially sanctioned by […]

July 25, 2011

FGM can’t be dealt with by educating the community alone

Efua Dorkenoo writes: FGM occurs for several reasons, but the main reason is to control girls’ sexuality. This […]

July 25, 2011

6,000 girls at risk of FGM in UK

Some 6,000 girls in London every year are taken abroad and subjected to genital mutilation. Via:[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/05/hideously-diverse-britain]

July 25, 2011

Britain continues crackdown on female genital mutilation

Prosecutors across the UK have been sent new guidelines to assist in the prosecution of those who try […]

July 25, 2011

Wife battering is in the spotlight in Gaza

Most safe-houses in the Gaza Strip are meant to provide protection for armed militants on Israel’s target list. […]

July 25, 2011

An Arabic radio station in Israel campaigns against the killing of women

Radio station Ashams in Israel has launched a petition campaign to battle ‘honor’ killings of women, forcing public debate […]

July 25, 2011

With satire, a woman’s magazine tackles taboos in Turkey

Launched in March and produced by women cartoonists and women writers only, Bayan Yani, a Turkish magazine, has […]

July 20, 2011

Proposed Ireland law would impose jail time for female genital mutilation

The Irish government has proposed a law designed to prevent female genital mutilation. Introducing the Bill, Health Minister […]

July 20, 2011

Memorial to victims of honor violence

Please take a moment to watch this powerful memorial to women who have been killed in the name […]

July 20, 2011

Afghan Women Fight Back Against Harassment

While many Afghan women have to fight against the misogynistic traditions and values held in their families in […]

July 11, 2011

Potent weapon to stem sex slavery in U.S. often left unused

A visa program aimed at persuading victims of forced prostitution to finger tormentors is often left unused. via:[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43611445/ns/us_news-enslaved_in_america/]

July 7, 2011

Britain Debates Forced Marriage

After years of kowtowing to multicultural sensitivities, Britain is now debating whether or not to make the act […]

July 5, 2011

Pakistan’s Christian ‘Sex-Slaves’: A Case Study

Even though Pakistan is not a full-blown Sharia state, Sharia has nonetheless conditioned even the police to see […]

July 4, 2011

UK girls at risk of mutilation abroad

Thousands of British schoolgirls as young as eight face being taken abroad this summer to have their genitals […]

July 3, 2011

Silence hinders victims of honour crimes

In Finland, as many as 1,000 immigrant women have been the victims of violent honour crimes in Finland: […]

July 1, 2011

Saudi women, allies accelerate driving campaign

Five Saudi women who defied religious traditions by driving this week were detained by police in Jeddah on […]

June 30, 2011

Forced marriage is “child abuse”, says EU hearing

Every year, thousands of European girls are sent out of Europe and forced to marry men they’ve never […]