February 18, 2011

‘The Quran Is Our Law; Jihad Is Our Way’

In the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan writes: “For a sense of the kind of Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood […]
February 17, 2011

Swedish forced marriage laws ‘not strong enough’

Swedish laws against forced marriages and child marriages are not effective, the country’s migration board stated in a […]
February 17, 2011

‘Honour’ killer gets reduced sentence in Jordan

A Jordanian court handed down a reduced sentence to a 43-year-old man for killing his 16-year-old married niece […]
February 16, 2011

Afghan Government Control of Women’s Shelters Worries Advocates

The Afghan government says it plans to take control of women’s shelters — a move strongly opposed by […]
February 16, 2011

“Honor Killing” Jury Still Deliberating Faleh Almaleki’s Fate

Maricopa County jurors went home on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the “honor killing” case of Glendale […]
February 16, 2011

Brave Bibi holds her head high

Dressed in skinny jeans and trendy Ugg boots, pretty Bibi Aisha strolls purposefully through New York’s bustling streets: […]
February 15, 2011

Multiculturalism has failed: Verhagen

The Dutch leader of the Christian Democratic party Maxime Verhagen on Monday said the multicultural society has failed: […]
February 14, 2011

Muslim convert wife and children ‘killed by abusive monster”

An “abusive monster” murdered his wife, a convert to Islam, and their two young children before taking his […]
February 13, 2011

Teens forced into marriages

As many as 50 underage New Zealand girls a year are being forced into marriages by Sikh and […]
February 10, 2011

Conservative Political Action Conference 2011

The AHA Foundation had a large presence to raise awareness of honor violence and other core foundation issues […]
February 10, 2011

Multiculturalism has failed, says French president

French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or […]
February 8, 2011

Turkish man kills wife and cuts off her head

Presumably out of a violated sense of “honor”, a Turkish-born man has killed and dismembered his wife in […]
February 8, 2011

Revolutionaries’ fervour is also their weakness

In the Financial Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes that the Egyptian revolutionaries’ fervour is also their weakness. via:[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7aa8dbe0-33c9-11e0-b1ed-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1DTnMBRdw […]
February 8, 2011

Honor Killings in Europe

In an analysis, Valentina Colombo writes that “Honor-related violence can now be described as a European phenomenon”. via:[http://www.hudson-ny.org/1849/honor-killings-in-europe]
February 7, 2011

‘Honor’ killing trial resumes in Phoenix

Arizona’s case of the Iraqi man accused of killing his daughter for honor was expected to wrap up […]
February 7, 2011

Jury finds New York TV executive guilty of murder for wife’s beheading

After a three-week trial and one hour of deliberations, an upstate New York jury on Monday found Muzzammil […]
February 5, 2011

Turkish woman recounts difficult life in Saudi Arabia with book

The difficulties of living as a woman in Saudi Arabia are the subject of a new book by […]
February 4, 2011

Dutch cabinet earmarks funds for victims of honour violence

In a debate on honour violence, Dutch Deputy Welfare Minister Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten has told parliament she […]
February 3, 2011

Get ready for the Muslim Brotherhood

In today’s New York Times, Ayaan writes about the Muslim Brotherhood’s strong and growing influence in Egypt and […]
February 3, 2011

Bangladesh arrests clerics over whipping a girl

Police in Bangladesh said Thursday they have arrested four Islamic clerics after a teenage girl was whipped to […]