August 15, 2022

Where Salman Rushdie defied those who would silence him, today too many fear causing offence – Kenan Malik in The Observer

“A poet’s work,” one of the characters in Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses observes, is “to name the unnamable, […]
August 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing – BBC News

Iran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the writer himself. Mr Rushdie, […]
August 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie’s ‘defiant sense of humour’ remains, son says – BBC News

Author Salman Rushdie is still in a critical condition but “his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour […]
August 15, 2022

Horrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn attack on Salman Rushdie – BBC News

Authors around the world have expressed their shock and sadness at the attack on Salman Rushdie in New […]
August 15, 2022

CLARITy Coalition Statement on Salman Rushdie

Read our friends at CLARITy Coalition’s statement on the Salman Rushdie attack here.    
August 12, 2022

AHA Foundation Statement Condemning Salman Rushdie Attack

AHA Executive Director George Zarubin’s statement on behalf of AHA Foundation condemning the attack on Salman Rushdie. I […]
August 11, 2022

‘Honor Killings’ Trial: Yaser Said found guilty of killing his two daughters, sentenced to life in prison- FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

DALLAS, Texas – A Dallas jury unanimously found Yaser Said guilty of killing his two teen daughters on Tuesday. […]
August 11, 2022

It’s time for feminists to say #MenToo – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in The Spectator World

Let me be clear: I am a committed feminist and a passionate supporter of the Enlightenment and its […]
August 11, 2022

Four women I adore – Matt Krauss in the Rutland Herald

Former legislator Matt Krauss discusses four women he adores, including our Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Read the full […]
August 5, 2022

Dysfunction in the Ivy League – American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Despite enormous endowments and surging numbers of applicants, all is not well in the Ivy League. Next year, […]
August 5, 2022

Comeback of the catechism: When today’s speech norms launch old inquisitions – FIRE

The consequences of American “cancel culture” for artistic freedom and civil liberties are often minimized and dismissed by […]
August 5, 2022

UK FGM education: Charity launches gynaecological health lessons as research finds ‘knowledge gap’ – Yahoo! News

A charity has launched a series of gynaecological health lesson plans for teachers as research suggests a “knowledge […]
August 5, 2022

‘Honor Killings’ Trial: Dramatic 911 call from night of shootings played in court – FOX 10 Phoenix

DALLAS, Texas – Jurors heard the 911 call from a dying teenager killed alongside her sister in 2008. Their father […]
August 5, 2022

UK: Rishi Sunak says wants to ‘refocus’ Prevent onto Islamist extremism – The New Arab

UK prime ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak said he wants to “refocus” the country’s controversial Prevent anti-radicalism strategy onto Islamist extremism on Tuesday, saying […]
August 2, 2022

Trial begins for Texas taxicab driver accused in “honor killings” of teen daughters in 2008 – CBS News

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a Texas taxicab driver accused in the 2008 […]
August 1, 2022

The Next Stage in the Fight Against Islamism: M. Zuhdi Jasser on the Newly-Formed CLARITy Coalition

Published 8/1/2022 In an exciting development, a new coalition of ex-Muslims, Muslim reformers, activists, and writers dedicated to […]
August 1, 2022

Soraya Deen, Muslim reform activist, on her mission to call on her Muslim community to “take the path of reforming, reviving, and reconstructing. Distinctions imposed on women in the 7th century can’t be the religious laws of today. We must move on.”

Published 8/1/2022 Soraya M. Deen is a lawyer by profession. She is also a practising Muslim who believes […]
July 29, 2022

What it’s like being a woman in Afghanistan today: ‘death in slow motion’ – NPR

On early Monday morning, just before the break of dawn, a 23-year-old Afghan journalist packed her bags, said […]
July 29, 2022

Latest on probe into unregistered Birmingham school where ‘FGM could have taken place’ – Birmingham Live

An investigation into an ‘unregistered school where concerns possible female genital mutilation took place’ is ongoing. Three men […]
July 29, 2022

Child marriage banned in Massachusetts! ‘Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget’ – WBUR

Signing his eighth and final budget as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday agreed to […]