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May 19, 2010

Pakistan blocks Facebook in row over Muhammad drawings

Pakistan today blocked Facebook indefinitely in response to public outrage over a competition on the social networking site […]
May 19, 2010

Sarkozy calls burqa ban bill a ‘moral’ choice

French President Nicolas Sarkzoy has defended a draft government bill to ban full Islamic veils such as the […]
May 19, 2010

France moves one step closer to burqa ban

The French Council of Ministers approved a measure Wednesday to ban the wearing of full-face veils, sending the […]
May 19, 2010

France: Burqa debate turns into fistfight

A debate organised by “Ni putes ni soumises”, a French NGO, Tuesday night in Paris, on the question […]
May 18, 2010

American College of Pediatricians Opposes All Forms of Female Genital Cutting

The American College of Pediatricians argues the American Academy of Pediatrics’ call for a “nick” on the clitoral […]
May 18, 2010

Spanish town to debate veil ban

A Spanish town is to debate calls for a ban on wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public […]
May 18, 2010

Saudi woman beats up religious police officer who stopped her for walking with a man

When a Saudi religious policeman questioned a young couple walking together in an amusement park he got a […]
May 17, 2010

Saudi editor Jamal Khashoggi resigns from of al-Watan

A leading Saudi Arabian journalist has resigned from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country’s more […]
May 16, 2010

Iran jails women activists, arrests top former MP

Iran has sentenced in absentia award-winning women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr and another fellow activist to jail and […]
May 14, 2010

Muhammad cartoonist in hiding after arson attack

Swedish artist Lars Vilk said Sunday he doesn’t feel safe in his home at night, after a week […]
May 13, 2010

Vilks website hacked as cyber hate grows

The website of artist Lars Vilks was hacked on Wednesday, just a day after the 53-year-old was attacked […]
May 13, 2010

Roadshow warning over forced marriages to start

The first UK roadshow aiming to stop South Asian youngsters being forced into marriages abroad is due to […]
May 11, 2010

Lars Vilks Attacked at Uppsala University

Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks was attacked when his lecture was interrupted at Uppsala University. via:[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37089242/ns/world_news-europe/]
May 10, 2010

Worldwide Trends in Honor Killings

In the Middle East Quarterly, Phyllis Chesler writes: “to combat the epidemic of honor killings requires understanding what […]
May 10, 2010

Op-Ed: Help Young Muslims Resist ‘Jihad Cool’

On NPR, Muslim reformer Asra Nomani warns of “Jihad cool” and of the harsh criticism of the West […]