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May 7, 2010

My Fellow Muslims, We Must Wake Up!

Zuhdi Jasser writes that we remain suffocated by “a willful blindness to political Islam and its common pathway […]
May 6, 2010

Group Backs Ritual “nick” as Female Circumcision Option

In a controversial change to a longstanding policy concerning the practice of female circumcision in some African and […]
May 4, 2010

Tearing Away the Veil

In the New York Times, the mayor of Meaux (France), Jean-Francois Cope argues that banning the burqa affirms […]
May 3, 2010

Europe must defend free expression

Urging European countries to defend freedom of expression vigorously, Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, writes: […]
May 3, 2010

Women MPs warn public on female circumcision

Female legislators in Uganda have warned people who still practice female genital mutilation to stop or risk being […]
May 3, 2010

MEP calls for Europe-wide burqa ban

German MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin has called for a Europe-wide ban on the wearing of the burqa: “”The burqa […]
May 2, 2010

Some profit from wives despite French polygamy ban

Experts say polygamy in France can also be linked to fraud, where husbands hijack a generous social welfare […]
May 2, 2010

Runaway Saudi Women and Girls on the Rise

The number of young Saudi women running away from their homes is on the rise, a local aid […]
May 2, 2010

In Pursuit of Prey, Carrying Philosophy

Dwight Garner reviews Paul Berman’s book “The Flight of the Intellectual” in the New York Times and writes: […]
April 30, 2010

Police save 15-year-old girl from forced marriage

German police saved a 15-year-old Hamburg girl from a forced marriage this week, freeing her from the family […]
April 30, 2010

CAIR’s Irresponsible Dismissal of the “South Park” Threat

Analyst Steve Emerson argues that the Council on American Islamic Relations’ dismissed the ‘South Park’ threat in an […]
April 29, 2010

U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights

Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing […]
April 29, 2010

Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying child

Nigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]
April 29, 2010

Reem Al Numery

Time Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was […]
April 29, 2010

Malalai Joya

In the Time 100, Ayaan Hirsi Ali profiles Malalai Joya, who in spite of numerous obstacles was able […]