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March 23, 2010

Baroness Deech: Risks of cousin marriage not discussed for fear of offending Muslims

Baroness Deech, Professor of Law at Gresham College in London, argues the risks of cousins marrying are not […]
March 22, 2010

Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is Imperiled

In Yemen, a ban on child brides is imperiled as some of Yemen’s most influential Muslim leaders have […]
March 22, 2010

Students go behind the veil for day of awareness

At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a group of non-Muslim students “went behind the veil” and wore […]
March 17, 2010

Muslim girls 10, 11 separated from husbands

Two Malaysian girls aged 10 and 11 who were wed to middle-aged men have been separated from their […]
March 14, 2010

Fears over non-Muslim’s use of Islamic law to resolve disputes

There are concerns in the UK over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal […]
March 13, 2010

For the Love of Islam

Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in an international plot to kill […]
March 11, 2010

Mom accused of circumcising infant girl

A 35-year-old mother in Atlanta was arrested for allegedly circumcising her 10-month-old daughter, police said: “A relative changing […]
March 11, 2010

Muslim child brides on rise

Top immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands […]
March 10, 2010

Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks installs panic room

A Swedish cartoonist whose controversial image of the Prophet Muhammad led to a series of death threats said […]
March 9, 2010

Seven Muslims arrested over ‘plot to kill cartoonist’

Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist […]
March 8, 2010

International Not-All-Women’s Day

In a piece titled “International Not All Women’s Day,” Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: “The challenge for the next […]
March 8, 2010

Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in Australia

Elements of Islamic law, the sharia, should be legally recognized in Australia according to a prominent Australian Muslim […]
March 7, 2010

Irish ‘Sharia law’ website gets 270,000 hits a month

An Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of Sharia law here and extols the benefits of […]
March 1, 2010

Five European states back burka ban

More than half of voters in four other major European states back a push by France’s Nicolas Sarkozy […]
February 26, 2010

Danish daily issues apology over prophet drawing

A Danish newspaper on Friday apologized for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad: Danish […]