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January 27, 2010

In France, Parliamentary panel recommends a burka ban in public institutions

Muslim women should not be allowed to wear burkas in public institutions, including banks, post offices, schools and […]
January 25, 2010

Single British Asian mums losing their ‘honour babies’

Some single British Asian women are being forced by their families to give up their children as so-called […]
January 25, 2010

Islamists New Weapon: Libel Law

Libel suits are not normally associated with national security, but a case the Texas Supreme Court ruled on […]
January 24, 2010

Hirsi Ali criticises western ‘appeasement’ of Islam

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Sunday accused the world’s liberal democracies of appeasing radical Muslims: “In the West, people […]
January 22, 2010

West African genital cutters face fatwa, jail

In many parts of West Africa, female genital mutilation has been presented as a religious obligation for Muslim […]
January 21, 2010

Saudi girl, 13, sentenced to 90 lashes after she took a mobile phone to school

A 13-year-old Saudi schoolgirl is to be given 90 lashes in front of her classmates after she was […]
January 20, 2010

Rifqa Bary to Remain in Foster Care Until Age 18

Runaway teen convert Rifqa Bary will not be forced to return to her Muslim parents: Attorney John Stemberger, […]
January 20, 2010

‘Illegal’ Saudi women’s gym shut: media

Health authorities in Jeddah have shut down an “illegal” women’s fitness centre attached to a hospital, closing one […]
January 17, 2010

West Midlands (UK) cops foil honour killings

Police have foiled more than 25 potential honour killings in the West Midlands in the last year, the […]
January 17, 2010

Sarkozy party chief: France must ban full veil

The head of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party said Sunday he wants a law to ensure that Muslim women […]
January 14, 2010

Website to tackle honour violence

Victims of forced marriage or honor violence can now turn to online counselors for help: a website, called […]
January 10, 2010

Metropolitan Museum pulls images of Mohammed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may […]
January 9, 2010

Social workers failing women facing forced marriage, says report

Almost half of the 86 females who were granted civil safeguards in cases of forced marriage over the […]
January 8, 2010

Social workers failing women facing forced marriage, says report

Children as young as nine have been rescued from forced marriages under new special protection orders in the […]
January 6, 2010

Protesters charged for anti-army display refuse to stand for judge

Seven Muslim protesters accused of screaming insults at soldiers during an Iraq homecoming parade refused to stand for […]