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May 16, 2009
British Member of Parliament Sayeeda Warsi has urged heightened vigilance against forced marriages and “honor” violence. via:[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/16/society-must-act-to-prevent-forced-marriages-91466-23635939/]
May 15, 2009
Honour killings involve a cleansing of dishonor aimed at restoring a family’s respect after the so-called “misbehaviour” of […]
May 14, 2009
Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to be lenient on those who are found […]
May 13, 2009
A British dentist recommended women wore traditional religious headscarves in his surgery to make him feel more comfortable, […]
May 12, 2009
Hasibullah Sadiqi, who faces two counts of first-degree murder, told a friend he got mad and lost control […]
May 12, 2009
The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed if judges can regulate how witnesses dress after a Muslim woman’s […]
May 12, 2009
In a recently issued communique, 35 Saudi clerics called on the country’s newly appointed culture and information minister, […]
May 12, 2009
Many women in Iran opt for hymen repair surgery to satisfy a culture that insists on bridal virginity. […]
May 10, 2009
Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a […]
May 10, 2009
Africa’s first clinic designated for the reconstruction of female genitalia will open in Bobo-Dialousso this year. The clinic […]
May 2, 2009
When the straggly-haired holy warriors took over his village in Pakistan’s Swat valley, 18-year-old Fawad Ali resigned himself […]
April 30, 2009
Muslim women in the northern Italian province of Bergamo now have private access to a local swimming pool […]
April 30, 2009
Faisal bin Bandar, prince of Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Province, has granted an 8-year-old girl a divorce from her […]
April 30, 2009
Irshad Manji writes about some of the difficulties reformist Muslims face. via:[http://www.newsweek.com/id/195490]
April 27, 2009
A majority in Denmark’s Parliament is prepared to crack down on imams who perform forced and unregistered Muslim […]