July 28, 2009

This is not domestic violence

Raheel Raza writes: “If we are to stop honour killings in the West, we must see them for […]

July 28, 2009

London Met to target ‘honor’ crime with specialist training for all officers

Every police officer in London is to be given training on how to detect “honor”-based violence. via:[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23724912-details/Met+to+target+%27honour%27+crime+with+specialist+training+for+all+officers/article.do]

July 24, 2009

Tarek Fatah: How to cure the honour killings “cancer”

In Canada’s National Post, Tarek Fatah writes: “It is true that Islam’s holy book, the Koran, does not […]

July 24, 2009

Georgia courts to allow religious head coverings

Georgia courtrooms will allow religious headgear, notably the Islamic hijab, after last year’s arrest of a Muslim woman […]

July 23, 2009

Ont. canal deaths may have been honour killing: reports

Three Montreal sisters and a relative who were found dead in a car submerged in the Rideau Canel […]

July 23, 2009

‘Honour killings’ of females on rise in Canada: Expert

According to Amin Muhammad, a psychiatrist who studies honour killings at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, “There are […]

July 23, 2009

UK Police: Muslim risks honour killing after acid attack

A London woman has been warned that she is at risk of being murdered after a man had […]

July 23, 2009

James Delingpole: What Barack Obama could learn from Nicolas Sarkozy about Islam

James Delingpole argues that U.S. President Barack Obama could learn from French President Nicolas Sarkozy with regard to […]

July 23, 2009

Teen’s terror of forced marriage

Forced marriage is a painful fact of life for some Muslim teenagers, and it’s a subject that intrigued […]

July 23, 2009

Flashback: Michigan Supreme Court allows Judges to order headscarves removed

Flashback: On June 17, the Michigan Supreme Court voted to give judges the right to compel witnesses to […]

July 21, 2009

When it comes to Muslim women’s rights, all eyes are on Iran

Mahnez Afkhami, a leading advocate of women’s rights in the Islamic world, says that while Muslim women are […]

July 20, 2009

Afghan Star shows a people recovering from radical Islam

People came from all over Afghanistan to compete in Kabul’s competition show Afghan Star: there’s the wonderful sight […]

July 19, 2009

Muslim women sign “Jihad Against Violence”

200 Muslim women from all over the world are taking part in the Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality […]

July 17, 2009

Young Muslims in the Netherlands fear forced marriages during summer break

Many young Dutch Muslims are afraid that they will be forced into a marriage during summer break and […]

July 16, 2009

Muslims seek schools’ OK for religious garb, holy days

In the United States, Muslim students and interest groups are increasingly vocal in demanding the right to wear […]

July 16, 2009

No Islamic attire by pool, Egypt tells Norwegian

A Norwegian Muslim woman has filed a complaint with her embassy in the Egyptian capital of Cairo after […]

July 13, 2009

Pakistani men held in Belgium in suspected honour killing

Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder charges, a magistrate said Friday, on […]

July 13, 2009

Sudan women ‘lashed for trousers’

Several Sudanese women have been flogged as a punishment for dressing in trousers, according to a local journalist […]

July 13, 2009

In the Netherlands, a battle is brewing over gender-segregated classes for Muslim women

City councillor Marka Spit in Utrecht, the Netherlands, says she is going to ignore Dutch Integration Minister Eberhard […]

July 12, 2009

Headscarf dentist is ‘fit to practice’

A dentist in the UK working for the publicly financed NHS has been declared fit to practice although […]