May 1, 2011

Playboy’s Muslim Cover Girl: Is Sila Sahin Good for Women?

Actress Sila Sahin has sparked outrage as the first Turkish woman to pose for Playboy, but perhaps her […]
April 30, 2011

Sentence will affect honor-killing message

In response to the ‘honor’ killing verdict in Arizona, Zuhdi Jasser writes that “for any Muslim defenders of […]
April 25, 2011

After School in Brooklyn, West African Girls Share Memories of a Painful Ritual

In a high school classroom in Brooklyn with walls adorned with algebra problems, a 15-year-old girl born in […]
April 20, 2011

Missing Niles North Student Found

A Niles North student who went missing since last month after fleeing from her family was found early […]
April 17, 2011

Radial Islamist groups gaining stranglehold in Egypt

The rapid spread of Muslim political parties ahead of September’s parliamentary elections has strengthened fears that Egyptian democracy […]
April 16, 2011

Al-Maleki sentenced in AZ honor killing

A Glendale man who fatally ran down his daughter in an “honor killing” and seriously injured a former […]
April 15, 2011

“Hidden in Plain Sight” Honor-Based Domestic Violence Conference, Basildon, England

The Executive Director of the AHA Foundation took a trip across the pond to attend “Hidden in Plain […]
April 15, 2011

Missing 16-Year-Old Zaineb Chaudhary May Be in Danger

Illinois State Police are looking for a 16-year-old Zaineb Chaudhary and believe she may be in danger: investigators […]
April 14, 2011

UK Prime Minster David Cameron’s speech on immigration

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to address abuses in the British immigration system: “there are forced […]
April 14, 2011

Pakistan: Christian Girls Forced to Convert to Islam; Rapes, Coersion, Abuse

In Pakistan forced conversions to Islam, rapes and forced marriages are on the rise: the victims are mostly […]
April 14, 2011

Turkey grapples with spike in ‘honor’ killings

A drastic rise in reported “honor” killings and fatal domestic violence in Turkey has sparked a vigorous debate […]
April 13, 2011

Pearson: We too should ban the burka

Allison Pearson writes on why Britain should follow France and act against the burka. via:[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/allison-pearson/8449101/We-too-should-ban-the-burka.html]
April 13, 2011

The few U.S. Muslim women who choose full veil face mix of harassment, sympathy

Some women in the United States wear the full veil, known as a niqab: many of these women […]
April 12, 2011

Glendale man convicted in ‘honor killing’ to be sentenced

A Glendale man who ran down his daughter and a former family friend in an “honor killing” will […]
April 11, 2011

Ethiopian village fights against female circumcision

In the rural village of Senbata Lencho in southern Ethiopia people are fighting the obstinate local tradition of […]
April 10, 2011

British Muslims arrested in burka ban protest in France

A British Muslim radical has been permanently banned from France as the country steps up security before the […]
April 10, 2011

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: ‘Indirectly, I was being set up for murder’

In an interview with the British Guardian, Ayaan describes how the Dutch government, which had encouraged her to […]
April 10, 2011

Filmmaker Profiles Kenyan Child Brides’ Quest For Freedom

To make her documentary “Escape,” filmmaker Marvi Lacar left her home in New York City and traveled to […]
April 8, 2011

Occidental College Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Series

During her visit to Occidental College, Ayaan had the pleasure of meeting the students of Phi Beta Kappa […]
April 8, 2011

Pakistan: 12-year-old seeks divorce from 35-year-old husband

In Pakistan, brave 12-year-old Alina wants a divorce from her 35-year-old husband to whom she was married against […]