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November 2, 2011
An Irish mother has rescued her kidnapped daughter from Syria. Via: [http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irish-mother-rescues-kidnapped-daughter-from-Syria-132377483.html]
November 2, 2011
The announcement that Islamic sharia law will be the basis of legislation in newly liberated Libya has raised […]
November 2, 2011
In Tunisia, secular women worry over the rise of Islamism. Via:[http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E7LP4JL20111026?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true]
November 2, 2011
In Canada, Ayaan discusses the concept of citizenship in a free society. Via:[http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/question+loyalty/5591002/story.html]
November 2, 2011
Advocates emphasize the United States must do more to protect girls and women against forced marriages. Via:[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-10-31/news/bs-ed-forced-marriages-20111031_1_marriages-tahirih-justice-center-domestic-violence]
November 2, 2011
Ayaan urges Canadians to defend their liberal-democratic rights: “Canadians need to stand up and say: ‘We are prepared […]
November 2, 2011
The Canadian ‘honor’ killing trial of Afghan-Canadian girls Zainab and Saharia Shafia has taken on even darker dimensions […]
November 2, 2011
A New York attorney writes that “Every day I counsel young women running from female genital mutilation”. Via:[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/opinion/female-genital-cutting.html]
November 2, 2011
The forced marriage of young girls takes place on a ‘shocking scale’ in Commonwealth countries, trapping children in […]
November 2, 2011
In Canada’s National Post, Barbara Kay writes about the pathology of ‘honor’ violence, observing that to a person […]
October 25, 2011
The announcement that Islamic sharia law will be the basis of legislation in Libya’s new political system has […]
October 24, 2011
Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes that North American “honor” killings go beyond mere homicide. Via:[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ayaan-hirsi-ali/honour-killings_b_1028920.html]
October 18, 2011
In Kenya, some Maasai men are trying to drive a gradual shift away from FGM in their community. […]
October 18, 2011
Some 300 girls and women in New York State reported being forced into marriage in just two years […]
October 18, 2011
Worrying women’s rights advocates, the push to recognise sharia law in Australia has entered an ambitious new phase […]