April 30, 2010

Police save 15-year-old girl from forced marriage

German police saved a 15-year-old Hamburg girl from a forced marriage this week, freeing her from the family […]
April 29, 2010

U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights

Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing […]
April 29, 2010

Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying child

Nigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]
April 29, 2010

Reem Al Numery

Time Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was […]
April 29, 2010

Malalai Joya

In the Time 100, Ayaan Hirsi Ali profiles Malalai Joya, who in spite of numerous obstacles was able […]
April 28, 2010

Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paper

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]
April 27, 2010

‘South Park’ and the Informal Fatwa

In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]
April 27, 2010

Iran, gender discrimination, and the UN’s Women’s Commission

Writing in Foreign Policy, SB Anderlini, Hadi Ghaemi and Dokhi Fassihian write: “The Iranian government by contrast has […]
April 26, 2010

Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angry

In declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]
April 25, 2010

A new generation at the mosque in Finland

Finnish journalist Tommi Nieminen explores the integration of Finland’s second-generation immigrants and finds that “the individuality varies considerably: […]
April 25, 2010

Ayaan on CNN

Ayaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]
April 25, 2010

Islamic Scholar: ‘There Is No Jihad Against Noncombatants’

Ever since the influential Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri last month issued a 600-page fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning […]
April 23, 2010

Road to Radicalism: The Man Behind the ‘South Park’ Threats

Joshua Rhett Miller investigates Zachary Adam Chesser, the man behind the South Park threats through the US-based group […]
April 22, 2010

Muslim woman in Canada fears reprisal

A Muslim woman fighting to stay in Canada fears being disfigured with acid for allegedly “bringing shame” to […]
April 22, 2010

“South Park” Episode Is Altered After Muslim Group’s Warning

An episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night […]
April 22, 2010

Saudi Arabia to introduce minimum marriage age after 11-year-old wins divorce

Saudi Arabia could introduce a minimum age of marriage for the first time after a girl who married […]
April 22, 2010

Danish cartoonist at centre of Muhammad controversy on leave ‘for security reasons’

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who has been attacked and repeatedly threatened over a drawing of Prophet Muhammad, has […]
April 11, 2010

Met allows Islamic protesters to throw shoes

Scotland Yard has bowed to Islamic sensitivities and accepted that Muslims are entitled to throw shoes in ritual […]
April 5, 2010

Rifqa Bary

A teenage girl who converted to Christianity and ran away from home is being blocked by her Muslim […]
April 3, 2010

Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process

In an open letter titled “Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process,” a group of prominent […]