September 28, 2009

Egypt anger over virginity faking

A leading Egyptian scholar has demanded that people caught importing a female virginity-faking device into the country should […]

September 25, 2009

Muslim ‘apostates’ in U.S. ask for protection

Five ex-Muslims who founded a group called Former Muslims United have put out a public appeal to the […]

September 23, 2009

Police changes target ‘honour’ crimes

Hundreds more so-called honor crimes could be recorded by police under a British drive to bring offenders to […]

September 15, 2009

Opinion: FDLA Report Endangers Rifqa Bary

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been criticized for insufficiently investigating the claims of Rifqa Bary, a […]

September 6, 2009

Christian Girls, Interrupted

William McGurn writes that “The fear of an honor killing–even in the United States–is not irrational”. via:[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574398963953876266.html#articleTabs%3Darticle]

August 31, 2009

Fears for safety of runaway girl as ties between cultural center and fundamentalists alleged

A 17-year-old girl who fled to Florida after converting from Islam to Christianity will be in “clear and […]

August 21, 2009

Runaway Christian Convert to Stay in Florida for Now, Judge Rules

A 17-year-old runaway who fled her Muslim family’s home in Ohio because she feared becoming the victim of […]

August 13, 2009

Fear of honor violence in Netherlands

Muslim Dutch girls, fearing honor violence in retribution, are often reluctant to seek counseling following sexual assault. via:[http://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/zorg/article2836954.ece/Hulp_voor_verkrachte_allochtone_meisjes.html]

August 11, 2009

Runaway teen who fears family ordered to DCF Custody

A 17-year-old girl in Orlando, Florida fears for her life after converting from Islam to Christianity: there are […]

July 28, 2009

Minister: society can’t accept honour killings

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opened the door to tougher penalties for honor killings, saying it […]

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 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 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 11, 2009

Saudi religious police blamed in “honor” killing of sisters

A Saudi women’s group on Friday blamed the country’s religious police in the “honor” killing of two sisters […]

July 9, 2009

UK: New guidance on forced marriage is ‘a united step forward’

In the UK, new guidance on identifying and protecting victims of forced marriage is ‘a united step forward’ […]

June 25, 2009

Turkish dad stabs his own 15-year-old daughter to death

A father has admitted to stabbing his own 15-year-old daughter to death in an honour killing which has […]

June 12, 2009

Islamic countries reject monitor for discrimination against women

During the Annual Full-day Meeting on Women’s Human Rights held last week at the United Nations Human Rights […]