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Protection orders for girls held to be at risk of forced marriage
Tuesday, 20 April 2010

A High Court judge in Belfast has imposed protection orders regarding two girls he held to be at risk of being sent from Northern Ireland for forced marriages in Pakistan: Justice Stephens made his ruling on behalf of the children, aged 12 and 14, after the authorities claimed false documents were produced as part of a planned deception by their parents.

Seven Muslims arrested over 'plot to kill cartoonist'
Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, police said: Al Qaeda put a $100,000 bounty on the head of cartoonist Lars Vilks after a newspaper published his cartoon.

Irish 'Sharia law' website gets 270,000 hits a month
Sunday, 7 March 2010

An Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of Sharia law here and extols the benefits of Islamic rules for women claims to have had nearly 270,000 hits last month alone: Targeted at what it called Irish "O'Muslims", the Muslim Public Affairs Council website also warns readers about the dangers of imitating the Kuffar (non-believers in Islam).

Muslim man demands right to bring second wife to Ireland
Sunday, 7 February 2010

A Muslim man has gone to the High Court in Ireland demanding that he be allowed bring in his second wife to Ireland: the native of Lebanon, where polygamy is allowed, says his polygamous marriage must be recognized.

TAGS: Polygamy, Ireland

Irish Council of Imams urges acceptance of niqab
Saturday, 6 February 2010

The Irish Council of Imams, a group which represents Muslims living in Ireland, has spoken out against attempts to ban the niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women that covers everything except the eyes) elsewhere in Europe.

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