February 7, 2010Muslim man demands right to bring second wife to IrelandA Muslim man has gone to the High Court in Ireland demanding that he be allowed bring in […]
February 6, 2010Violence against women is a global struggleIn Pakistan, the story of Nasreen (not her real name) has inspired legal reforms in the provincial Parliament […]
February 6, 2010Irish Council of Imams urges acceptance of niqabThe Irish Council of Imams, a group which represents Muslims living in Ireland, has spoken out against attempts […]
February 5, 2010Turkish girl ‘buried alive’ in family gardenA Turkish teenager found dead in a hole next to her house as a result of an “honor […]
February 5, 2010France denies citizenship to Moroccan man over burkaA Moroccan immigrant has been denied French citizenship after admitting that he forced his wife to wear a […]
February 4, 2010Indonesia’s Anti-Pornography Law Raises Fears for Minorities, LiberalsThe recent arrest of six people in Indonesia over a nightclub show is raising concerns among minority groups […]
February 4, 2010Burqa becomes focus of tense debate in EuropeIn a debate on the burqa, Ayaan Hirsi Ali said: “What we are seeing in Europe is that […]
February 2, 2010Letter to the editor: No place for Sharia law in JamaicaFollowing calls to implement Shari’a law in Jamaica, Anthony Gordon writes: “In the 21st century, there is no […]
February 2, 2010From Quebec to France: forced marriages still existMadeline Lamboley, a PhD student from the Universite de Montreal School of Criminology, hopes to create more data […]
February 2, 2010UW-Madison speaker critical of Islam, draws Muslims’ criticismAt a lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ayaan Hirsi Ali said “We must use intelligence and reason […]
February 1, 2010Iran’s judiciary chief refuses to speed executionsIran’s judiciary chief said Monday he will not give in to political pressure to speed up the execution […]
January 29, 2010Agreement between Rifqa Bary, parents to settle conflict short-livedThe agreement between Rifqa Bary and her parents to settle their conflict through counseling has ended without a […]
January 29, 2010No More Honor KillingsIn an article titled “No More honor killings”, Melik Kaylan writes: “Abuses like these are not exclusive to […]
January 28, 2010Forced marriage victims’ calls going unansweredCalls for help from forced marriage victims are being ignored because the British Government has cut funding to […]
January 28, 2010Europe must end the mutilation of its womenJet Bussemaker, the Dutch Deputy Health Minister, writes: “National efforts to end the practice of female genital mutilation […]
January 28, 2010Danish government urges full use of existing rules limiting face veil and burqaDenmark’s government says face-covering Muslim veils don’t belong in Danish society but no ban is needed because their […]
January 28, 2010Vanderbilt Imam stirs controversyVanderbilt Islamic chaplain Awadh Binhazim has stirred controversy by endorsing the death penalty for homosexuals, arguing “I don’t […]
January 28, 2010French Mosque Raided by Islamic RadicalsThe head of a mosque in Drancy, a northeastern suburb of Paris, was targeted Monday by a gang […]
January 27, 2010In France, Parliamentary panel recommends a burka ban in public institutionsMuslim women should not be allowed to wear burkas in public institutions, including banks, post offices, schools and […]
January 25, 2010Single British Asian mums losing their ‘honour babies’Some single British Asian women are being forced by their families to give up their children as so-called […]