June 5, 2009Lord Tebbit compares Sharia law with Kray twins’ arbitration systemLord Tebbit, an influential former British cabinet member, has expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the option of using […]
June 5, 2009Court helps first Kirklees’ forced marriage victimA forced marriage has been prevented by law for the first time in Kirklees (UK): a new law […]
June 3, 200924-year rule affects marriage ratesThe introduction of stringent family reunification measures in Denmark has halved the number of young women from immigrant […]
June 2, 2009Proposal to Outlaw forced marriages in SwedenNearly 70,000 young Swedes feel they aren’t able to freely choose whom they want to marry, according to […]
June 2, 2009A match made in the old waysRahila Muhibi, a native of Afghanistan and a recent college graduate in North Carolina, has no intentions of […]
June 1, 2009Oklahoma Governor Henry signs budget billOklahoma governor Brad Henry has signed House Bill 1834, which makes it a felony to engage in female […]
May 31, 2009Ottawa man guilty in “honour” killings of sister, fianceA “twisted sense of values” led an Ottawa, Canada man to murder his sister and the man she […]
May 30, 2009FGM among Somali women living in the NetherlandsFour out of ten Somali and Ethiopian women who give birth in the Netherlands have been genitally mutilated. […]
May 27, 2009Clinic in Spain offers hope for victims of FGMA clinic in Barcelona, Spain, is offering reconstructive surgery of the clitoris to women who have been circumcised. […]
May 27, 2009Afghan women fight onIn the troubled east and south of Afghanistan, Taliban are burning girls’ schools and throwing acid in the […]
May 27, 2009Girl kidnapped by parents refuses to testify against themA Moroccan girl who was reportedly kidnapped by her family has refused to testify against them, a Barcelona, […]
May 27, 2009UK man jailed for raping teenage brideA man has been jailed for five years for raping his teenage bride who was trapped and unhappy […]
May 26, 2009‘If We Now Kill Schoolgirls, You Shouldn’t Be Surprised’Responding to threats from the Taliban, at least 10 girls’ schools have shut down near Kunduz in northern […]
May 22, 2009Allow hijabs, ban prayers at council meetings: reportA report written on immigrants in Quebec, Canada recommends that hijabs be permitted in council meetings in order […]
May 21, 2009Number of Honor Killings in Europe Higher Than ThoughtA report compiled by the Council of Europe warns that the killings of women by family members to […]
May 21, 2009Mother sentenced to 3 years for forced marriages in UKA Muslim woman who forced her teenage daughters to marry cousins in Pakistan was sentenced Thursday to three […]
May 21, 2009“Headscarf” dentist case is adjournedA British dentist who asked women to wear Islamic headscarves must wait until July to discover if he […]
May 21, 2009German Muslim community split over co-ed swimming classesA court in the western city of Muenster has ruled that Muslim girls at elementary schools in Germany […]
May 20, 2009Rotterdam testing plan against forced marriagesThe city council of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has started a trial to prevent girls from being forced into […]
May 20, 2009Islamic College in Berkeley plannedThe proposed Zaytuna College in Berkeley would the first four-year, accredited, Islamic college in the United States: while […]