May 19, 2009Friend tried to warn couple prior to Ottawa ‘honour killings’A friend tried to warn Khatera Sadiqi months before she and her fiance were shot in an Ottowa, […]
May 19, 2009Certain Islamic groups seek Sharia law in GermanySome Muslim groups in Germany want to live under Sharia law, according to a new study. The annual […]
May 18, 2009Analysis: Downturn Draws a Veil Over IslamJohn Vinocur argues that Europe’s economic crisis has subordinated its other epochal problem — shaping a future life […]
May 17, 2009Women’s Rights Activist Named Afghanistan’s Person Of The YearRadio Free Afghanistan has named Anarkali Honaryar, a 25-year-old dentist and women’s rights activist, as its Person of […]
May 16, 2009Society “must act to prevent forced marriages”British Member of Parliament Sayeeda Warsi has urged heightened vigilance against forced marriages and “honor” violence. via:[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/16/society-must-act-to-prevent-forced-marriages-91466-23635939/]
May 15, 2009Canadian expert: Honour killings ‘act of purifying through blood’Honour killings involve a cleansing of dishonor aimed at restoring a family’s respect after the so-called “misbehaviour” of […]
May 14, 2009Turkish Appeals Court lenient on’honor killing’Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to be lenient on those who are found […]
May 13, 2009UK dentist faces second headscarf complaintA British dentist recommended women wore traditional religious headscarves in his surgery to make him feel more comfortable, […]
May 12, 2009Canada ‘honour killing’ trial hears details of shootingHasibullah Sadiqi, who faces two counts of first-degree murder, told a friend he got mad and lost control […]
May 12, 2009Michigan high court considers Muslim veil issueThe Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed if judges can regulate how witnesses dress after a Muslim woman’s […]
May 12, 2009Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women in MediaIn a recently issued communique, 35 Saudi clerics called on the country’s newly appointed culture and information minister, […]
May 12, 2009Recreating virginity in IranMany women in Iran opt for hymen repair surgery to satisfy a culture that insists on bridal virginity. […]
May 10, 2009Saudi Judge’s Ruling Sparks ControversyHusbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a […]
May 10, 2009Burkina Faso clinic to fight taboo of female mutilationAfrica’s first clinic designated for the reconstruction of female genitalia will open in Bobo-Dialousso this year. The clinic […]
May 2, 2009Residents in Pakistan’s Swat Valley resign themselves to strict Islamic lawsWhen the straggly-haired holy warriors took over his village in Pakistan’s Swat valley, 18-year-old Fawad Ali resigned himself […]
April 30, 2009Italy: Muslim women allowed to swim in privateMuslim women in the northern Italian province of Bergamo now have private access to a local swimming pool […]
April 30, 2009Saudi official grants girl, 8, divorceFaisal bin Bandar, prince of Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Province, has granted an 8-year-old girl a divorce from her […]
April 30, 2009Analysis: E Pluribis Islam?Irshad Manji writes about some of the difficulties reformist Muslims face. via:[http://www.newsweek.com/id/195490]
April 27, 2009Danish politicians unite against forced marriagesA majority in Denmark’s Parliament is prepared to crack down on imams who perform forced and unregistered Muslim […]
April 26, 2009British airline company told stewardess to wear Muslim robeA British air stewardess was fired for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia after she was ordered to […]