May 2, 2010Runaway Saudi Women and Girls on the RiseThe number of young Saudi women running away from their homes is on the rise, a local aid […]
May 2, 2010In Pursuit of Prey, Carrying PhilosophyDwight Garner reviews Paul Berman’s book “The Flight of the Intellectual” in the New York Times and writes: […]
April 30, 2010Police save 15-year-old girl from forced marriageGerman police saved a 15-year-old Hamburg girl from a forced marriage this week, freeing her from the family […]
April 30, 2010CAIR’s Irresponsible Dismissal of the “South Park” ThreatAnalyst Steve Emerson argues that the Council on American Islamic Relations’ dismissed the ‘South Park’ threat in an […]
April 29, 2010U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s RightsWithout fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing […]
April 29, 2010Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying childNigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]
April 29, 2010Reem Al NumeryTime Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was […]
April 29, 2010Malalai JoyaIn the Time 100, Ayaan Hirsi Ali profiles Malalai Joya, who in spite of numerous obstacles was able […]
April 29, 2010Dearborn Heights woman told to remove hijab loses court caseA federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit against a Wayne County judge accused of telling a woman to […]
April 28, 2010Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paperAyaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]
April 28, 2010The Simpsons support South Park writers in Mohammed censorship rowCreators of The Simpsons have given a nod of support to rivals at South Park whose recent episode […]
April 27, 2010‘South Park’ and the Informal FatwaIn an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]
April 27, 2010Iran, gender discrimination, and the UN’s Women’s CommissionWriting in Foreign Policy, SB Anderlini, Hadi Ghaemi and Dokhi Fassihian write: “The Iranian government by contrast has […]
April 27, 2010Sweden: University cancels Vilks lectureArtist Lars Vilks was invited by Jonkoping University to speak about freedom of speech, but the seminar was […]
April 27, 2010Not Funny: Americans Opposed to Censoring by Comedy CentralAbout seven in ten Americans (71%) disagree with the recent Comedy Central decision to censor part of a […]
April 26, 2010Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angryIn declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]
April 26, 2010France’s Most Famous Muslim Cleric Supports Burqa BanHassen Chalghoumi, France’s best known Imam, has dared to publicly condemn the wearing of the full veil, and […]
April 25, 2010A new generation at the mosque in FinlandFinnish journalist Tommi Nieminen explores the integration of Finland’s second-generation immigrants and finds that “the individuality varies considerably: […]
April 25, 2010Ayaan on CNNAyaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]
April 25, 2010South Park creators should voice protestIn an interview, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard urged South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to “protest […]