April 2, 2010An Enthusiastic Defender of FreedomNecla Kelek’s new book “Himmelsreise” (“Journey to Heaven”) casts a critical look at Islam and condemns the oppression […]
March 31, 2010Belgium moves towards public ban on burka and niqabBelgium has moved to the forefront of a campaign to restrict the wearing of the Muslim veil by […]
March 25, 2010President Sarkozy promises to ban the veil in FranceFrance is to ban the full Muslim veil, the Niqab, to protect the dignity of women, President Sarkozy […]
March 23, 2010Sharia law would harm Aussie Muslim womenIn Australia, Sharia law is being considered again: the Australian Muslim Mission and Islamic Friendship Association of Australia […]
March 23, 2010In Yemen, women protest delay on child marriage banHundreds of women protested today in Yemen, urging the government to pass a fiercely debated bill that would […]
March 23, 2010Veiled Saudi poet rises to stardom after bashing clericsA Saudi housewife’s bold poems which blast “evil” extremist fatwas by Muslim clerics have earned her death threats […]
March 23, 2010Rights panel restricts niqabA niqab-clad woman must uncover her face to apply for a medicare card and may not insist on […]
March 23, 2010Baroness Deech: Risks of cousin marriage not discussed for fear of offending MuslimsBaroness Deech, Professor of Law at Gresham College in London, argues the risks of cousins marrying are not […]
March 22, 2010Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is ImperiledIn Yemen, a ban on child brides is imperiled as some of Yemen’s most influential Muslim leaders have […]
March 22, 2010Students go behind the veil for day of awarenessAt the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a group of non-Muslim students “went behind the veil” and wore […]
March 17, 2010Muslim girls 10, 11 separated from husbandsTwo Malaysian girls aged 10 and 11 who were wed to middle-aged men have been separated from their […]
March 14, 2010Fears over non-Muslim’s use of Islamic law to resolve disputesThere are concerns in the UK over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal […]
March 13, 2010For the Love of IslamAuthorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in an international plot to kill […]
March 11, 2010Mom accused of circumcising infant girlA 35-year-old mother in Atlanta was arrested for allegedly circumcising her 10-month-old daughter, police said: “A relative changing […]
March 11, 2010Muslim child brides on riseTop immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands […]
March 10, 2010Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks installs panic roomA Swedish cartoonist whose controversial image of the Prophet Muhammad led to a series of death threats said […]
March 9, 2010Seven Muslims arrested over ‘plot to kill cartoonist’Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist […]
March 8, 2010International Not-All-Women’s DayIn a piece titled “International Not All Women’s Day,” Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: “The challenge for the next […]
March 8, 2010Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in AustraliaElements of Islamic law, the sharia, should be legally recognized in Australia according to a prominent Australian Muslim […]
March 7, 2010Irish ‘Sharia law’ website gets 270,000 hits a monthAn Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of Sharia law here and extols the benefits of […]