December 6, 2011Classrooms in London schools tackle genital mutilationEach year, 6,500 girls in central London could undergo female genital mutilation. Now the city hopes to curb […]
December 6, 2011Muslim Brotherhood top winner in Egyptian electionIn Egypt, Parties that want an expansion of Islamic law captured a clear majority of the votes in […]
December 5, 2011More than 2,800 so-called honour attacks in UK last yearMore than 2,800 so-called honour attacks — punishments for bringing shame on the family — were recorded by […]
December 5, 2011Britain: Muslim ‘Honor Crimes’ SkyrocketingMore than 2,800 so-called honor attacks — punishments for bringing shame on the family — were recorded by […]
December 5, 2011Law protecting Afghan women has ‘long way to goAfghan authorities are failing to enforce the law to protect women from murder, beating, rape and other violence […]
December 5, 2011Afghan woman’s choice: 12 years in jail or marry her rapist and risk deathGulnaz’s plight has found international attention because of a dispute between the European Union and a team of […]
December 5, 2011Afghan gunmen poured acid on faces of three sisters and their parents because eldest ‘didn’t want to marry ageing warlord’Afghan gunmen burst into a family home – where they poured acid over the father, his wife and […]
December 5, 2011Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, Egypt’s Nude Blogger, Hiding in Fear for Her LifeAliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Egyptian blogger who stirred a controversy last month by posting pictures of herself naked […]
December 5, 2011Estimated 3,500 girls at risk of FGM in London, UKMore than three thousand London girls are at risk of genital mutilation every year, experts warned today. The […]
December 5, 2011Hardline Islamists interrupt Tunisian universityTunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education says some 50 ultraconservative Muslims have disrupted exams at a university with calls […]
December 5, 2011Victims of forced marriage in Scotland will benefit from greater protection with new legislation being introducedVictims of forced marriage in Scotland will benefit from greater protection with new legislation being introduced: the legislation […]
December 5, 2011Libyan women demand support for war rape victimsAbout 100 Libyan women took to Tripoli’s streets on Saturday in a silent march to demand more support […]
December 5, 2011In Iran, woman blinded by acid now denied compensation for showing her attacker mercyA woman blinded and horrifically disfigured in an acid attack by a spurned admirer is suing Iran’s judiciary […]
December 5, 2011A devout Muslim fears violent retribution for getting drunk and bashing his wife, a court in Australia heard.A devout Muslim fears violent retribution for getting drunk and bashing his wife, a court in Australia heard. […]
November 17, 2011The AHA Foundation Receives Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. State DepartmentWe are pleased to announce that on November 17th, the AHA Foundation was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation […]
November 16, 2011A father accused of the “honour killings” of four family members – including his three teenage daughters – was recorded on police wiretaps saying he was “happy” they were dead and that he would “do the same again a hundred times”, a Canadian court has heard.A father accused of the “honour killings” of four family members – including his three teenage daughters – […]
November 16, 2011Debate rages about forced marriages in EuropeThere is growing debate in Europe about forced marriages. It has been the focus of a conference at […]
November 16, 2011The Canadian honor killing trial of the Shafia women highlights the inadequacy of the system that failed to protect the victims.The Canadian honor killing trial of the Shafia women highlights the inadequacy of the system that failed to […]
November 16, 2011The European Union has blocked the release of a documentary on Afghan women who are in jail for so-called “moral crimes”.The European Union has blocked the release of a documentary on Afghan women who are in jail for […]
November 16, 2011Cigdem Akyol writes that although thousands of forced marriages take place in Germany each year, German society continues to look the other way.Cigdem Akyol writes that although thousands of forced marriages take place in Germany each year, German society continues […]