July 29, 2011

Islamists in Cairo flood Tahrir square, worry women’s rights advocates

Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by […]

July 27, 2011

Australian Muslim women live by own Islamic code

The power of an Islamic leader, known as an imam, to settle disputes is not officially sanctioned by […]

July 25, 2011

FGM can’t be dealt with by educating the community alone

Efua Dorkenoo writes: FGM occurs for several reasons, but the main reason is to control girls’ sexuality. This […]

July 25, 2011

6,000 girls at risk of FGM in UK

Some 6,000 girls in London every year are taken abroad and subjected to genital mutilation. Via:[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/05/hideously-diverse-britain]

July 25, 2011

Britain continues crackdown on female genital mutilation

Prosecutors across the UK have been sent new guidelines to assist in the prosecution of those who try […]

July 25, 2011

Wife battering is in the spotlight in Gaza

Most safe-houses in the Gaza Strip are meant to provide protection for armed militants on Israel’s target list. […]

July 25, 2011

An Arabic radio station in Israel campaigns against the killing of women

Radio station Ashams in Israel has launched a petition campaign to battle ‘honor’ killings of women, forcing public debate […]

July 25, 2011

With satire, a woman’s magazine tackles taboos in Turkey

Launched in March and produced by women cartoonists and women writers only, Bayan Yani, a Turkish magazine, has […]

July 20, 2011

Proposed Ireland law would impose jail time for female genital mutilation

The Irish government has proposed a law designed to prevent female genital mutilation. Introducing the Bill, Health Minister […]

July 20, 2011

Memorial to victims of honor violence

Please take a moment to watch this powerful memorial to women who have been killed in the name […]

July 20, 2011

Afghan Women Fight Back Against Harassment

While many Afghan women have to fight against the misogynistic traditions and values held in their families in […]

July 11, 2011

Potent weapon to stem sex slavery in U.S. often left unused

A visa program aimed at persuading victims of forced prostitution to finger tormentors is often left unused. via:[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43611445/ns/us_news-enslaved_in_america/]

July 7, 2011

Britain Debates Forced Marriage

After years of kowtowing to multicultural sensitivities, Britain is now debating whether or not to make the act […]

July 5, 2011

Pakistan’s Christian ‘Sex-Slaves’: A Case Study

Even though Pakistan is not a full-blown Sharia state, Sharia has nonetheless conditioned even the police to see […]

July 4, 2011

UK girls at risk of mutilation abroad

Thousands of British schoolgirls as young as eight face being taken abroad this summer to have their genitals […]

July 3, 2011

Silence hinders victims of honour crimes

In Finland, as many as 1,000 immigrant women have been the victims of violent honour crimes in Finland: […]

July 1, 2011

Saudi women, allies accelerate driving campaign

Five Saudi women who defied religious traditions by driving this week were detained by police in Jeddah on […]

June 30, 2011

Forced marriage is “child abuse”, says EU hearing

Every year, thousands of European girls are sent out of Europe and forced to marry men they’ve never […]

June 29, 2011

Baroness Cox debates Sharia Bill on Radio 4

Sharia law is inherently discriminatory and is causing women in Britain to suffer, a prominent humanitarian campaigner has […]

June 28, 2011

Italy: Moroccan immigrant murders wife for being ‘too Western’

A Moroccan carpenter living in northern Italy is suspected of stabbing his wife to death because she wanted […]