January 18, 2011

27 Fula communities abandon FGM, early and forced marriage

In predominantly Muslim Gambia, thousands of people converged Sara Alpha village in Tumana District Upper River Region to […]

January 18, 2011

Preparing to fight: Young Afghan women at boxing training session in Kabul

Young Afghan women are taking part of boxing training session in Kabul to participate in the 2012 London […]

January 18, 2011

Beheading trial opens in New York for TV executive

A prosecutor has said a TV executive accused of beheading his wife stabbed her 40 times before completing […]

January 18, 2011

Female Genital Mutilation Banned by Islamic Leaders in Mauritania

This week, 34 well-regarded Mauritanian religious and national leaders signed a fatwa, or Islamic law, banning female genital […]

January 16, 2011

Kanwar

In the Calgary Herald, Mahfooz Kanwar writes that Islam does not recognize gender equality. via:[http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Kanwar+Islam+condones+wife+beatings+misogyny/4117312/story.html#ixzz1BTzS1VlZ]

January 11, 2011

FJC Workshop for Judges of the 9th Circuit

In January, Ayaan and the Executive Director of the foundation made the trip to Palm Springs to meet […]

January 11, 2011

Stronger laws against forced marriage, sexual servitude

In Australia, tough laws to stamp out forced marriages and sexual servitude are being flagged to close a […]

January 8, 2011

Charged with beheading wife, NY man to claim abuse

A Muslim man who beheaded his wife in Buffalo, New York, will claim in his defense that she […]

January 8, 2011

Gilligan: Are white girls really ‘easy meat’?

Jack Straw, the former British Home Secretary, claims that some Pakistani men see young white women as prime […]

January 7, 2011

Britain Vows To Change ‘Embarrassing’ Libel Law

Britain’s plaintiff-friendly libel laws have become an international embarrassment, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Friday, vowing to […]

January 7, 2011

Somalia’s al-Shabab bans mixed-sex handshakes

Men and women have been banned from shaking hands in a district of Somalia controlled by the Islamist […]

January 7, 2011

In Pakistan today, ‘anyone could shoot you’

Nahal Toosi writes that once, in Pakistan, when a teacher suggested no book can be perfect, a boy […]

January 6, 2011

Opinion: Feminists’ dilemma: How to respond to Muslim oppression

Nina Funnell writes: “Western feminists have been far too politically correct in their approaches: Muslim women may not […]

January 6, 2011

Muslim group praises burqa ban rebel police chief

The Orthodox Dutch Muslim organisation As-Soennah has welcomed remarks by Amsterdam police chief Bernard Welten that he would […]

January 6, 2011

Taboos and Fear among Muslim Girls

Young Muslim women are often forced to lead double lives in Europe: they have sex in public restrooms […]

January 6, 2011

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “Submission II is too risky”

Ayaan Hirsi Ali says she will not make sequels to her controversial 2004 film Submission, an attack on […]

January 5, 2011

‘Pakistan in grip of Islamic extremism’

The tragic killing of Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province in Islamabad on Tuesday by a member […]

January 5, 2011

‘Cover up’ claims over Asian sex gangs

Charities and agencies working with victims of sexual abuse have been accused of covering up the role of […]

January 5, 2011

The real blasphemy

Saroop Ijaz argues that repealing Pakistan’s blasphemy law is key to fighting terrorism. via:[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ijaz-blasphemy-20110105,0,3365471.story]

January 4, 2011

Christian convert in Afghanistan faces the death penalty for apostasy

A convert to Christianity in Pakistan, Shoaib Assadullah faces the death penalty. via:[http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=2534]