February 24, 2011British teen escapes forced marriageA British teenager who was abused after refusing to marry a man in Pakistan has brought to light […]
February 24, 2011Support to tackle female genital mutilationIn the UK, New guidelines will help frontline professionals such as nurses, doctors, teachers and social workers identify […]
February 23, 2011Pressure Increases for Release of Afghan Aid Worker Arrested for Being ChristianPressure is mounting for the release of an Afghan Red Cross worker who was arrested last summer for […]
February 23, 2011Teenager battered for refusing arranged marriage after father sold herA brave teenager has spoken for the first time of the harrowing ordeal of being beaten up in […]
February 23, 2011Government cracks down on forced marriagesThe Swiss cabinet has put forward tougher measures to crack down on forced marriages: in legislative proposals that […]
February 22, 2011Iraqi guilty of murder in daughter’s “honor killing”An Arizona jury on Tuesday found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of second-degree murder for running down his daughter […]
February 22, 2011Four men slashed teacher’s face and left him with fractured skull ‘for teaching other religions to Muslim girls’In East London, four men launched a horrific attack on a teacher in which they slashed his face […]
February 22, 2011‘Action needed’ on forced marriage says abused teenagerThe government is defending how it deals with forced marriage with one victim saying there is not enough […]
February 18, 2011‘The Quran Is Our Law; Jihad Is Our Way’In the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan writes: “For a sense of the kind of Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood […]
February 17, 2011‘Honour’ killer gets reduced sentence in JordanA Jordanian court handed down a reduced sentence to a 43-year-old man for killing his 16-year-old married niece […]
February 17, 2011Swedish forced marriage laws ‘not strong enough’Swedish laws against forced marriages and child marriages are not effective, the country’s migration board stated in a […]
February 16, 2011Brave Bibi holds her head highDressed in skinny jeans and trendy Ugg boots, pretty Bibi Aisha strolls purposefully through New York’s bustling streets: […]
February 16, 2011“Honor Killing” Jury Still Deliberating Faleh Almaleki’s FateMaricopa County jurors went home on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the “honor killing” case of Glendale […]
February 16, 2011Afghan Government Control of Women’s Shelters Worries AdvocatesThe Afghan government says it plans to take control of women’s shelters — a move strongly opposed by […]
February 15, 2011Multiculturalism has failed: VerhagenThe Dutch leader of the Christian Democratic party Maxime Verhagen on Monday said the multicultural society has failed: […]
February 14, 2011Muslim convert wife and children ‘killed by abusive monster”An “abusive monster” murdered his wife, a convert to Islam, and their two young children before taking his […]
February 13, 2011Teens forced into marriagesAs many as 50 underage New Zealand girls a year are being forced into marriages by Sikh and […]
February 10, 2011Conservative Political Action Conference 2011The AHA Foundation had a large presence to raise awareness of honor violence and other core foundation issues […]
February 10, 2011Multiculturalism has failed, says French presidentFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or […]
February 8, 2011Honor Killings in EuropeIn an analysis, Valentina Colombo writes that “Honor-related violence can now be described as a European phenomenon”. via:[http://www.hudson-ny.org/1849/honor-killings-in-europe]