August 11, 2011

On TrustLaw, Danielle Liffman profiles Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the work of the AHA Foundation.

On TrustLaw, Danielle Liffman profiles Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the work of the AHA Foundation. Via:[http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/blogs/the-word-on-women/trustlaw-women-contest-who-is-your-all-time-heroine-ayan-hirsi-ali]

August 8, 2011

Jonathan Wynne-Jones takes a closer look at Sharia tribunals operating in the UK

Jonathan Wynne-Jones takes a closer look at Sharia tribunals operating in the UK. Via:[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8686504/Sharia-a-law-unto-itself.html]

August 8, 2011

South Asian woman in Canada Killed in ‘honor’ killing by her husband after she left him

Muslim-Canadian woman Shaher Bano Shahdady was just 21, a young mother who wanted to live her Canadian life […]

August 5, 2011

Bill Hemmer investigates Noor Almaleki’s ‘honor’ killing in Arizona.

Noor Almaleki’s October 2009 “honor” killing is the subject of a 1-hour TV program hosted by Bill Hemmer, […]

August 4, 2011

Australian news program reports on use of Sharia law in Australia

An Australian TV program reports on the use of Sharia law in Australia. Via:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iN7eQyrDt-U]

August 3, 2011

Study: German courts too lenient in honor killing cases

A study by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Germany has found that […]

August 1, 2011

In Afghanistan, Rage at Young Lovers

The two teenagers met inside an ice cream factory through darting glances before roll call, murmured hellos as […]

July 31, 2011

Islamist show of force in Egypt’s Tahrir Square angers activists

In Egypt, fears are running high Islamists will try to dominate Egyptian politics after the revolution. “They want to […]

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/]