March 23, 2010

In Yemen, women protest delay on child marriage ban

Hundreds of women protested today in Yemen, urging the government to pass a fiercely debated bill that would […]

March 23, 2010

Sharia law would harm Aussie Muslim women

In Australia, Sharia law is being considered again: the Australian Muslim Mission and Islamic Friendship Association of Australia […]

March 22, 2010

Students go behind the veil for day of awareness

At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a group of non-Muslim students “went behind the veil” and wore […]

March 22, 2010

Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is Imperiled

In Yemen, a ban on child brides is imperiled as some of Yemen’s most influential Muslim leaders have […]

March 17, 2010

Muslim girls 10, 11 separated from husbands

Two Malaysian girls aged 10 and 11 who were wed to middle-aged men have been separated from their […]

March 14, 2010

Fears over non-Muslim’s use of Islamic law to resolve disputes

There are concerns in the UK over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal […]

March 13, 2010

For the Love of Islam

Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in an international plot to kill […]

March 11, 2010

Muslim child brides on rise

Top immigration officials in Canada and Pakistan say all they can do is reject the sponsorships of husbands […]

March 11, 2010

Mom accused of circumcising infant girl

A 35-year-old mother in Atlanta was arrested for allegedly circumcising her 10-month-old daughter, police said: “A relative changing […]

March 10, 2010

Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks installs panic room

A Swedish cartoonist whose controversial image of the Prophet Muhammad led to a series of death threats said […]

March 9, 2010

Seven Muslims arrested over ‘plot to kill cartoonist’

Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist […]

March 8, 2010

Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in Australia

Elements of Islamic law, the sharia, should be legally recognized in Australia according to a prominent Australian Muslim […]

March 8, 2010

International Not-All-Women’s Day

In a piece titled “International Not All Women’s Day,” Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: “The challenge for the next […]

March 7, 2010

Irish ‘Sharia law’ website gets 270,000 hits a month

An Irish Islamic website which argues for the introduction of Sharia law here and extols the benefits of […]

March 1, 2010

Five European states back burka ban

More than half of voters in four other major European states back a push by France’s Nicolas Sarkozy […]

February 26, 2010

Are media, arts and culture really starting to censor themselves?

Flemming Rose, the editor of Jyllands Posten’s arts and culture pages, who has been living under police protection […]

February 26, 2010

Danish daily issues apology over prophet drawing

A Danish newspaper on Friday apologized for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad: Danish […]

February 25, 2010

Ohio convert: Family reconciliation not possible

Efforts by Ohio and Florida courts to reunify Rifqa Bary with her family have failed and she continues […]

February 25, 2010

Libya’s Gaddafi urges jihad against Switzerland

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called on Thursday for a “jihad” or armed struggle against Switzerland, saying it was […]

February 22, 2010

France is right to assume that the burqa is a political statement

In Lebanon’s Daily Star Newspaper, Sadanand Dhume argues French political leaders are correct in viewing the burqa as […]