News
August 15, 2011
In a suspected ‘honor’ killing in Berlin, a Turkish man in Berlin has shot dead the mother and […]
August 15, 2011
Aruna Papp writes that ‘honor’ killings continue to be a disgrace. Via:[http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Papp+Honour+killings+continue+disgrace/5216049/story.html]
August 15, 2011
In one of the most shocking cases of ‘honor’ killing in recent memory, a man in Pakistan murdered […]
August 15, 2011
Pakistan’s tribal women face remarkable injustice. Families or tribes then often take justice in their own hands, presiding […]
August 15, 2011
Disturbing new details have emerged in the Arizona ‘honor’ killing of Noor Almaleki. Via:[http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/justice/disturbing-details-emerge-in-honor-killing-case-08062011]
August 12, 2011
More and more Afghan women are breaking with tradition in their male-dominated society, taking jobs and participating in […]
August 12, 2011
A vast majority of Austrians want an anti-burka law, according to a new poll. Via:[http://austrianindependent.com/news/Politics/2011-08-08/8665/Seven_in_10_back_burka_ban]
August 12, 2011
Ida Lichter writes that attempts to introduce Sharia family law into Western societies run against the tide of […]
August 11, 2011
The Supreme Court of Sweden will not re-open the Hogsby ‘honor’ killing case, the Court announced on Monday. […]
August 11, 2011
Michele Mandel writes that following the “honor” killing of 21-year-old Shaher Bano Shahdady in Canada, the silence is […]
August 11, 2011
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. Via:[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8686504/Sharia-a-law-unto-itself.html]
August 8, 2011
Muslim-Canadian woman Shaher Bano Shahdady was just 21, a young mother who wanted to live her Canadian life […]
August 5, 2011
Noor Almaleki’s October 2009 “honor” killing is the subject of a 1-hour TV program hosted by Bill Hemmer, […]
August 4, 2011
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]