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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]
August 3, 2011
A study by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Germany has found that […]
August 1, 2011
The two teenagers met inside an ice cream factory through darting glances before roll call, murmured hellos as […]
July 31, 2011
In Egypt, fears are running high Islamists will try to dominate Egyptian politics after the revolution. “They want to […]
July 29, 2011
Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by […]
July 27, 2011
The power of an Islamic leader, known as an imam, to settle disputes is not officially sanctioned by […]
July 25, 2011
Efua Dorkenoo writes: FGM occurs for several reasons, but the main reason is to control girls’ sexuality. This […]
July 25, 2011
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
Prosecutors across the UK have been sent new guidelines to assist in the prosecution of those who try […]
July 25, 2011
Most safe-houses in the Gaza Strip are meant to provide protection for armed militants on Israel’s target list. […]
July 25, 2011
Radio station Ashams in Israel has launched a petition campaign to battle ‘honor’ killings of women, forcing public debate […]
July 25, 2011
Launched in March and produced by women cartoonists and women writers only, Bayan Yani, a Turkish magazine, has […]
July 20, 2011
The Irish government has proposed a law designed to prevent female genital mutilation. Introducing the Bill, Health Minister […]
July 20, 2011
Please take a moment to watch this powerful memorial to women who have been killed in the name […]
July 20, 2011
While many Afghan women have to fight against the misogynistic traditions and values held in their families in […]