April 30, 2010

CAIR’s Irresponsible Dismissal of the “South Park” Threat

Analyst Steve Emerson argues that the Council on American Islamic Relations’ dismissed the ‘South Park’ threat in an […]

April 29, 2010

U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights

Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing […]

April 29, 2010

Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying child

Nigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]

April 29, 2010

Reem Al Numery

Time Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was […]

April 29, 2010

Malalai Joya

In the Time 100, Ayaan Hirsi Ali profiles Malalai Joya, who in spite of numerous obstacles was able […]

April 29, 2010

Dearborn Heights woman told to remove hijab loses court case

A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit against a Wayne County judge accused of telling a woman to […]

April 28, 2010

Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paper

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]

April 28, 2010

The Simpsons support South Park writers in Mohammed censorship row

Creators of The Simpsons have given a nod of support to rivals at South Park whose recent episode […]

April 27, 2010

‘South Park’ and the Informal Fatwa

In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]

April 27, 2010

Iran, gender discrimination, and the UN’s Women’s Commission

Writing in Foreign Policy, SB Anderlini, Hadi Ghaemi and Dokhi Fassihian write: “The Iranian government by contrast has […]

April 27, 2010

Sweden: University cancels Vilks lecture

Artist Lars Vilks was invited by Jonkoping University to speak about freedom of speech, but the seminar was […]

April 27, 2010

Not Funny: Americans Opposed to Censoring by Comedy Central

About seven in ten Americans (71%) disagree with the recent Comedy Central decision to censor part of a […]

April 26, 2010

Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angry

In declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]

April 26, 2010

France’s Most Famous Muslim Cleric Supports Burqa Ban

Hassen Chalghoumi, France’s best known Imam, has dared to publicly condemn the wearing of the full veil, and […]

April 25, 2010

A new generation at the mosque in Finland

Finnish journalist Tommi Nieminen explores the integration of Finland’s second-generation immigrants and finds that “the individuality varies considerably: […]

April 25, 2010

Ayaan on CNN

Ayaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]

April 25, 2010

South Park creators should voice protest

In an interview, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard urged South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to “protest […]

April 25, 2010

Islamic Scholar: ‘There Is No Jihad Against Noncombatants’

Ever since the influential Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri last month issued a 600-page fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning […]

April 24, 2010

Dutch Cabinet Finds No Sharia Courts in Netherlands

A report prepared for Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin finds there are no sharia courts strictly speaking, […]

April 23, 2010

‘South Park’ producers say network cut fear speech

Producers of “South Park” said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their […]

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