April 8, 2011

Occidental College Phi Beta Kappa Speaker Series

During her visit to Occidental College, Ayaan had the pleasure of meeting the students of Phi Beta Kappa […]

April 8, 2011

Pakistan: 12-year-old seeks divorce from 35-year-old husband

In Pakistan, brave 12-year-old Alina wants a divorce from her 35-year-old husband to whom she was married against […]

April 7, 2011

Chechnya, where stability comes at the price of secularism

In the Russian republic of Chechnya, the clock is being turned back as Islamic law creeps into public […]

April 6, 2011

Saudi teacher probed over alleged anti-Islam comments

A Saudi university is investigating a female professor after receiving complaints from students that she made anti-Islam comments […]

April 6, 2011

Kenyan parliament to debate female genital mutilation bill

The Kenyan parliament is set to debate a proposed bill outlawing female genital mutilation in the African nation: […]

April 5, 2011

Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium

On April 5, 2011, Ayaan spoke to a full auditorium of Johns Hopkins students and Baltimore residents, on […]

April 4, 2011

Inside the Massacre at Afghan Compound

Officials are painting the weekend killings at the United Nations mission in northern Afghanistan’s largest city–which sparked cascading […]

April 4, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood advocates Egyptian modesty police

Officials of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading Islamic group, have called for the establishment of a Saudi-style modesty […]

April 3, 2011

‘The Tyrannies Are Doomed’

In an extensive interview, Princeton historian Bernard Lewis comments on the political changes taking place in the Middle […]

April 1, 2011

Polygamy: More Common Than You Think

Rose McDermott writes that one way Islamic polygamists circumvent technical restrictions is by getting their governments to support […]

April 1, 2011

Afghanistan: United Nations workers beheaded in attack on compound

Eight foreign employees of the United Nations in Afghanistan have been killed after protesters overran their compound in […]

March 30, 2011

Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death

A 14-year old girl charged with adultery in Bangladesh was lashed to death under Sharia law: activist and […]

March 30, 2011

Female circumcision prevention post abolished by government

The British government has abolished the only Whitehall post devoted to work preventing women and girls from the […]

March 29, 2011

Saudi Arabia ‘not ready for women voters’

The head of Saudi Arabia’s electoral committee charged with preparing for next month’s municipal polls said the kingdom […]

March 29, 2011

In our silence, Muslim Americans essentially collaborate with the Islamists

Qanta Ahmed writes that “claims of ‘McCarthyism’ in the wake of the Peter King hearings threaten to suffocate […]

March 27, 2011

Pakistani Actress Defies Mullah Accusing Her of Immoral Behavior on an Indian Reality TV Show

A Pakistani actress has defied a mullah on television in a powerful broadcast. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw via:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw]

March 24, 2011

UN rights body ditches call to condemn religious “defamation”, focuses on freedom of belief

The UN’s top human rights body has replaced its traditional condemnation of religious “defamation” with a resolution underlining […]

March 22, 2011

Judge orders use of Islamic law in Tampa lawsuit over mosque leadership

In Florida, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Richard Nielsen ruled on March 3 that a lawsuit pertaining to a Mosque […]

March 22, 2011

The pinnacle of incompetence

Efraim Karsh writes: “When the US director of national intelligence calls the Muslim Brotherhood a ‘largely secular’ organization […]

March 21, 2011

“Honour killing” dad faces 18 years in prison

A man in Sweden has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilt of murdering […]