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May 30, 2011

Pakistan: Christian girls kidnapped, forced to marry, convert to Islam

Two Christian girls–Rebecca Masih and Saima Masih–were forced to marry and convert to Islam after they were kidnapped […]
May 28, 2011

School provides refuge from FGM

In Kenya, Charity Firm World Vision has opened a girl’s secondary school in Marich Pas, in West Pokot, […]
May 26, 2011

Saudi Arabian women demanding right to drive are threatened with beatings, arrested

Saudi men have launched a campaign to beat women who drive their cars on June 17: the “The […]
May 24, 2011

Turkish counselor advocates polygamy

A Turkish family consultant says legalizing polygamy would protect women who are already involved in what are in […]
May 23, 2011

The Islamists’ Enablers: The Western Sellout to Sharia Law

Wafa Sultan defends freedom of expression in Western countries against political Islam. via:[http://www.hudson-ny.org/2135/islamists-western-sharia-law]
May 23, 2011

Female Saudi doctor appeals to top court for right to choose a husband

A Female Saudi doctor is appealing to top court for the right to choose a husband: Samia fled […]
May 21, 2011

Saudi woman who defied driving ban and posted a video of herself driving is detained

Authorities detained a Saudi woman on Saturday after she launched a campaign against the driving ban for women […]
May 18, 2011

Brutal murder stirs Palestinian debate on women’s rights

A slain Palestinian woman, murdered by her uncle and three other men for disgracing the family, has evoked […]
May 17, 2011

Zuhdi Jasser interview: The key is separation of mosque and state

In the Washington Post, Zuhdi Jasser discusses the importance of the “separation of mosque and state”. via:[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/zuhdi-jasser-interview-the-key-is-separation-of-mosque-and-state/2011/03/29/AFbhSN4G_blog.html]
May 17, 2011

Calls to criminalise forced marriages as figures suggest up to 8,000 cases a year

According to British Members of Parliament, the British government should criminalize forced marriages after figures suggested there are […]
May 11, 2011

In India, “Honor killers” may face death

India’s top court recommended the death penalty for perpetrators of “honor killings,” calling the practice barbaric and feudal […]
May 10, 2011

Swedish court remands parents for ‘honour’ killing

The Swedish Supreme Court has ruled to remand the parents of man convicted of a so-called “honor” killing […]
May 9, 2011

How to Defeat Radical Islam

In an interview focusing on how to combat radical Islam, Ayaan says “In the long term the best […]
May 8, 2011

The Arab Spring After Osama: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Tariq Ramadan

In response to the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ayaan writes: “The point is that fighting violent extremists […]
May 7, 2011

Islam Needs Reformists, Not ‘Moderates’

Irshad Manji writes that whereas moderate Muslims denounce violence committed in the name of Islam but insist that […]