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July 11, 2010

Muslim woman sues Somerset Medical Center for religious discrimination

A Muslim woman is suing Somerset Medical Center (New Jersey) for religious discrimination: faced with severe chest pains, […]
July 10, 2010

Honour killing brother gives account of murder

The brother of a man convicted of a so-called honour killing in southern Sweden in 2005, has told […]
July 9, 2010

Iran stoning sentence not carried out

The authorities in Iran have announced that a woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death, […]
July 9, 2010

France denies citizenship to man who refused to shake hands of women

A Moroccan man who refused to shake hands with a French female official and whose wife wears the […]
July 8, 2010

Widespread Support for Banning Full Islamic Veil in Western Europe

Majorities of those surveyed in France (82%), Germany (71%), Britain (62%), and Spain (59%) are supportive of a […]
July 7, 2010

Shocking Honor Killings in America

Largely ignored by the national media, the act of killing “dishonorable” female relatives has made its way to […]
July 6, 2010

Iranian Family Works to Save Mother From Stoning

The fate of an Iranian mother of two sentenced to be stoned to death at any time hung […]
July 5, 2010

Six Gothenburg Youths in Forced Marriages

Last year, at least six youths from the Gothenburg (Sweden) area were forced into marriage against their will, […]
July 5, 2010

Shocking statistics in Kurdistan on “female genital mutilation”

Women in Kurdistan face shockingly high rates of female genital mutilation: unspoken by society and unquestioned by victims, […]
July 5, 2010

Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Conversation with AJC

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has gone into conversation with David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee. via:[http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.685761/k.CB97/Home.htm]
July 5, 2010

What isn’t wrong with Sharia law?

Sharia councils in the UK will frequently ask people to sign an agreement to abide by their decisions: […]
July 2, 2010

Harry Potter actress’ family charged over kill threats

The father and brother of Muslim actress Afshan Azad (22) have been charged with threatening to kill her […]
July 1, 2010

Muslim pupils taken out of music lessons ‘because Islam forbids playing an instrument’

Some Muslim students in British schools are being withdrawn from music lessons because some Islamic beliefs forbid followers […]
July 1, 2010

Store opposes Sharia councils

Jonas Gahr Store, Norway’s Foreign Minister (Labour Party), has rejected the idea of establishing a Sharia council in […]
July 1, 2010

Demonstration against Sharia law

A London demonstration against Sharia and religious laws was a great success: several hundred people joined One Law […]