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June 9, 2010

French Muslim ‘polygamist’ charged with welfare fraud

A French Muslim butcher at the centre of a firestorm over polygamy was charged on Wednesday with welfare […]
June 9, 2010

There’s no honour in murder

Honour killings have no place in our society: that was the message from a hushed courtroom Wednesday as […]
June 8, 2010

Judge Asked to Decide Against AIG Bailout

AIG and the Federal Government find themselves at the center of a lawsuit in which it is argued […]
June 8, 2010

Westergaard’s last cartoon

Kurt Westergaard has published the last cartoon of his professional career: inscribed is the text “The Don Quixote […]
June 8, 2010

Amandeep Dhillon

Before Amandeep Dhillon’s short life ended in her murder, she was caught between a new family in the […]
June 7, 2010

New online tool helps legal professionals assist victims of forced marriage

The British Government’s Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) has launched an online resource to help legal professionals working with […]
June 7, 2010

Danish Muhammad cartoonist retires near age 75

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and caused outrage in the Muslim world, said Monday […]
June 7, 2010

FGM activists threaten victims

Isata Mansaray writes: “The secret society which practices FGM in Sierra Leone has grown so powerful in the […]
June 6, 2010

Study finds young, devout Muslims in Germany more prone to violence

The willingness to commit violent crimes grows among young Muslim immigrants in Germany the more religious they become, […]
June 4, 2010

Sentence is life for cutting girlfriend’s throat

A Little Rock man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for cutting his girlfriend’s throat after […]
June 4, 2010

Man killed daughter-in-law to avoid family disgrace

Kamikar Singh Dhillon believed he “did the right thing” when he murdered his daughter-in-law in a frenzied knife […]
June 3, 2010

Police save Sydney girl from forced marriage

A 17-year-old Sydney girl has saved herself from being forced to go to Lebanon for an arranged marriage […]
June 2, 2010

France to bar polygamy, sharia on Mayotte islands

New polygamous marriages and sharia courts will be banned on France’s Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte when it […]
June 1, 2010

Saudi Youths in Trouble Over MTV Reality Show

Saudi Arabia’s religious police are trying to bring to court three Saudi youths for challenging the kingdom’s austere […]
June 1, 2010

Al Jazeera’s female talent resigns over modesty demands

Five female Al Jazeera presenters have resigned after being accused of “dressing immodestly”: the five presenters, along with […]