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June 1, 2010
The Afghan government has suspended two Christian aid groups after a TV show reported they were proselytising, which […]
May 28, 2010
Dr Ted Weaver, president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), said […]
May 27, 2010
The Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians will next month discuss backing “ritual nicks”, a modified form […]
May 26, 2010
In her column in the government daily Al-Madina, Saudi Princess Basma bint Saud attacked the Saudi religious police, […]
May 26, 2010
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reversed its decision last month regarding the practice of female circumcision by […]
May 25, 2010
Fourteen months after being arrested for their Christian faith, two young Iranian women were acquitted on apostasy charges: […]
May 25, 2010
Children’s welfare officials in Helsinki say the number of immigrant children who have been taken into protective care […]
May 24, 2010
Kenya’s Islamic courts are illegal and discriminatory, a panel of judges has ruled: the three judges said the […]
May 22, 2010
“Pray-in” protests have sprung up in Muslim communities across the country in the past decade as women’s rights […]
May 21, 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the American Academy of Pediatrics’ proposal to aid in female genital mutilation gives tacit […]
May 21, 2010
The United States has outlawed female genital cutting, but cultural and religious pressures to circumcise girls linger among […]
May 21, 2010
While a nationwide study has yet to be undertaken, regional data from Cologne and Frankfurt shows that young […]
May 21, 2010
The Swedish government has announced the launch of an inquiry aimed at tightening legislation banning forced and child […]
May 20, 2010
The Pakistani government blocked access to YouTube on Thursday because of “sacrilegious” content in a growing Internet crackdown […]
May 19, 2010
Pakistan today blocked Facebook indefinitely in response to public outrage over a competition on the social networking site […]