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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 […]
May 19, 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkzoy has defended a draft government bill to ban full Islamic veils such as the […]
May 19, 2010
The French Council of Ministers approved a measure Wednesday to ban the wearing of full-face veils, sending the […]
May 19, 2010
A debate organised by “Ni putes ni soumises”, a French NGO, Tuesday night in Paris, on the question […]
May 18, 2010
The American College of Pediatricians argues the American Academy of Pediatrics’ call for a “nick” on the clitoral […]
May 18, 2010
A Spanish town is to debate calls for a ban on wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public […]
May 18, 2010
When a Saudi religious policeman questioned a young couple walking together in an amusement park he got a […]
May 17, 2010
A leading Saudi Arabian journalist has resigned from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country’s more […]
May 16, 2010
Iran has sentenced in absentia award-winning women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr and another fellow activist to jail and […]
May 14, 2010
Swedish artist Lars Vilk said Sunday he doesn’t feel safe in his home at night, after a week […]
May 13, 2010
The website of artist Lars Vilks was hacked on Wednesday, just a day after the 53-year-old was attacked […]