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February 25, 2010

Ohio convert: Family reconciliation not possible

Efforts by Ohio and Florida courts to reunify Rifqa Bary with her family have failed and she continues […]
February 22, 2010

Muslim Women Protest Policies At Islamic Center

Over the weekend, approximately 20 women protested gender segregated prayer facilities at the Islamic Center of Washington (District […]
February 22, 2010

Man jailed for killing sister

A Jordanian on death row for the murder of his married sister who used her mobile too often […]
February 22, 2010

Bodies found gagged, bound after Afghan ‘honor killing’

Four people found dead in a southeastern Afghan compound appear to be victims of an honor killing, a […]
February 22, 2010

France is right to assume that the burqa is a political statement

In Lebanon’s Daily Star Newspaper, Sadanand Dhume argues French political leaders are correct in viewing the burqa as […]
February 19, 2010

Dad accused in ‘honor killing’ will not face death penalty

A Glendale, Arizona man accused of killing his daughter in an “honor killing” will not face the death […]
February 13, 2010

Muslim woman’s veil case represents clash of values in Spain

In Cunit, Spain, a Muslim woman says she was threatened by Muslim fundamentalists because she took off her […]
February 11, 2010

In some cultures, not all marriages are made in heaven

A doctoral student in criminology at the University of Montraal (Canada), Madeline Lamboley believes it’s time to lift […]
February 11, 2010

Wife to stand trial in Kingston slayings

Tooba Mohammad Yahya of St Léonard has been committed to stand trial, likely in 2011, on four charges […]
February 8, 2010

Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden

Sweden’s unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training […]
February 8, 2010

Weinthal: German Cultural Appeasement

Benjamin Weinthal argues: “Just when the murderous lessons of political Islam–from the numerous terror attacks to “honor killings” […]
February 7, 2010

Muslim man demands right to bring second wife to Ireland

A Muslim man has gone to the High Court in Ireland demanding that he be allowed bring in […]
February 6, 2010

Violence against women is a global struggle

In Pakistan, the story of Nasreen (not her real name) has inspired legal reforms in the provincial Parliament […]
February 6, 2010

Irish Council of Imams urges acceptance of niqab

The Irish Council of Imams, a group which represents Muslims living in Ireland, has spoken out against attempts […]
February 5, 2010

Turkish girl ‘buried alive’ in family garden

A Turkish teenager found dead in a hole next to her house as a result of an “honor […]