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December 18, 2009

Honour killing: why did police send Tulay Goren home to die by her violent father?

Tulay Goren, the Muslim schoolgirl murdered by her father in an “honour killing” in the UK, repeatedly told […]
December 17, 2009

Father jailed for life for ‘honour killing’ of Tulay Goren

The father of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who disappeared without trace 10 years ago in the UK has been […]
December 17, 2009

Women like Tulay Goren must not be abandoned

In the Telegraph, Ceri Radford writes: “The Goren family are Muslims, but it isn’t just a Muslim problem–extreme […]
December 15, 2009

Harassment across Arab world drives women inside

The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving […]
December 15, 2009

Friedman: Islam needs civil war

In the New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman writes that Islam needs a civil war: “It has a […]
December 15, 2009

Bary’s Parents Ask Judge To Keep Christmas Cards From Daughter

Attorneys for the parents of religious runaway Rifqa Bary on Tuesday asked a judge to stop her attorneys […]
December 14, 2009

Iran Cracks Down on Women’s Rights Activists

The home search and court summons of Somayeh Rashidi, an Iranian women’s rights activist with the One Million […]
December 14, 2009

Christian Woman from Sudan Flees Muslim Family

A Sudanese woman who fled to Egypt after converting from Islam to Christianity is living in secluded isolation […]
December 13, 2009

Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty, says British army bishop

The Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one […]
December 12, 2009

Uganda bans female circumcision

The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an […]
December 11, 2009

Judicial discipline verdict in Enait case overruled by Dutch Court of Judicial Discipline

In the Netherlands, the Court of Judicial Discipline has overruled a lower Court decision regarding the Enait case, […]
December 10, 2009

France and the Burka Bride

France’s Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has declared that Muslim men who force their brides to wear Burkas should […]
December 7, 2009

Jordan’s Queen joins fight for action on honour killings

Queen Rania of Jordan, who regularly appears without a head scarf, let alone a hijab, has given her […]
December 5, 2009

Support strong for jailed union boss convicted of “honor” crime

Yusef Al Mezel, the leader of Ottawa’s taxi driver union, has been convicted of threatening his 25-year-old daughter […]
December 4, 2009

The Price of Being Born Muslim

In the New York Times, Tariq Ahmad writes: “To defeat the threat of radical Islam, I suggest that […]