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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 […]
December 3, 2009

Caseworker: Runaway, parents must talk religion

A case-management plan filed on Monday said Rifqa Bary and her parents should hear what each has to […]
December 3, 2009

Saudi Clerics voice opposition to coeducation at KAUST

Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman sits on the board of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology […]
December 1, 2009

‘Honor killings’ in USA raise concerns

According to USA Today, Muslim immigrant men have been accused of six “honor killings” in the United States […]
December 1, 2009

Faith school plan to be scrutinised

Plans for an “unprecedented” 5,000-place Muslim girls’ boarding school in the United Kingdom will be scrutinised closely by […]
December 1, 2009

Forced marriage protection orders exceed expectations

Commander Steve Allen, the British Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead on Forced Marriage and Honour Based […]
November 30, 2009

Tory Muslim peer pelted with eggs

Conservative peer Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury, named Britain’s most powerful Muslim woman, has been pelted with eggs during […]
November 30, 2009

UK honour killing ‘wake-up call’

The case of Tulay Goren, allegedly murdered by her own family is a “wake-up call” over so-called honour […]
November 30, 2009

Muslim dentist loses discrimination suit

A Muslim woman from Kista north of Stockholm (Sweden) who was denied a job as a dentist after […]
November 29, 2009

British Muslim tycoon Sir Gulam Noon calls for curbs on extremist imams

Britain’s most prominent Muslim businessman, who was trapped inside a burning hotel in the Mumbai terror attacks, is […]
November 28, 2009

Honour killing’ of a Coventry woman featured in TV documentary

A powerful documentary will feature the case of a Coventry (UK) woman murdered in an “honour killing” by […]
November 26, 2009

Honour based violence is biggest problem facing women

David Green, the director of the British think-tank Civitas, warned the government’s strategy to tackle violence against women […]
November 26, 2009

Letters tell of hubby’s threats

A Pakistani hairstylist now living in Canada who claims she’ll be the victim of an honour killing by […]