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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 […]
November 26, 2009

Twice as many women as expected helped to avoid forced marriage

In the United Kingdom, nearly twice as many women as expected have been placed under special protection against […]
November 26, 2009

“Ambassadors” appointed to fight female circumcision

“Ambassadors” to fight against female genital mutilation were appointed by Dutch deputy health minister Jet Bussemaker on Wednesday: […]
November 23, 2009

Schools warned on forced marriage

A leading campaigner against forced marriages has warned that thousands of south Asian schoolgirls in West Yorkshire could […]