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October 22, 2009

Cautious welcome to anti-forced marriage plan

Swiss campaigners against forced marriage have welcomed government plans to impose tougher penalties on those found guilty of […]
October 22, 2009

Opinion: A global wake-up call about abuse of women

Bill Williams writes: In their urgent new book, the husband and wife team of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl […]
October 22, 2009

White House Faith Adviser Defends Sharia Remarks

A senior adviser to the U.S. government, Dalia Mogahed, does not regret her statements supportive of Sharia but […]
October 20, 2009

Father ‘tied up’ honour case girl

Breaking a decade of silence, the mother of alleged “honour killing” victim Tulay Goren told a British court […]
October 20, 2009

In US, hope for victims of FGM

In Colorado, a surgeon helps restore feeling–and so much more–to victims of female genital mutilation. via:[http://www.newsweek.com/id/218692]
October 20, 2009

Italy: Imam’s marriage to a Catholic rattles Muslim hardliners

Moroccan imam Abdellah Mechoune’s imminent marriage to Italian Catholic Sara Campanile in the northern Italian city of Turin […]
October 19, 2009

Queen Elizabeth asked to convert to Islam

Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, in the UK, called on Queen Elizabeth to convert to Islam and called for […]
October 17, 2009

Berkowitz: Academia Goes Silent on Free Speech

Peter Berkowitz writes: “The wonder is that Yale’s censorship has excited so little debate at Yale”. via:[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204574469111623490506.html]
October 17, 2009

Feminism’s freedom fighter

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali says that “The big problem is how […]
October 9, 2009

Top Islamic cleric outlaws full-face veil

Egypt’s leading Islamic cleric has barred female students from wearing a full-face veil at Al-Azhar University, the prestigious […]
October 8, 2009

Father on trial in 1999 honor killing

A Turkish immigrant killed his 15-year-old daughter in 1999 because she was having an affair with an older […]
October 8, 2009

Senior U.S. adviser says Sharia law misunderstood

A senior adviser to the US government on Islamic affairs, Dalia Mogahed, has said the Western view of […]
October 8, 2009

Muslim Canadian Congress asks government to ban burqas

The Muslim Canadian Congress has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government to ban face-covering veils such as the […]
October 7, 2009

Nasty Side of Radical Islam

Many nations having Shariah Law or Mullah rule in the world are continuing to commit various forms of […]
October 6, 2009

Children face forced marriages in Norway

In Norway, the Red Cross has set up a hotline for women facing forced marriage or FGM: according […]