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August 1, 2009

French feminist Fadela Amara continues mission

August’s issue of Connexion Magazine features an interview with French feminist Fadela Amara. Although Amara, who leans left […]
July 28, 2009

UK female police officers issued with uniform hijab

Avon and Somerset Constabulary (UK) has begun to equip its female officers with a uniform issue hijab to […]
July 28, 2009

Minister: society can’t accept honour killings

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opened the door to tougher penalties for honor killings, saying it […]
July 28, 2009

This is not domestic violence

Raheel Raza writes: “If we are to stop honour killings in the West, we must see them for […]
July 28, 2009

London Met to target ‘honor’ crime with specialist training for all officers

Every police officer in London is to be given training on how to detect “honor”-based violence. via:[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23724912-details/Met+to+target+%27honour%27+crime+with+specialist+training+for+all+officers/article.do]
July 24, 2009

Tarek Fatah: How to cure the honour killings “cancer”

In Canada’s National Post, Tarek Fatah writes: “It is true that Islam’s holy book, the Koran, does not […]
July 24, 2009

Georgia courts to allow religious head coverings

Georgia courtrooms will allow religious headgear, notably the Islamic hijab, after last year’s arrest of a Muslim woman […]
July 23, 2009

Ont. canal deaths may have been honour killing: reports

Three Montreal sisters and a relative who were found dead in a car submerged in the Rideau Canel […]
July 23, 2009

‘Honour killings’ of females on rise in Canada: Expert

According to Amin Muhammad, a psychiatrist who studies honour killings at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, “There are […]
July 23, 2009

UK Police: Muslim risks honour killing after acid attack

A London woman has been warned that she is at risk of being murdered after a man had […]
July 23, 2009

James Delingpole: What Barack Obama could learn from Nicolas Sarkozy about Islam

James Delingpole argues that U.S. President Barack Obama could learn from French President Nicolas Sarkozy with regard to […]
July 23, 2009

Teen’s terror of forced marriage

Forced marriage is a painful fact of life for some Muslim teenagers, and it’s a subject that intrigued […]
July 23, 2009

Flashback: Michigan Supreme Court allows Judges to order headscarves removed

Flashback: On June 17, the Michigan Supreme Court voted to give judges the right to compel witnesses to […]
July 21, 2009

When it comes to Muslim women’s rights, all eyes are on Iran

Mahnez Afkhami, a leading advocate of women’s rights in the Islamic world, says that while Muslim women are […]
July 20, 2009

Afghan Star shows a people recovering from radical Islam

People came from all over Afghanistan to compete in Kabul’s competition show Afghan Star: there’s the wonderful sight […]