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June 25, 2009
Behind the closed doors of some Muslim houses in the UK, countless young women are told to wear […]
June 25, 2009
Iranian women have played a prominent role in the protests against the government. via:[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737144,00.html]
June 25, 2009
A new fitness center has opened in Moscow for Muslim women: all trainers, administrator and security guard are […]
June 25, 2009
The new film ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ is profoundly compelling in its focus on Zahra’s courageous stance […]
June 24, 2009
An aid agency is calling for specific legislation on Female Genital Mutilation to protect women and girls in […]
June 23, 2009
In the battle of the burqa, the presidents from two international defenders of freedom, France and America, are […]
June 22, 2009
100 women in Cambridgeshire, UK have escaped or avoided a forced marriages thanks to an ‘honour’ crime hotline […]
June 22, 2009
President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious […]
June 19, 2009
The French government says it may impose restrictions on wearing the burqa, or face-and-body-covering veil, if a parliamentary […]
June 17, 2009
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday voted to give judges considerable discretion over how witnesses dress in court […]
June 17, 2009
French legislators said on Wednesday that more and more Muslim women in France were wearing full burqas that […]
June 17, 2009
Reserving a separate time at swimming pools for Muslim women does not constitute discrimination, Finland’s deputy parliamentary ombudsman […]
June 15, 2009
In pushing for change within her hometown mosque in Morgantown (West Virginia), journalist and author Asra Nomani opted […]
June 12, 2009
During the Annual Full-day Meeting on Women’s Human Rights held last week at the United Nations Human Rights […]
June 8, 2009
Saudi Arabia’s first woman cabinet minister cannot appear on television without permission, a newspaper quoted her as saying […]