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January 17, 2023

Jacob Mchangama: “Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists” – Reason Magazine

Hamline University has received considerable backlash for not renewing the employment of a scholar who showed an allegedly […]
January 13, 2023

New university hosting ‘forbidden courses’ in effort to promote intellectual freedom – Campus Reform

The University of Austin in Texas is embracing controversial topics with a summer program called ” The Forbidden Courses.” The […]
January 13, 2023

We hope this will be the year for EU-wide action on violence against women – Irish MEP in The Journal

2023 HAS THE potential to be another deadly year for women. The killing of Bruna Fonseca in Cork […]
January 13, 2023

Is Islamist terror a threat to Germany? – Deutsche Welle (DW)

The most recent arrest of two terror suspects in Germany has raised the specter of Islamist terror in […]
January 13, 2023

Police ‘shy away from honour-based abuse cases because they fear being labelled racists’ – The Telegraph

Police sometimes do not deal with victims of honour-based abuse because of their fears of being accused of […]
January 13, 2023

Image of Prophet Muhammad shown in Hamline University art class, sparking discussions on academic freedom – CBS Minnesota

A battle over free speech, academic freedom and claims of Islamophobia at Hamline University is getting national attention. […]
January 12, 2023

CLARITy Coalition’s Hamline University Statement

As members of the CLARITy Coalition, we unequivocally stand with Erica López Prater, former Art History professor at Hamline University. We […]
January 12, 2023

DR. ZUHDI JASSER: As a Muslim, I am disgusted a teacher has been fired by a craven college for showing an image of Mohammed – Daily Mail

For the UK’s Daily Mail, CLARITy Coalition founding member Zuhdi Jasser responds to a recent controversy over the […]
December 16, 2022

Child marriage is still legal in Michigan as fight continues to change the law – WXYZ Detroit

The age minimum for getting married in Michigan may shock you. Technically it is age zero. There is […]
December 6, 2022

Strengthen Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation – AHA Senior Director in DC Journal

AHA Foundation’s Senior Director Amanda Parker co-wrote with Andrea Bottner a call to stand up against the injustice […]
December 5, 2022

US Man Married 20 Young Girls, Including His Daughter; Also Accused of Child Trafficking: Report – Jagran English

A 46-year-old American man has been accused of marrying several young girls, including his own daughter, according to […]
December 5, 2022

More than 400 West Yorkshire honour based crimes in two years – Telegraph and Argus

There have been more than 400 honour based abuse crimes in the past two years in West Yorkshire. […]
December 5, 2022

Liberia: FGM Bush Schools Still Operational Despite Three-Year Moratorium – FrontPage Africa

Schools are now open in Liberia, but 14-year-old Tutugirl has not joined her classmates. Tutugirl says it has […]
December 5, 2022

Female genital mutilation: What it will take to end a dangerous tradition? – France 24

More than 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) across 30 countries, according to […]
December 5, 2022

Elon Musk says there wasn’t a single ‘breaking point’ that made him buy Twitter, but that he feared a rise in online ‘groupthink’ – Business Insider

Elon Musk said during a Twitter Space that there was no “breaking point” which made him buy the […]