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Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail for criticizing regime on free speech

Actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for her role in […]

Not a Single Christian Church Left in Afghanistan, Says U.S. State Department

There is not a single, public Christian church left in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department. This […]

Islamic extremists escalate violence against religious minority in Egypt

Many fear that the power vacuum left after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt is giving Muslim […]

A growing number of young British Muslims are taking second or third wives in an unexpected revival of polygamy

A growing number of young British Muslims are taking second or third wives in an unexpected revival of […]

In Egypt, women sidelined post-revolution

In Egypt, women are being sidelined from post-Mubarak politics: their names ignored for government posts, and their divorce […]

A Yale Professor writes not to fear Islamic law in America, but the AHA Foundation disagrees: the provisions of Sharia are incompatible with modern Western individual rights, particularly the equal rights of women

A Yale Professor writes not to fear Islamic law in America, but the AHA Foundation disagrees. Via:[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/opinion/dont-fear-islamic-law-in-america.html]

Islamic Sharia law court opens in Belgium, raising questions about women’s rights

An Islamic Sharia law court has been established in Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium. The self-appointed Muslim judges […]

Islamists’ growing sway raises questions for Libya

The growing influence of Islamists in Libya raises hard questions about the ultimate character of the government and […]

Islamists are emerging in force in Libya, worrying those concerned about women’s rights

Islamists are emerging in force in Libya, worrying those concerned about women’s rights. Via:[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/islamists-emerge-in-force-in-new-libya/2011/09/12/gIQAdU10QK_story.html?wprss=rss_world]

New book finds spread of Islamic Sharia law in Germany more advanced than previously thought

The spread of Islamic Sharia law in Germany is far more advanced than previously thought, and German authorities […]

Sharia Law in America a Scary Proposition for Women

In response to an Op-Ed posted in The New York Times on Friday, September 2nd, by Yale professor […]

Sharia Law in America a Scary Proposition for Women

In response to an Op-Ed posted in The New York Times on Friday, September 2nd, by Yale professor […]

In Egypt, Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women.

In Egypt, Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women. Via:[http://ahafoundation.visibli.com/share/e90bKA]

A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity.

A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her […]

Zuhdi Jasser writes that America’s armed forces “are becoming ground zero for American Muslims in the ideological struggle between Americanism and Islamism”.

Zuhdi Jasser writes that America’s armed forces “are becoming ground zero for American Muslims in the ideological struggle […]

A 14-year-old girl in Western Uganda faced severe abuse by her father for converting from Islam to Christianity

A 14-year-old girl in western Uganda is still unable to walk 10 months after her father tortured her […]

Islamist show of force in Egypt’s Tahrir Square angers activists

In Egypt, fears are running high Islamists will try to dominate Egyptian politics after the revolution. “They want to […]

Islamists in Cairo flood Tahrir square, worry women’s rights advocates

Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by […]

Australian Muslim women live by own Islamic code

The power of an Islamic leader, known as an imam, to settle disputes is not officially sanctioned by […]

With satire, a woman’s magazine tackles taboos in Turkey

Launched in March and produced by women cartoonists and women writers only, Bayan Yani, a Turkish magazine, has […]