May 31, 2011

Egyptian general admits ‘virginity checks’ conducted on protesters

A senior Egyptian general admits that “virginity checks” were performed on women arrested at a demonstration this spring, […]

May 30, 2011

Anti-Christian Violence Continues in Pakistan

Anti-Christian violence continues in Pakistan and police are not pursuing the perpetrators, according to news reports: violence against […]

May 30, 2011

Egypt’s Christians fear violence as changes embolden Islamists.

Egypt’s Christians fear violence as changes embolden Islamists. via:[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/world/middleeast/31coptic.html?hp]

May 17, 2011

Zuhdi Jasser interview: The key is separation of mosque and state

In the Washington Post, Zuhdi Jasser discusses the importance of the “separation of mosque and state”. via:[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/zuhdi-jasser-interview-the-key-is-separation-of-mosque-and-state/2011/03/29/AFbhSN4G_blog.html]

May 9, 2011

How to Defeat Radical Islam

In an interview focusing on how to combat radical Islam, Ayaan says “In the long term the best […]

May 8, 2011

The Arab Spring After Osama: Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. Tariq Ramadan

In response to the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ayaan writes: “The point is that fighting violent extremists […]

May 7, 2011

Islam Needs Reformists, Not ‘Moderates’

Irshad Manji writes that whereas moderate Muslims denounce violence committed in the name of Islam but insist that […]

May 5, 2011

Report: Turkey Fails to Protect Women From Domestic Violence

Turkey came under fire in a report published this week by Human Rights Watch on its failure to […]

May 4, 2011

Man kills stepdaughter for not honoring Muslim religion

More details are becoming clear about the honor killing of Jessica Mokdad: her stepfather felt she was not […]

May 1, 2011

Playboy’s Muslim Cover Girl: Is Sila Sahin Good for Women?

Actress Sila Sahin has sparked outrage as the first Turkish woman to pose for Playboy, but perhaps her […]

April 17, 2011

Radial Islamist groups gaining stranglehold in Egypt

The rapid spread of Muslim political parties ahead of September’s parliamentary elections has strengthened fears that Egyptian democracy […]

April 14, 2011

UK Prime Minster David Cameron’s speech on immigration

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to address abuses in the British immigration system: “there are forced […]

April 7, 2011

Chechnya, where stability comes at the price of secularism

In the Russian republic of Chechnya, the clock is being turned back as Islamic law creeps into public […]

April 4, 2011

Inside the Massacre at Afghan Compound

Officials are painting the weekend killings at the United Nations mission in northern Afghanistan’s largest city–which sparked cascading […]

April 4, 2011

Muslim Brotherhood advocates Egyptian modesty police

Officials of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading Islamic group, have called for the establishment of a Saudi-style modesty […]

April 3, 2011

‘The Tyrannies Are Doomed’

In an extensive interview, Princeton historian Bernard Lewis comments on the political changes taking place in the Middle […]

March 29, 2011

In our silence, Muslim Americans essentially collaborate with the Islamists

Qanta Ahmed writes that “claims of ‘McCarthyism’ in the wake of the Peter King hearings threaten to suffocate […]

March 27, 2011

Pakistani Actress Defies Mullah Accusing Her of Immoral Behavior on an Indian Reality TV Show

A Pakistani actress has defied a mullah on television in a powerful broadcast. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw via:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMnAmRa4NYw]

March 22, 2011

The pinnacle of incompetence

Efraim Karsh writes: “When the US director of national intelligence calls the Muslim Brotherhood a ‘largely secular’ organization […]

March 18, 2011

Goldstein: Why it’s barbaric

In the Toronto Sun, Lorrie Goldstein writes: “the only reason I can think of that Liberal MP Justin […]