January 18, 2011

Beheading trial opens in New York for TV executive

A prosecutor has said a TV executive accused of beheading his wife stabbed her 40 times before completing […]

January 18, 2011

Preparing to fight: Young Afghan women at boxing training session in Kabul

Young Afghan women are taking part of boxing training session in Kabul to participate in the 2012 London […]

January 16, 2011

Kanwar

In the Calgary Herald, Mahfooz Kanwar writes that Islam does not recognize gender equality. via:[http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Kanwar+Islam+condones+wife+beatings+misogyny/4117312/story.html#ixzz1BTzS1VlZ]

January 8, 2011

Gilligan: Are white girls really ‘easy meat’?

Jack Straw, the former British Home Secretary, claims that some Pakistani men see young white women as prime […]

January 8, 2011

Charged with beheading wife, NY man to claim abuse

A Muslim man who beheaded his wife in Buffalo, New York, will claim in his defense that she […]

January 6, 2011

Taboos and Fear among Muslim Girls

Young Muslim women are often forced to lead double lives in Europe: they have sex in public restrooms […]

January 6, 2011

Opinion: Feminists’ dilemma: How to respond to Muslim oppression

Nina Funnell writes: “Western feminists have been far too politically correct in their approaches: Muslim women may not […]

January 5, 2011

The real blasphemy

Saroop Ijaz argues that repealing Pakistan’s blasphemy law is key to fighting terrorism. via:[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ijaz-blasphemy-20110105,0,3365471.story]

January 5, 2011

‘Cover up’ claims over Asian sex gangs

Charities and agencies working with victims of sexual abuse have been accused of covering up the role of […]

January 5, 2011

‘Pakistan in grip of Islamic extremism’

The tragic killing of Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province in Islamabad on Tuesday by a member […]

January 4, 2011

White women convert to Islam

White women lead the growing number of people converting to Islam, says a report out today: the number […]

December 27, 2010

AHA Foundation releases documents

The AHA Foundation has released a number of documents, including a list of European “best practices”, a resource […]

December 14, 2010

Modern Dutch Muslim women can’t find suitable partners

The Dutch newspaper Spits reports that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Dutch Muslim women to find suitable […]

December 5, 2010

Sex abuse in Muslim families goes unreported

In the Netherlands, as well as in Morocco and Denmark, sex abuse in Muslim families goes unreported: one […]

December 3, 2010

AHA Foundation releases report on Freedom of Expression and the Rights of Women

The AHA Foundation has released a report titled “Freedom of Expression and the Rights of Women: Political Islam’s […]

December 2, 2010

Airport Security

Asra Nomani writes: “We have to talk about the taboo topic of profiling because terrorism experts are increasingly […]

November 29, 2010

Judge issues permanent injunction on Oklahoma Sharia law ban

A federal judge in Oklahoma has issued an order putting on hold the certification of a ballot measure […]

November 28, 2010

Saudi women sue male guardians who stop marriage

In a bid to gain more individual freedom, a number of Saudi women have sued male guardians who […]

November 26, 2010

Germany’s Family Minister slams ‘macho’ Muslim culture

Germany’s Family Minister Kristina Schroder slammed on Friday what she sees as a growing tendency to violence stemming […]

November 22, 2010

Jamaican Imam Abdullah el-Faisal to be next terror big, US fears

Counterterrorism agents in New York and Washington are keeping tabs on a Jamaican imam whose death-spewing sermons in […]