April 30, 2010Police save 15-year-old girl from forced marriageGerman police saved a 15-year-old Hamburg girl from a forced marriage this week, freeing her from the family […]
April 29, 2010U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s RightsWithout fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing […]
April 29, 2010Nigeria probes senator accused of marrying childNigeria’s parliament on Thursday launched an investigation into whether a 49-year-old senator illegally married an underage girl, a […]
April 29, 2010Reem Al NumeryTime Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was […]
April 29, 2010Malalai JoyaIn the Time 100, Ayaan Hirsi Ali profiles Malalai Joya, who in spite of numerous obstacles was able […]
April 28, 2010Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paperAyaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]
April 27, 2010‘South Park’ and the Informal FatwaIn an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]
April 27, 2010Iran, gender discrimination, and the UN’s Women’s CommissionWriting in Foreign Policy, SB Anderlini, Hadi Ghaemi and Dokhi Fassihian write: “The Iranian government by contrast has […]
April 26, 2010Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angryIn declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]
April 25, 2010A new generation at the mosque in FinlandFinnish journalist Tommi Nieminen explores the integration of Finland’s second-generation immigrants and finds that “the individuality varies considerably: […]
April 25, 2010Ayaan on CNNAyaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]
April 25, 2010Islamic Scholar: ‘There Is No Jihad Against Noncombatants’Ever since the influential Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri last month issued a 600-page fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning […]
April 23, 2010Road to Radicalism: The Man Behind the ‘South Park’ ThreatsJoshua Rhett Miller investigates Zachary Adam Chesser, the man behind the South Park threats through the US-based group […]
April 22, 2010Muslim woman in Canada fears reprisalA Muslim woman fighting to stay in Canada fears being disfigured with acid for allegedly “bringing shame” to […]
April 22, 2010“South Park” Episode Is Altered After Muslim Group’s WarningAn episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night […]
April 22, 2010Saudi Arabia to introduce minimum marriage age after 11-year-old wins divorceSaudi Arabia could introduce a minimum age of marriage for the first time after a girl who married […]
April 22, 2010Danish cartoonist at centre of Muhammad controversy on leave ‘for security reasons’Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who has been attacked and repeatedly threatened over a drawing of Prophet Muhammad, has […]
April 11, 2010Met allows Islamic protesters to throw shoesScotland Yard has bowed to Islamic sensitivities and accepted that Muslims are entitled to throw shoes in ritual […]
April 5, 2010Rifqa BaryA teenage girl who converted to Christianity and ran away from home is being blocked by her Muslim […]
April 3, 2010Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political processIn an open letter titled “Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process,” a group of prominent […]