October 30, 2009

Klausen discusses her book and cartoons that “shook the world”

At Brandeis University, Professor Jytte Klausen addressed the causes of violence and controversy over a Muslim cartoon editorial […]

October 29, 2009

New Brighton wife tried to kill husband over Muslim principles, cops allege

A 37-year-old wife from New Brighton, NY, tried to slit her husband’s throat as he slept because he […]

October 29, 2009

SI Muslim woman slashes sleeping husband over religion

A devout Muslim woman from Pakistan who wed a fellow countryman who did not share her faith tried […]

October 29, 2009

Afghan girls burn themselves to escape marriage

Many girls in Afghanistan engage in acts of self-immolation to escape forced marriages. via:[http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/29/2112069.aspx]

October 25, 2009

Ending the silence on ‘honour killing’

Chief Inspector Gerry Campbell of the British metropolitan police says investigators have learned some tough lessons from tragedies […]

October 22, 2009

Opinion: A global wake-up call about abuse of women

Bill Williams writes: In their urgent new book, the husband and wife team of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl […]

October 17, 2009

Feminism’s freedom fighter

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ayaan Hirsi Ali says that “The big problem is how […]

October 6, 2009

Â«Il faut dire aux femmes que la RÃ©publique les protÃ¨geÂ»

Sihem Habchi, the leader of Ni Putes Ni Soumises, a French group that helps Muslim women, has strongly […]

October 5, 2009

Saudi university critic loses job

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has sacked a senior cleric who criticised a new science and technology university […]

September 29, 2009

Husband Charged in Murder of Sterling Heights Woman

A murder in Detroit is raising awareness of the plight of women in situations of domestic violence and […]

September 28, 2009

Opinion: “Committed to free expression? What nonsense”

In the Times of London, Oliver Kamm criticizes Yale University Press for its censorship in a book on […]

September 9, 2009

Under pressure, NYPD re-words report

A coalition of pressure groups has led the New York Police Department to re-word a report that concluded […]

August 22, 2009

Will Heaven: Britain is letting many Muslim women down

British writer Will Heaven argues Britain’s policies are letting many Muslim women down. via:[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100007237/freedom-is-an-illusion-for-many-muslim-women-britain-is-letting-them-down/]

August 21, 2009

Runaway Christian Convert to Stay in Florida for Now, Judge Rules

A 17-year-old runaway who fled her Muslim family’s home in Ohio because she feared becoming the victim of […]

August 12, 2009

In Nigeria, Sharia Fails to Deliver

Vows of accountability and equity under moderate Islamic law are unmet, as few of the reforms many Nigerians […]

August 1, 2009

French feminist Fadela Amara continues mission

August’s issue of Connexion Magazine features an interview with French feminist Fadela Amara. Although Amara, who leans left […]

July 23, 2009

James Delingpole: What Barack Obama could learn from Nicolas Sarkozy about Islam

James Delingpole argues that U.S. President Barack Obama could learn from French President Nicolas Sarkozy with regard to […]

July 23, 2009

Flashback: Michigan Supreme Court allows Judges to order headscarves removed

Flashback: On June 17, the Michigan Supreme Court voted to give judges the right to compel witnesses to […]

July 21, 2009

When it comes to Muslim women’s rights, all eyes are on Iran

Mahnez Afkhami, a leading advocate of women’s rights in the Islamic world, says that while Muslim women are […]

July 20, 2009

Afghan Star shows a people recovering from radical Islam

People came from all over Afghanistan to compete in Kabul’s competition show Afghan Star: there’s the wonderful sight […]