July 8, 2009

Kashmiri women lift veil, eye career in the skies

Far from the violence and unrest that have marred the capital of disputed Kashmir, a group of young […]
July 6, 2009

Immigrant Mothers in Finland Face Special Language Problems

More women immigrants in Finland miss out on language instruction than do their male counterparts: in particular, the […]
July 2, 2009

Italy: Pakistani girl ‘leaps from balcony after refusing arranged marriage’

A 15-year-old Pakistani girl was hospitalised after reportedly jumping from a balcony in the northern Italian town of […]
June 2, 2009

Proposal to Outlaw forced marriages in Sweden

Nearly 70,000 young Swedes feel they aren’t able to freely choose whom they want to marry, according to […]
May 26, 2009

‘If We Now Kill Schoolgirls, You Shouldn’t Be Surprised’

Responding to threats from the Taliban, at least 10 girls’ schools have shut down near Kunduz in northern […]
May 20, 2009

Islamic College in Berkeley planned

The proposed Zaytuna College in Berkeley would the first four-year, accredited, Islamic college in the United States: while […]
May 17, 2009

Women’s Rights Activist Named Afghanistan’s Person Of The Year

Radio Free Afghanistan has named Anarkali Honaryar, a 25-year-old dentist and women’s rights activist, as its Person of […]
April 15, 2009

Afghan Women Protest New Law on Home Life

Kabul, Afghanistan: The young women stepped off the bus and moved toward the protest march just beginning on […]
April 14, 2009

Harvard Chaplain’s Statements on Apostasy Spark Controversy

Harvard Islamic chaplain Taha Abdul-Basser has recently come under fire for controversial statements in which he allegedly endorsed […]
April 14, 2009

‘Honour’ culture common in Stockholm

More than 4,000 teenagers in Stockholm are exposed on a daily basis to cultures of honour that involve […]
March 15, 2009

Hannah Shah: “My imam father came after me with an axe”

Hannah Shah had been raped by her father and faced a forced marriage. She fled, became a Christian […]
April 15, 2008

17 honor killings in Belgium in five years

The Institute for Equality of Women and Men has filed an amicus brief in court in the case […]
March 26, 2008

Many Muslims in Lodi, CA Turn to Home Schooling

Like dozens of other Pakistani-American girls in Lodi, California, Hajra Bibi stopped attending the local public school when […]
November 25, 2007

Parents force daughters to fly home to Pakistan for arranged marriages

It’s a well-kept secret in Pakistani homes across New York city: Young women violently forced to return to […]