September 30, 2010Hamas-linked cleric took part in FBI outreach effortThe FBI on Thursday defended its inclusion of a Chicago Muslim cleric tied in the past to the […]
September 19, 2010Rep. Meeks helped ‘jihad’ flierUS Representative Gregory Meeks scolded immigration officials for questioning Muslim scholar Anwar Hajjaj with “unwarranted scrutiny”, but the […]
September 13, 2010The Road to WahhabismWashington’s Islamic Center is an example of how moderate Muslims become marginalized. via:[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/246307]
September 13, 2010The Problem of Honor KillingsAymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi writes: “it is incumbent on human rights organizations working in the Muslim world to put […]
September 12, 2010Muslim women break taboo, offer Eid prayersFighting against convention, 1,000 Muslim women congregated at Hyderpur in Malda (India) to offer Eid namaz on Saturday […]
September 5, 2010Iranian Woman Said to Be Lashed Over PhotoA mix-up over a photograph led to a sentence of 99 lashes for the Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi […]
August 9, 2010Plans to Build Massive Islamic Centers Raise Concerns in TennesseeAt the end of the first Iraq war, the United States designated Nashville, Tenn., to be a “gateway […]
August 3, 2010John Esposito, Islamophobia, and the Ground Zero MosqueStephen Schwartz, a reformist Sunni Muslim, writes: “Denunciation of crimes committed by Muslims, such as the 9/11 attacks, […]
July 15, 2010Saudi academic: Women journalists “soldiers of satan”Saudi professor of religion at the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh has sparked the ire […]
July 13, 2010Schools advised against swimming lessons in RamadanSwimming lessons in some Staffordshire schools should stop during Ramadan to ensure Muslim pupils “do not swallow water”, […]
July 9, 2010Iran stoning sentence not carried outThe authorities in Iran have announced that a woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death, […]
July 6, 2010Iranian Family Works to Save Mother From StoningThe fate of an Iranian mother of two sentenced to be stoned to death at any time hung […]
June 15, 2010Death by StoningAn Iranian woman who was forced to marry an older man at age 14 was accused of adultery […]
June 1, 2010Saudi Youths in Trouble Over MTV Reality ShowSaudi Arabia’s religious police are trying to bring to court three Saudi youths for challenging the kingdom’s austere […]
May 25, 2010Two women acquitted on apostasy in IranFourteen months after being arrested for their Christian faith, two young Iranian women were acquitted on apostasy charges: […]
May 16, 2010Iran jails women activists, arrests top former MPIran has sentenced in absentia award-winning women’s rights activist Shadi Sadr and another fellow activist to jail and […]
May 10, 2010Op-Ed: Help Young Muslims Resist ‘Jihad Cool’On NPR, Muslim reformer Asra Nomani warns of “Jihad cool” and of the harsh criticism of the West […]
May 2, 2010Runaway Saudi Women and Girls on the RiseThe number of young Saudi women running away from their homes is on the rise, a local aid […]
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 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 […]